Can't help but feel i'm on the wrong course.

I've just finished my first week at Uni - There an overriding feeling that I have accepted and entered, onto the wrong course! I know its only been a week, but the course does not seem at all like it was described or how I thought it would be like. Thus making it quite unenjoyable and distracting when it comes to the work.

I'm going to do another few weeks and see if I still feel the same, but I just can't shake the worry of "am I on the right course?" Not sure if there are any other out there who feel similar. I have no problems with the city and my room mates, they are all friendly and accomodating.

If it does turn out to be the wrong course, I will probably apply for another university next year. But the real question is, how will this affect my finances in the future? What will I have to do with Student Finance? Pay back the loan? will I be able to apply for another next year?

Any advice or help appreciated

I've just finished my first week at Uni - There an overriding feeling that I have accepted and entered, onto the wrong course! I know its only been a week, but the course does not seem at all like it was described or how I thought it would be like. Thus making it quite unenjoyable and distracting when it comes to the work.

I'm going to do another few weeks and see if I still feel the same, but I just can't shake the worry of "am I on the right course?" Not sure if there are any other out there who feel similar. I have no problems with the city and my room mates, they are all friendly and accomodating.

If it does turn out to be the wrong course, I will probably apply for another university next year. But the real question is, how will this affect my finances in the future? What will I have to do with Student Finance? Pay back the loan? will I be able to apply for another next year?

Any advice or help appreciated

Why would you apply for a different uni altogether, just because of the course? Don't be silly, you can transfer to a different course in the same uni.

If you feel it's the wrong course, honestly, do it NOW. If you switch now, you may still be allowed onto the course you want and not have to waste a whole year. If you switch later, it means you won't be able to start again until next September - a whole year wasted, and I'm not sure what would happen with the tuition fees etc.

It's not really the end of the world. I did Neuroscience for a year, switched in May at the end of it and transferred to Art History instead, both at the same uni. That means you don't have to start all over again with regards to friends, housemates and accoms.

I'm doing TV & Film Design at Hull. But i'm feeling I should have perhaps done TV & Film Production. That course isn't availible in Hull, so to persue a course of that nature, I would have to change university.

The course description (for Hull) outlines a strong production element through out the length of the course. However, now being here its seems to be strongly orientated with the arty farty side of film. An example would be that we are expected to keep artistic log books and diaries. Not something I was expecting, I had hoped for a more hands-on experience. Where as I understand that Film is an art in its own right - I fully expected art and design elements on the course, just not as much as this!

Who knows - I could just be being overly critical, and its only been the first week, but the implementations of leaving have been answered for me, so thanks

I'm not sure if the duration changes between universities, but if you leave before a certain time you do not have to pay tuition fees.

I dropped out of Exeter back in 2006 and remember my (extremely cheeky) tutor asking if i'd consider staying an extra week, "as a gesture of goodwill", so they could take tuition fees from me!

LOL that's outrageous! I wouldn't have known about the tuition fees bit and would've probably fallen for it! Did you know about it at the time?