Uni has been rubbish so far. Don't know whether to stay.

I love the city and the freedom but I think I would much rather study from home

You seem to enjoy it for the most part,and the things you dont really like can all be changed.
We all know people who dont socialise with people in their own hall/flat , but do socialise with others, there is nothing wrong with that and you shouldnt feel alone in doing so.. many people do it. You get invited out, you go out, etc .. the more you go out the more you will get invited.
It is not too late to join socieities and make friends, just have a quick chat or email to a few you are interested and see what can be done.

On one hand i would say that you should stay, its only been 13 weeks out of a whole year .. it will get better if you think about the points above and others.

but on the other hand, i wouldnt really advise someone to stay at uni if they dont like their course, which seems to be your main concern.
Not liking your course can lead to less motivation, less interest in the subject so less work done.. work standards fall and you fail a degree or come out with a 2.2 or worse. This can happen.. or you do fine but end up feeling like you do now for 3 years.

So, if you REALLY dont like your course that much, and see no way of it improving, then maybe you should get out now.. but if its not thaaat bad then i'd advise waiting a little longer.

Would this be an option, or do you like too far away?

Definitely go back and its never too late to societies just e-mail those that interest you and go a long to the next meeting and take it from there with the girls in the other flats try to make as much effort as possible but friendships take a while to come. As for your course talk to your supervisor about your concerns in your course and inquire whether you could transfer into one you would enjoy as a first or second year next year.

Quite a lot of people are dropping out or considering at this time. I did it two years ago. I'd say if you absolutely cannot bare it then leave, its not worth taking your sanity. However if you feel you can continue with it then I'd say finish the year and possibly take a gap year if you still are not sure after that. The course may pick up and you'll have to pay for it either way!

It's not an option in this uni :/ Home is an hour 20 minutes away in the car but I wouldn't wanna drive here everyday and it's 2 hours on the train. There's a decent uni at home which I had an offer from last year so I could try and get in there, the course there is highly rated and looks so much better than the one I'm doing here. Just that where I live is a really dull place, and this city is amazing. I wouldn't mind being here for 3 years just not the way I feel now.

Aw man, I really wish you'd quoted me after I'd changed 'like' to 'live'.

That's fair enough - are you actually in every day, though, or could you tolerate it for few days?

Have you contacted the uni at home to ask about the possibility of transferring/going back to first year there?

Hey don't worry about it. Your parents won't be mad if you drop out. My brother dropped out as he was really not into the course and hated where he was and my Mum just encouraged him to make better choices in the future. I'd say stick it out for a few weeks after Christmas and then make a final decision. Good luck! It's not fun being unhappy about the future I know. No point being unhappy and wasting 3 years. May I ask what course you're doing?

I'm doing Psychology. It was a last minute choice of course (I was going to do Sociology but had doubts about career options).

I think I chose the wrong course, I didn't prepare for it at all and expected much more from the course, it's just really dull! I came to uni for the course and it's not satisfied me at all.

I really want to do Psychology with Sociology because I really enjoy Sociology but doing it on its own doesnt open many doors I feel, but they don't do it at this university :/

However doing Psychology in the uni at home seems much more exciting. I've only ever heard good things about the course and I am interested in Psychology now that I've started just can't stand doing it here!

What appeals about the home course that your current uni is missing?

I'm doing Psychology. It was a last minute choice of course (I was going to do Sociology but had doubts about career options).

I think I chose the wrong course, I didn't prepare for it at all and expected much more from the course, it's just really dull! I came to uni for the course and it's not satisfied me at all.

I really want to do Psychology with Sociology because I really enjoy Sociology but doing it on its own doesnt open many doors I feel, but they don't do it at this university :/

However doing Psychology in the uni at home seems much more exciting. I've only ever heard good things about the course and I am interested in Psychology now that I've started just can't stand doing it here!

It sounds mad but they have a test every week on SPSS and research methods which actually counts towards your final mark for the module so id be so much more motivated to do well. They also have a Psychology society which arranges nights out and it just seems so much more friendlier. We don't even have January exams so I have nothing to focus on over the next 5 weeks. In my course they've just given us our coursework titles and left us to it there's no guidance at all!

How much do you think having these things would enhance your view of a degree?