Dropping out of top university...

Hey dont worry, just draw yourself up a to do list.

You have 2 options.
1. Leave immediately, but you waste the year. Work out the financial implications.

2. Finish the year and seek a transfer. Again work out the financial implications as well as pros and cons.
Then do some research into which unis you could transfer to and will accept you as well as their requirements.

It may be that its the uni and commute thats wrong rather than uni per se..
Do you mean you finish your year at he end of March or just the term? If its he year then that would prompy me to stick it out as I could be looking at transferring a years credits. If its the term, then youd have to think about the expense of a further term to get the credits plus the general mehness of doing it.

My local uni in the north has a high satisfaction rates amongst students partly becayse they have access to a great social life, can live within walking distance and everything is cheap. Uni must be equally about a social life as much as studying. You should leave imo as all the commuting is making you unhappy, just when.

Do your research and the answer will probably become obvious to you which is the best option. Its a smart move to leave rather than do a further 2 years plus of soemthing that makes you unhappy. You might also get some benefit from talking to your tutor or deparment as they might throw some light in the possibility of transfer.

I have also been having doubts about my course but I have decided to drop out completely. I found that going to speak to my personal tutor and the student support team was really helpful. They can tell you what you need to think about and the repercussions of any decision that you make. The student support team were especially helpful as they were unbiased and just wanted to make sure that I was doing what was best for me. Dropping out of uni isnt as bad as it seems, I had reservations to begin with but i thought about it and decided it was the best decision for me. I'm not encouraging you to drop out, if you still want to study then transferring to another university might be the best option for you, studying at your current uni for another two years won't be beneficial to your health and well-being, you need to do what is best for you and moving to another uni could be the best decision of your life.
I hope this helps!

Sarah

Thank you, I will write up a pro/cons list and see if that helps! I spoke to the head of department in September and he didn't really help me out at all, he said he couldn't give me advice only sign the forms to leave, which he did, I just didn't hand in.

Thank you, I will see what universities allow for transfers in my course and see if that will help me out Thanks

I noticed that you're thinking about the Exeter Penryn campus, I'm currently in my second year here so if you want to talk to someone just message me. What course are you currently on? Before doing anything, I would definitely work out the implications of the decision e.g. will you be liable for fees for the rest of the year, will student finance support you at another university etc.