Terrified for uni, any advice?

Nice to know I'm not the only one! I'm terrified out of my mind, especially since I'm a EU national so I'll also be leaving my whole family behind. Hopefully everything will turn out fine...
Which uni will you be going to, Emily?

Hi, I'm starting uni in September and to put it simply I'm absolutely terrified
There are days where I do look forward to it but I'm mainly just scared. I'm quite a shy and anxious person who has struggled with having good/close friends throughout sixth form and secondary school, so making friends at uni as well as moving away from my family are probably the biggest worries for me.
Does anyone else feel the same? Or have any of you been in the same situation as me but ending up loving uni?
Any advice would be appreciated, thanksss

Thank you so much! This has made me feel a lot better I'm going to Loughborough, what about you?

Hi, I'm starting uni in September and to put it simply I'm absolutely terrified
There are days where I do look forward to it but I'm mainly just scared. I'm quite a shy and anxious person who has struggled with having good/close friends throughout sixth form and secondary school, so making friends at uni as well as moving away from my family are probably the biggest worries for me.
Does anyone else feel the same? Or have any of you been in the same situation as me but ending up loving uni?
Any advice would be appreciated, thanksss

Hey there, congrats on getting into uni

I am going into my second year of uni in September and like you, I am a really shy/anxious person who lacked proper friends throughout my school time so the thought of going to uni away from the only people I was close to (family) was terrifying. I had a bad experience to start with but it got a lot better when I distanced myself from people who made me feel uncomfortable.

The day came and, not going to lie, I was *****ing myself for freshers haha. I am the type of person who fizzles out in large groups but when I'm with a few people I can actually be really talkative. It took me aaaages to get comfortable around my flatmates because there were just so many big characters and I tended to just stay quiet during conversation because I didn't feel myself around them. I realised that they weren't really people I wanted to be friends with as they weren't the kindest of people and would often pick at how shy I was in a nasty way. I guess I just wasn't comfortable with these people because as time went on, I met other people on my course just like me who were shy and took time to open up and be comfortable and now they are my friends for life.

You, scarily, have to put yourself out there quite confidently in freshers week. During the welcome lectures, sit next to new people each time and just get talking. Even though you're bricking your pants on the inside, the person you're speaking to probably is as well and will be glad someone else is starting the conversation.

Good luck with your experience, I'm sure you'll love it

I know this is not exactly the right place to ask but I am really curious to know..can you skip freshers week? Do you actually study anything during that week? I will be moving soon and I want to visit and explore the city than try to converse with people when they barely feel comfortable. I would appreciate any answers on this & I hope no one is angered here.