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What are you most nervous about for University?

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Being socially awkward and not making friends
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A_J_B
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Original post by DGeorge13
Bristol actually - welcome week on 28th and course on the 5th

Ah good luck!
Original post by 04MR17
What course are you doing? :smile:

I'm not doing medicine but this is my biggest worry! I also want time to socialise and do my other hobbies. Study-life balance is important to me
Original post by cloudyninjin
I'm not doing medicine but this is my biggest worry! I also want time to socialise and do my other hobbies. Study-life balance is important to me

What course are you doing and what are your hobbies? :smile:
Original post by 04MR17
What course are you doing and what are your hobbies? :smile:

Im doing international relations with Japanese! I don't have many lectures but I get scared when people talk about the amount of independent hours you have to do...I like working out, watching anime and I also wanted to start a side hustle so i need to learn time management. Very anxious. How about you?
Original post by cloudyninjin
Im doing international relations with Japanese! I don't have many lectures but I get scared when people talk about the amount of independent hours you have to do...I like working out, watching anime and I also wanted to start a side hustle so i need to learn time management. Very anxious. How about you?

Watching anime certainly won't be more difficult. :tongue:

If you're worried about the number of hours written on module summaries for independent study - don't. Those figures are guides only. On a course like international relations you will have a number of essays to do but you are unlikely to have any formal assignments actually due until late October/early November I imagine. Before that it'll simply be weekly reading. I believe Japanese usually involves some more regular tasks but most of them don't usually involve a huge amount of time each.

I'm just starting my postgrad, but of my interests one of them is pending time on :tsr:
Original post by 04MR17
Watching anime certainly won't be more difficult. :tongue:

If you're worried about the number of hours written on module summaries for independent study - don't. Those figures are guides only. On a course like international relations you will have a number of essays to do but you are unlikely to have any formal assignments actually due until late October/early November I imagine. Before that it'll simply be weekly reading. I believe Japanese usually involves some more regular tasks but most of them don't usually involve a huge amount of time each.

I'm just starting my postgrad, but of my interests one of them is pending time on :tsr:

I don't really view Japanese as "work" as it's my hobby (its 25% of my degree). Thanks for the reassurance, i'm not looking to be the best or a top student I just want to do well and be engaged! It might sound stupid but what does "reading" actually mean, like do you just read information to put into your essays?
Original post by cloudyninjin
I don't really view Japanese as "work" as it's my hobby (its 25% of my degree). Thanks for the reassurance, i'm not looking to be the best or a top student I just want to do well and be engaged! It might sound stupid but what does "reading" actually mean, like do you just read information to put into your essays?

You'll be set reading of a book chapter or journal article which you'll then discuss in Seminar groups (possibly online, perhaps in person) each week. :smile:
Making friends rn. I'm in my room, and a few of my flatmates are in the kitchen rn. I spoke to them earlier and everyone seems nice, but my social anxiety is making it hard for me to go in there and meet everyone else. I really hate this because I used to be really gregarious when I was younger.
Original post by 04MR17
You'll be set reading of a book chapter or journal article which you'll then discuss in Seminar groups (possibly online, perhaps in person) each week. :smile:

Oh okay I'm chill with that! Thanks for the info
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Original post by zombgum
Making friends rn. I'm in my room, and a few of my flatmates are in the kitchen rn. I spoke to them earlier and everyone seems nice, but my social anxiety is making it hard for me to go in there and meet everyone else. I really hate this because I used to be really gregarious when I was younger.

Thats fine! You re lucky you have flatmates to make friends with. I'm living with family so its gonna be extra hard.
The real question is how much coffee you're drinking by the end :wink:

:hugs:No stress, only excitement! Seriously though a bit of panic is normal but you're ON TRACK and I hope the application going off is a moment of calm at least? :smile:
Original post by absolutelysprout
making friends, i can't see myself making friends over zoom or other social medias, it's just not the same as face to face. also i hope i get along with my flatmates lol

Ugh I completely agree - it seems too awkward to do one-on-one Zooms, say, on day one, but it also feels like you can't get to know anyone in a massive Zoom call :facepalm:

But we're all in the same boat I guess so something will work itself out :tongue:
Original post by A_J_B
I am also a bit worried about being flooded with too many lectures per day leaving me with no time to leave my room.

:hugs: Where are you starting? We've got our week one timetable and it's pretty busy but we have 2 half days off and stuff, and lectures are recorded so you can watch them when you want. Still looks busy but not as hellish as I feared...
And you can always complain if not, right? :tongue:
Original post by Ki Yung Na
I’ve just switched to an economics half major.

I’m nervous about doing economics; it looks like fun but it’s going to be difficult. That I’m worried about but I hope I take it In my stride and perform well.

I have an extra module I need to do because the switch between courses meant that in my last course there was one module I did not cover in first year. Microeconomics - should be okay though. God willing.

:goodluck:
Sounds like you know what you're up against and are prepared to work hard so likely it'll work out :smile: Hopefully your uni might be able to offer extra support too if you're switching?
What made you decide to switch courses?
Original post by zombgum
Making friends rn. I'm in my room, and a few of my flatmates are in the kitchen rn. I spoke to them earlier and everyone seems nice, but my social anxiety is making it hard for me to go in there and meet everyone else. I really hate this because I used to be really gregarious when I was younger.

:hugs:
It's tough, but I bet if you get out there you'll feel better once you're there. You have to live with these people after all, they have to be nice to you so you don't leave all your washing up in the sink out of spite :biggrin: Do you have any organised flat activities or stuff like that later that might be easier?
:goodluck:
Original post by becausethenight
Ugh I completely agree - it seems too awkward to do one-on-one Zooms, say, on day one, but it also feels like you can't get to know anyone in a massive Zoom call :facepalm:

But we're all in the same boat I guess so something will work itself out :tongue:


We can but hope! I find Zoom etc. really awkward. I completely understand why things are as they are but it just doesn’t have the same ambience as real life
Original post by DGeorge13
We can but hope! I find Zoom etc. really awkward. I completely understand why things are as they are but it just doesn’t have the same ambience as real life

Hope rests eternal!

I find it really awkward too. At least in real life you can walk away! Plus, I'm fairly soft-spoken and on large Zooms it can turn into who shouts loudest...
tips for meeting new people at uni in this pandemic?
Original post by becausethenight
Hope rests eternal!

I find it really awkward too. At least in real life you can walk away! Plus, I'm fairly soft-spoken and on large Zooms it can turn into who shouts loudest...


Definitely large Zooms can be hard to speak

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