I'm just finishing up my first semester at the University of Edinburgh and I can honestly say that the time I've spent here has been the most unhappy I've ever been.
To be clear, the problem is not the course, but the change in lifestyle. I went from being very busy with school and work last year to entering my first year as a History student with only 8.5 contact hours a week. This naturally places more emphasis on extracurricular activities and cultivating an actual social life but as someone who has always been very socially anxious this change has been very difficult for me to adjust to.
Combined with the issue of moving to completely different place and going from talking to my friends and family every day to once or twice a week, the change in lifestyle has been even harder to deal with.
I just feel like everyone else is enjoying their life at university so much and I have never been more unhappy.
Does anyone have any words of wisdom from experiencing a similar situation?