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I'm feeling so low at the moment. I'm even considering dropping out of uni which would be a huge step for me.
Basically:
1. My course is tough. It's doable but I'm not finding the motivation to study because I'm unhappy.
2. I'm not sure if it's the right course.
3. I haven't made as many friends as I hoped.
4. I have nowhere to live next year
5. I'm at a top uni but I always thought I would go to Oxbridge. I was rejected and decided to go somewhere else. But now I think I should have reapplied. The problem is: if I reapply now, i'd have to take a gap year after my first year of uni and I'd be a 20 year old fresher. Plus I might not even get in.
6. I miss being in a city. I live in London and when I'm at uni I really miss being in a city. I miss the huge range of things to do, shops, restaurants, bars, pubs, clubs, theatres. My uni is so boring in comparison.
7. I miss my old friends. I've made some good friends here but I had amazing friends at school and I really miss them. I'm torn because part of me thinks - will I ever find such good friends again? - and the other part of me thinks - I don't want to find such good friends at uni because I don't want to replace them. I speak to my best friend on the phone a few times a week but I miss seeing her every day and knowing everything about her life. She's at Cambridge - where I was rejected from. Maybe I should be there too.
The thing is - I was very successful at school, straight A*s at GCSE, 5 As at A-level, county sports teams, acting, running societies etc. I don't feel like I should be dropping out of uni. I'll feel like such a failure.
Also - if I transfer, which is a possibility - basically, my uni is the best for my course in the country apart from Oxbridge, which dont accept transfers, so whereever I could go, it'll be somewhere worse. My parents will be so worried and i might not like the new uni.
If I do stay at uni I literally have nowhere to live next year. All my friends have already got into groups. Through one drama or another/ low motivation etc, I haven't. I'll be so unhappy if I have to live somehwere far away with people I don't know. All the good places have gone.
I'm so unhappy and this is just spiraling lower and lower. Today I tried to do my work but I just burst into tears instead. I normally love going out but right now it's the last thing I want to do. When I talk to my parents and friends on the phone I'm always biting back tears because I don't want them to know how unhappy I am.
What should I do?
Basically:
1. My course is tough. It's doable but I'm not finding the motivation to study because I'm unhappy.
2. I'm not sure if it's the right course.
3. I haven't made as many friends as I hoped.
4. I have nowhere to live next year
5. I'm at a top uni but I always thought I would go to Oxbridge. I was rejected and decided to go somewhere else. But now I think I should have reapplied. The problem is: if I reapply now, i'd have to take a gap year after my first year of uni and I'd be a 20 year old fresher. Plus I might not even get in.
6. I miss being in a city. I live in London and when I'm at uni I really miss being in a city. I miss the huge range of things to do, shops, restaurants, bars, pubs, clubs, theatres. My uni is so boring in comparison.
7. I miss my old friends. I've made some good friends here but I had amazing friends at school and I really miss them. I'm torn because part of me thinks - will I ever find such good friends again? - and the other part of me thinks - I don't want to find such good friends at uni because I don't want to replace them. I speak to my best friend on the phone a few times a week but I miss seeing her every day and knowing everything about her life. She's at Cambridge - where I was rejected from. Maybe I should be there too.
The thing is - I was very successful at school, straight A*s at GCSE, 5 As at A-level, county sports teams, acting, running societies etc. I don't feel like I should be dropping out of uni. I'll feel like such a failure.
Also - if I transfer, which is a possibility - basically, my uni is the best for my course in the country apart from Oxbridge, which dont accept transfers, so whereever I could go, it'll be somewhere worse. My parents will be so worried and i might not like the new uni.
If I do stay at uni I literally have nowhere to live next year. All my friends have already got into groups. Through one drama or another/ low motivation etc, I haven't. I'll be so unhappy if I have to live somehwere far away with people I don't know. All the good places have gone.
I'm so unhappy and this is just spiraling lower and lower. Today I tried to do my work but I just burst into tears instead. I normally love going out but right now it's the last thing I want to do. When I talk to my parents and friends on the phone I'm always biting back tears because I don't want them to know how unhappy I am.
What should I do?
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you have to do what makes you happy. this is the second time round at university for me - i did eight weeks at university in the 2006/7 year before i decided to leave and give it another go the next year.
if you really don't want to leave then perhaps you could just ask some of the people you know if you could live with them, i can't see why they would refuse to live with you because the more the merrier in a house, right?
i hope you're able to work out what you need to do.
if you really don't want to leave then perhaps you could just ask some of the people you know if you could live with them, i can't see why they would refuse to live with you because the more the merrier in a house, right?
i hope you're able to work out what you need to do.
also what i meant to write is that i'm sure there are lots of people feeling like you are. about the not having made many friends yet, you should try not to worry about it. the last term was what, 12 weeks at most? not many people will have made lasting friendships like the ones you'll have at home. it's only natural to miss your friends.
Speak to your parents,they care about your wellbeing more than anything else.
You really need to speak to someone, and be honest about exactly how you're feeling. Trust me, you won't be able to sort it out by keeping it all bottled up. People won't be able to help you if they think everything's great. Admitting how you feel is the first step to being happy again.
I would definitely talk to your parents and tell them what you've said on here. You've already said they'd be worried if you dropped out of uni, so they obviously care a lot about your wellbeing. after discussing it with your friends/ parents/ anyone else you trust, you might find that dropping out is the best option. A lot of people do, so I really doubt you'd be the only 20 year old fresher. but you should think really hard about whether it's really your uni/ course making you unhappy. Hope you figure everything out xx
btw, what uni are you at? or do you not want to say?
btw, what uni are you at? or do you not want to say?
having a gap year and infact being at oxbridge would probably make you feel worse. Unless all your friends were at home still or you did something worthwhile with your gap year. Dropping out won't solve anything. I'm sorry to say it but your best friend at Cambridge has probably made a whole new group of friends and wont appreciate sort of having to share them or be responsible for your happiness permanently. Friends are important, but I'm sure you can make some wherever you go. And you shouldnt feel bad about drifting from your old friends, its natural. You'll still see each other in the holidays and it'll be like you were never apart!
You're obviously really worried about where you're going to live next year. I think you should just live with people you dont know amazingly. But you say you have some good friends, why not ask to live with them?
Honestly living with people you dont know well isnt that bad.
I live with two girls from my halls, who I was and am pretty good friends with. But most of the time I may as well live alone or with strangers. Even though we have exactly the same timetables, we don't see each other much at all. I suppose because we're all quite busy (maybe it'd be different if we did a less demanding course), the girls I live with both have bf's too, and when any of us are actually in the house, we have work to do. Anyway, my point is that just because you live with people you know or even are good friends with, it doesn't mean they will be around you that much!
You're obviously really worried about where you're going to live next year. I think you should just live with people you dont know amazingly. But you say you have some good friends, why not ask to live with them?
Honestly living with people you dont know well isnt that bad.
I live with two girls from my halls, who I was and am pretty good friends with. But most of the time I may as well live alone or with strangers. Even though we have exactly the same timetables, we don't see each other much at all. I suppose because we're all quite busy (maybe it'd be different if we did a less demanding course), the girls I live with both have bf's too, and when any of us are actually in the house, we have work to do. Anyway, my point is that just because you live with people you know or even are good friends with, it doesn't mean they will be around you that much!
Firstly, you should talk to your friends and/or personal tutor and tell them exactly how you're feeling. You need some practical advice from people who really know you. Posting on internet forums can be good for getting unbiased opinions, but you need to speak to people who know you in real life as well.
Secondly, I wouldn't worry about the age thing, I know several people who took two gap years before uni and so were the same age as you would be if you dropped out and re-applied. People are really very young when they graduate from uni in this country. I lived abroad last year and most of the male students I knew were in their mid twenties! Graduating from uni at the age of 23 is hardly ancient.
Thirdly, I wouldn't even consider transferring unis, unless the city thing is really bothering you, because it seems as if your heart is set on Oxbridge anyway - that won't go away if you go to another uni which also isn't Oxford or Cambridge.
Fourthly, don't drop out at this stage in the year. There wouldn't be much point in it Give uni a real, proper go, at least until Easter. Accept every social invitation, go to every seminar and lecture, read around your subect, join all the societies which interest you, get involved with as much as you can. If you try all of this and can honestly say you're still not enjoying it, fair enough, then maybe consider dropping out. I doubt that all the good places to live have gone, although it's possible, but I know at my uni a lot of people found really good places to live in the third term, so you may still find somewhere yet. To me it seems like this is quite a big issue for you - do you think that if you had a house sorted and people you liked to live with, you'd be happy? If this is the case, then chances are you could still be happy at uni, because you've got plenty of time to sort it out.
I know that I had my doubts about things like my course and uni when I was in first year, but I pushed them to the back of my mind and distracted myself with other things. It perhaps wasn't the best solution and there are times when I wish I had, at the very least, discussed my options with somebody. Luckily the people I met and the other activities I got involved in sort of made up for it, especially in the first two years, but I still think "what if" every now and then. Don't worry about what people will think, just do what you want to do. The problem is often just working out what that is in the first place...
Secondly, I wouldn't worry about the age thing, I know several people who took two gap years before uni and so were the same age as you would be if you dropped out and re-applied. People are really very young when they graduate from uni in this country. I lived abroad last year and most of the male students I knew were in their mid twenties! Graduating from uni at the age of 23 is hardly ancient.
Thirdly, I wouldn't even consider transferring unis, unless the city thing is really bothering you, because it seems as if your heart is set on Oxbridge anyway - that won't go away if you go to another uni which also isn't Oxford or Cambridge.
Fourthly, don't drop out at this stage in the year. There wouldn't be much point in it Give uni a real, proper go, at least until Easter. Accept every social invitation, go to every seminar and lecture, read around your subect, join all the societies which interest you, get involved with as much as you can. If you try all of this and can honestly say you're still not enjoying it, fair enough, then maybe consider dropping out. I doubt that all the good places to live have gone, although it's possible, but I know at my uni a lot of people found really good places to live in the third term, so you may still find somewhere yet. To me it seems like this is quite a big issue for you - do you think that if you had a house sorted and people you liked to live with, you'd be happy? If this is the case, then chances are you could still be happy at uni, because you've got plenty of time to sort it out.
I know that I had my doubts about things like my course and uni when I was in first year, but I pushed them to the back of my mind and distracted myself with other things. It perhaps wasn't the best solution and there are times when I wish I had, at the very least, discussed my options with somebody. Luckily the people I met and the other activities I got involved in sort of made up for it, especially in the first two years, but I still think "what if" every now and then. Don't worry about what people will think, just do what you want to do. The problem is often just working out what that is in the first place...
Why not seek medical help if you feel like this. There will definitely be a counselling service at your uni. Try them. if you dont like it afer a few time you dont have to keep going. Also I'll bet there is extra support for your studies. Ask a tutor and I'm sure they'll point you in the right direction.
Try your best with your work, but tell lectureres whats going on so they'll understand why you may not be at your best. I have experience with depression so feel free to PM me or ask and questions on here.
Try your best with your work, but tell lectureres whats going on so they'll understand why you may not be at your best. I have experience with depression so feel free to PM me or ask and questions on here.
What do you study OP?
one of my best mates goes to oxford and i was thinkin about applyin, but now iv visited him a couple of times im so glad i didnt! im not saying its the wrong choice for everyone but its just so competitve all the time and theres too much pressure on you, theyve even given each member of his class a number from best to worse!
i was lucky with my halls in uni, as i got put with some really great people, and that set me up for the rest of my time here, i still live with them and we do everything together, but i know had i got put in a different coridoor say, my uni experience could be a whole lot different! you could try getting envolved with more socials and things to meet new people, but thats by no means a certainty.
My sister actually suffered a long term illness towards the end of secondary school and shes 23 and not long been over the illness and just started college, and her peers are 16! needless to say she was pretty scared about it all but its not as bad as she thought it was going to be so i really wouldnt worry bout the age thing, besides i really struggle to tell the difference between freshers and third years sometimes! if you re not happy and you havnt made many friends my advice is cut your losses. as much as id like to achieve a good degree, half of uni for me is all about the experience and if youve still got a chance of gettin a lot out of uni, even if its not the one you're at at the moment, id take it. the worst thing would be to regret not living it to the full when youre older. hope this helps
i was lucky with my halls in uni, as i got put with some really great people, and that set me up for the rest of my time here, i still live with them and we do everything together, but i know had i got put in a different coridoor say, my uni experience could be a whole lot different! you could try getting envolved with more socials and things to meet new people, but thats by no means a certainty.
My sister actually suffered a long term illness towards the end of secondary school and shes 23 and not long been over the illness and just started college, and her peers are 16! needless to say she was pretty scared about it all but its not as bad as she thought it was going to be so i really wouldnt worry bout the age thing, besides i really struggle to tell the difference between freshers and third years sometimes! if you re not happy and you havnt made many friends my advice is cut your losses. as much as id like to achieve a good degree, half of uni for me is all about the experience and if youve still got a chance of gettin a lot out of uni, even if its not the one you're at at the moment, id take it. the worst thing would be to regret not living it to the full when youre older. hope this helps
It sounds like you're a very determined person indeed - your results atest to that. But maybe taking a step back to think about things is a good idea. The pressure has sent some people I've known in first year through serious clinical depression.
I am truely humbled by that statement. It's probably not true for me since I use to be a dreamer and now I'm an inveterate cynic.
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i really struggle to tell the difference between freshers and third years sometimes!
I am truely humbled by that statement. It's probably not true for me since I use to be a dreamer and now I'm an inveterate cynic.
To be honest, if you're finding your current course at your current university difficult, then Oxbridge would probably be even worse for you...unless it's all about the motivation, i.e. if you get into Oxbridge, you'd have much more motivation to study, etc. I really wouldn't advise dropping out of uni and getting back in later - the motivation levels to study is highest straight after graduation from high school. If you leave and attempt to return to uni later, you will most probably find yourself in a rather difficult position: most students in your year would be younger (though the age gap will depend on what age you return to uni at) and may want to socialise with others their own age, and you will be missing the fun you had whilst on your 'break', so it will be fairly difficult trying to focus/concentrate on studying for your second attempt at uni.
In the end, it's all up to you, of course. If you're someone who can easily adapt and you think you'll be happier taking a year or so out, then by all means, go for it. There's nothing worse than being stuck in doing something you simply don't have the interest or motivation to.
Good luck!
In the end, it's all up to you, of course. If you're someone who can easily adapt and you think you'll be happier taking a year or so out, then by all means, go for it. There's nothing worse than being stuck in doing something you simply don't have the interest or motivation to.
Good luck!
Please dont worry about what age you will be when you graduate, etc, unless lack of funding is an issue...
I am taking a very scenic route through my university career (changed course to the one I wanted originally and didnt get first time round, and now taking a gap) and am thoroughly enjoying it! Yes there were some tough decisions to make but this is what is right for me
So if your gut tells you you would be better off changing, trust that instinct
I am taking a very scenic route through my university career (changed course to the one I wanted originally and didnt get first time round, and now taking a gap) and am thoroughly enjoying it! Yes there were some tough decisions to make but this is what is right for me
So if your gut tells you you would be better off changing, trust that instinct
Although education is important, taking a year out might do you some good.
Get out there and apply to jobs as a drop out, it could prove problomatic; you may need an experience like this to make you realise how important getting a degree is.
Explore the world a bit, see something new, then come back when you realise that you actually want a degree afterall.
Get out there and apply to jobs as a drop out, it could prove problomatic; you may need an experience like this to make you realise how important getting a degree is.
Explore the world a bit, see something new, then come back when you realise that you actually want a degree afterall.
Thanks so much for the advice. its helpful and reassuring to know that other people have been in this situation but i think you should know all the details. so here goes.
I'm reading maths at warwick, applied to Cambridge, got in, missed out on the step with a 2,2 - needed 1,2. At the time I was absolutely gutted but decided to go for Warwick because i'd heard amazing things about the course. now im not sure if that was the right decision.
if id reapplied id probably have got an offer and im sure i could have worked my way up to a 1,2 in step in a year. but now it's too late...
warwick is nice but its quite quiet and lonely, sooo different to london, which i absolutely love.
i made lots of friends at the beginning of the year but i think that was mostly freshers week excitement. now that im having doubts about my course ive retreated into myself, stay more in my room, havent got so many friends. plus the accommodation thing really screwed me over. i was in a couple of groups but they fell apart - bitch-fighting, people deciding they 'didn't like' so and so anymore. i started wondering if the friends i'd made here were actually good friends after all this fighting. the thing is that in london i'm part of a really tight group of close friends and i trust them all completely. i dont have that here. so im lonely. im underachieving because im feeling depressed, so not working, not going out, not doing so many societies, and it's just getting worse.
im certainly not going to drop out yet. i feel like i cant. i dont want to sound like a snob, but to me, dropping out was always something people who couldn't cope at uni did. ive always been a high achiever, headed towards oxbridge, found work and socialising easy. i dont understand why it's become so hard.
i could transfer to imperial but would this help? would i just be moving the problem somewhere else? during term time my london friends are all at their unis not in london so i would still have to make new friends.
ive suffered briefly from depression before and i think this might be it again. i keep crying for no reason. i cant sleep, cant concentrate, dont feel motivated. some days i just cant face seeing anyone at all.
i feel so upset because i had such high hopes for uni. i thought id be so happy and successful with loads of friends, a boyfriend, heading towards a first, running societies etc. instead im lonely and miserable, considering dropping out. i havent been looking after myself, smoking too much, not eating and then binging on junk - my appetite's all over the place, and i look terrible, which is making me feel worse.
i agree i should talk to somebody - shall i go to a uni counsellor?
im so confused and exhausted - how can i break out of the downwards spiral?
I'm reading maths at warwick, applied to Cambridge, got in, missed out on the step with a 2,2 - needed 1,2. At the time I was absolutely gutted but decided to go for Warwick because i'd heard amazing things about the course. now im not sure if that was the right decision.
if id reapplied id probably have got an offer and im sure i could have worked my way up to a 1,2 in step in a year. but now it's too late...
warwick is nice but its quite quiet and lonely, sooo different to london, which i absolutely love.
i made lots of friends at the beginning of the year but i think that was mostly freshers week excitement. now that im having doubts about my course ive retreated into myself, stay more in my room, havent got so many friends. plus the accommodation thing really screwed me over. i was in a couple of groups but they fell apart - bitch-fighting, people deciding they 'didn't like' so and so anymore. i started wondering if the friends i'd made here were actually good friends after all this fighting. the thing is that in london i'm part of a really tight group of close friends and i trust them all completely. i dont have that here. so im lonely. im underachieving because im feeling depressed, so not working, not going out, not doing so many societies, and it's just getting worse.
im certainly not going to drop out yet. i feel like i cant. i dont want to sound like a snob, but to me, dropping out was always something people who couldn't cope at uni did. ive always been a high achiever, headed towards oxbridge, found work and socialising easy. i dont understand why it's become so hard.
i could transfer to imperial but would this help? would i just be moving the problem somewhere else? during term time my london friends are all at their unis not in london so i would still have to make new friends.
ive suffered briefly from depression before and i think this might be it again. i keep crying for no reason. i cant sleep, cant concentrate, dont feel motivated. some days i just cant face seeing anyone at all.
i feel so upset because i had such high hopes for uni. i thought id be so happy and successful with loads of friends, a boyfriend, heading towards a first, running societies etc. instead im lonely and miserable, considering dropping out. i havent been looking after myself, smoking too much, not eating and then binging on junk - my appetite's all over the place, and i look terrible, which is making me feel worse.
i agree i should talk to somebody - shall i go to a uni counsellor?
im so confused and exhausted - how can i break out of the downwards spiral?
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i agree i should talk to somebody - shall i go to a uni counsellor?
im so confused and exhausted - how can i break out of the downwards spiral?
im so confused and exhausted - how can i break out of the downwards spiral?
Yes! And definately speak to your tutor too.
Go to a uni counsellor.... remember you dont have to keep going if you dont like it and you can always go to your GP
Hiya,
I'm sorry, I can't give you any advice because I'm in a similar position. I'm in my first year doing Physics at Birmingham atm but applied to Cambridge etc, declined down offers from Durham/Bath for various reasons.. but yeh I was always quite a high achiever and assumed I'd end up at a top uni. I only got AABB in my A Levels but the Bs were quite high, so I can relate to some extent! Like you, I'm finding the course tough. It would probably be ok if I did more work but I'm demotivated. I might be able to transfer to Surrey, which has a nice department and near home. Surrey has a good reputation for my subject but overall I think it's seen as a lower uni.
I can't get my head around how at school I was told stuff like 'you work too hard!', 'you have a good chance at Cambridge' and 'first year at uni will be a walk in the park for you'. I find it hard to concentrate and I can't remember things (today I had no recollection of ever doing integration by parts, but I have my old A Level exercise books and we did do it! I even got 93% in that module. I just don't remember
I'm thinking to reapplying to do Psychology, but all the good universities want AAA and I haven't got that... resits lol
How does this happen
I'm sorry, I can't give you any advice because I'm in a similar position. I'm in my first year doing Physics at Birmingham atm but applied to Cambridge etc, declined down offers from Durham/Bath for various reasons.. but yeh I was always quite a high achiever and assumed I'd end up at a top uni. I only got AABB in my A Levels but the Bs were quite high, so I can relate to some extent! Like you, I'm finding the course tough. It would probably be ok if I did more work but I'm demotivated. I might be able to transfer to Surrey, which has a nice department and near home. Surrey has a good reputation for my subject but overall I think it's seen as a lower uni.
I can't get my head around how at school I was told stuff like 'you work too hard!', 'you have a good chance at Cambridge' and 'first year at uni will be a walk in the park for you'. I find it hard to concentrate and I can't remember things (today I had no recollection of ever doing integration by parts, but I have my old A Level exercise books and we did do it! I even got 93% in that module. I just don't remember
I'm thinking to reapplying to do Psychology, but all the good universities want AAA and I haven't got that... resits lol
How does this happen
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I'm feeling so low at the moment. I'm even considering dropping out of uni which would be a huge step for me.
Basically:
1. My course is tough. It's doable but I'm not finding the motivation to study because I'm unhappy.
2. I'm not sure if it's the right course.
3. I haven't made as many friends as I hoped.
4. I have nowhere to live next year
5. I'm at a top uni but I always thought I would go to Oxbridge. I was rejected and decided to go somewhere else. But now I think I should have reapplied. The problem is: if I reapply now, i'd have to take a gap year after my first year of uni and I'd be a 20 year old fresher. Plus I might not even get in.
6. I miss being in a city. I live in London and when I'm at uni I really miss being in a city. I miss the huge range of things to do, shops, restaurants, bars, pubs, clubs, theatres. My uni is so boring in comparison.
7. I miss my old friends. I've made some good friends here but I had amazing friends at school and I really miss them. I'm torn because part of me thinks - will I ever find such good friends again? - and the other part of me thinks - I don't want to find such good friends at uni because I don't want to replace them. I speak to my best friend on the phone a few times a week but I miss seeing her every day and knowing everything about her life. She's at Cambridge - where I was rejected from. Maybe I should be there too.
The thing is - I was very successful at school, straight A*s at GCSE, 5 As at A-level, county sports teams, acting, running societies etc. I don't feel like I should be dropping out of uni. I'll feel like such a failure.
Also - if I transfer, which is a possibility - basically, my uni is the best for my course in the country apart from Oxbridge, which dont accept transfers, so whereever I could go, it'll be somewhere worse. My parents will be so worried and i might not like the new uni.
If I do stay at uni I literally have nowhere to live next year. All my friends have already got into groups. Through one drama or another/ low motivation etc, I haven't. I'll be so unhappy if I have to live somehwere far away with people I don't know. All the good places have gone.
I'm so unhappy and this is just spiraling lower and lower. Today I tried to do my work but I just burst into tears instead. I normally love going out but right now it's the last thing I want to do. When I talk to my parents and friends on the phone I'm always biting back tears because I don't want them to know how unhappy I am.
What should I do?
Basically:
1. My course is tough. It's doable but I'm not finding the motivation to study because I'm unhappy.
2. I'm not sure if it's the right course.
3. I haven't made as many friends as I hoped.
4. I have nowhere to live next year
5. I'm at a top uni but I always thought I would go to Oxbridge. I was rejected and decided to go somewhere else. But now I think I should have reapplied. The problem is: if I reapply now, i'd have to take a gap year after my first year of uni and I'd be a 20 year old fresher. Plus I might not even get in.
6. I miss being in a city. I live in London and when I'm at uni I really miss being in a city. I miss the huge range of things to do, shops, restaurants, bars, pubs, clubs, theatres. My uni is so boring in comparison.
7. I miss my old friends. I've made some good friends here but I had amazing friends at school and I really miss them. I'm torn because part of me thinks - will I ever find such good friends again? - and the other part of me thinks - I don't want to find such good friends at uni because I don't want to replace them. I speak to my best friend on the phone a few times a week but I miss seeing her every day and knowing everything about her life. She's at Cambridge - where I was rejected from. Maybe I should be there too.
The thing is - I was very successful at school, straight A*s at GCSE, 5 As at A-level, county sports teams, acting, running societies etc. I don't feel like I should be dropping out of uni. I'll feel like such a failure.
Also - if I transfer, which is a possibility - basically, my uni is the best for my course in the country apart from Oxbridge, which dont accept transfers, so whereever I could go, it'll be somewhere worse. My parents will be so worried and i might not like the new uni.
If I do stay at uni I literally have nowhere to live next year. All my friends have already got into groups. Through one drama or another/ low motivation etc, I haven't. I'll be so unhappy if I have to live somehwere far away with people I don't know. All the good places have gone.
I'm so unhappy and this is just spiraling lower and lower. Today I tried to do my work but I just burst into tears instead. I normally love going out but right now it's the last thing I want to do. When I talk to my parents and friends on the phone I'm always biting back tears because I don't want them to know how unhappy I am.
What should I do?
I feel sort of like you. All 7 points for the most. Though I didn't have many friends in my old town I had very very good ones, who I miss so much. I've also had so much drama here I felt like dropping out up to this week. I'm worried about where I'll live next year & I can't cope with the workload (though I was a straight A student last year). But do what I'm doing, be optimistic or at least try.. You're not alone anyway.
These are still early days.
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