Postgraduate social life at Imperial

yeah you will have a non-existent social life for 1 year.

you chose a brilliant course you've gotta stick with now so run with it.

I really wanted to go somewhere that I’d be able to have an active social life since I didn’t enjoy my undergrad and didn’t make many friends there. I’m gonna see how it goes for a month then I might drop out. This course at imperial is so intense i feel so anxious about it already.

if you didn't make many friends at Undergrad you certainly wouldn't make any at any university wherever you do a masters - all postgrad experiences in the country will be more 'sterile' than undergrad.

You ought to know how incredibly quickly it will go, 1 year feels like a few weeks (not untrue is it?) so i think you should think positive and stick with it if the subject is your passion. you'll be out of there in no time

How did this go in the end?

A disaster lol. I dropped out. I knew it wasn’t gonna be the place for me before I even began but going there just confirmed it. Are u gonna do ur masters there?

No, not at all. I stumbled on this thread randomly so thought I'd ask.

Sorry to hear about it going badly. I had a similar experience at Sussex a few years before the loans came through; I went for three weeks and weighed up the pros and cons before dropping out. It made me feel bad for a few months after so I hope you're not feeling similarly dejected.

At least you gave it a shot.

Was that for your undergrad? And I’ve been trying to find a job since I left but no luck so that’s making me feel like s***. Also, my mum is sooo disappointed that I dropped out cos she’s obsessed with imperial just cos her friend’s daughter goes there ??? So I feel like I’m stuck in limbo until I do my Masters next year. It’s really frustrating.