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Uni struggles

I struggled with first year uni I found the course hard and I was depressed I’m at Loughborough and I thought of changing uni for the first two terms then third term I decided to stay now it’s summer I’ve been really happy and not really thought about uni but I now really don’t want to go back I looked into clearing and found a few courses I might enjoy but at less “good” unis but in places I think I would be happier. My freind in my house has recently dropped out and changed uni so my housing situation is less than perfect I have friends in Nottingham which I saw a lot during first year which is probably why I stayed at Loughborough, I have been thinking of not doing uni maybe looking for work somewhere but I’m really struggling to know what to do I have so much anxiety to go back I feel like I’m struggling to find a society I fit into my first year flat was awful now I have no clue what to do weather I should go back to Loughborough or start again somewhere I only have two years left so I could push through but I felt so lonely and unsettled in first year that I don’t know if it’s worth it. Sorry this post is so all over the place but any advice plz

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by Lauren1232
I struggled with first year uni I found the course hard and I was depressed I’m at Loughborough and I thought of changing uni for the first two terms then third term I decided to stay now it’s summer I’ve been really happy and not really thought about uni but I now really don’t want to go back I looked into clearing and found a few courses I might enjoy but at less “good” unis but in places I think I would be happier. My freind in my house has recently dropped out and changed uni so my housing situation is less than perfect I have friends in Nottingham which I saw a lot during first year which is probably why I stayed at Loughborough, I have been thinking of not doing uni maybe looking for work somewhere but I’m really struggling to know what to do I have so much anxiety to go back I feel like I’m struggling to find a society I fit into my first year flat was awful now I have no clue what to do weather I should go back to Loughborough or start again somewhere I only have two years left so I could push through but I felt so lonely and unsettled in first year that I don’t know if it’s worth it. Sorry this post is so all over the place but any advice plz

@Lauren1232

Can you talk to your tutor or Loughborough's student support about your options? Maybe one of your trusted teachers from 6th form?

There are options available to you other than just not going back and never going to Uni again. You could defer and take a year out, transfer to another Uni, change to another course. If you've only had 1 year of undergrad student loans, you are entitled to another 3 years, so that does give you the option of starting again somewhere else.

The important thing is not to panic or let the anxiety take over. You always have a multiple options.

I hope that helps

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