Should I drop out and change universities?

Currently studying at what I thought was my dream university, been here 9 weeks and so far really struggled, much more than I anticipated I would. I'm a very social person who in the past has never struggled with making friends/socialising and thrived in school and education. Back home I loved sixth form, had a big social cirlce and generally felt quite content with life. However since moving to university I have really struggled. My flat is extremely quiet and I only really bonded with one other girl. I've made friends on my course however they all feel like quite surface level bonds, outside of class activites, they don't include/invite me to much. I've also joined societies, in the hopes that that would provide with a larger social pool to make friends but again feel quite isolated in that area too. I feel socially here as though I'm lacking, I've only made what feels like two genuine friends who I enjoy spending time with however one of them goes home most weekends and the other has her boyfriend here so spends a lot of time with him. I've developed a lot of anxiety since starting university, something that I rarely struggled with before. My sleeping and eating have also been affected, I've lost weight and rely on sleeping pills to get a good night sleep. I hate being on my own so nights alone are tough and I overthink my situation a lot, it doesn't help that my boyfriend goes out a lot and I feel 10x more anxious when he is out. These are all very unsual for me, I'm usually very condfident and of good mental wellbeing, however since being here I feel anxious a lot of the time and very unlike myself, lacking self confidence. How I'm feeling has also been affecting my engagement with my course, I'm struggling with impsoter syndrome and feeling like I don't belong and it's affecting me academically which isn't ideal?
I am also struggling with long distance. I have been with my boyfriend for five years and whilst I knew it would be difficult being away from here, I didn't expect it to be this difficult. I miss him to the point where it's affecting my day to day living. He is really enjoying his uni experience so far and so I get FOMO from seeing him enjoy himself when my experience has been less than what I had hoped for. We're 4 hours away from each other so it's not all that easy for me to see him often however I look at trains a lot of the time. I have visited him a couple times and his uni experience just seeems so much more liberating and fun than mine. He goes to a city based uni and has a friend group who are very up to socialising whether that be pub or club or just exploring the city. My university is campus based which is what I thought I wanted originally however have found it quite isolating as I'm a 50 minute walk from my city centre and whilst there is a bus many students don't seem to want to leave campus, they are satisfied that the campus has a bar, club and shop whereas I want to feel like I've moved away and am living somewhere exciting. My university city is quite quaint in comparison to most and whilst there are some pubs and things to do, I don't feel as though I have found anybody to go with/who is willing to explore and do things outside of the campus area. I miss him a lot and wonder whether being closer to him would help, we're usually quite good at being independent within our relationship, having seperate friends etc so I like to hope I wouldn't rely on him if we were at the same city.
It's currently week 9 and after taking a week off at reading week and reflecting, I'm considering dropping out and trying again somewhere new next year however I'm torn on whether this is the right decision. Ideally I would transfer however due to the nature of my course that is looking unlikely. The current uni I am at is highly ranked for my course and isn't far from home (hour and a half) which is comforting to know but I just don't know if its the right fit for me. It's aslo affecting my academic engagement, it's all very well being at a high ranked uni of my situation isn't enabling me to thrive academically. I have been looking at other universities that offer my course, ones with perhaps more of a city life to them, one of which is the same city as my boyfriend, the others a couple hours from him. Part of me thinks if I was closer to him and was in a city perhaps more socially active I may have a better experience, maybe meet more people. But I also don't want to regret leaving here, I said to myself I would give it until Christmas to see if it improves whilst considering all my options, it's just difficult to know what to do. The possibility that I move universities and make a load of new friends, enjoy my course and enjoy my city is very much a gamble, as there is no guarantee it'll be any different.
Dad suggested I board weekly and come home each weekend, and whilst that is an option it's not necessarily what I want from my uni experience.
Should I stick it out? What if it doesn't get better, UCAS applications close in January and there's the issue of 2nd year housing
Am I just struggling being away from my boyfriend? Would it be easier knowing I have him close by to help if need be?
What if I move to an entirely new university and nothing changes or I'm stuck in a similar situation as to now, only this time further away from home?
This a huge decision for me, one that I feel very overwhelmed, stressed and torn over so any advice would be really appreciated!

Currently studying at what I thought was my dream university, been here 9 weeks and so far really struggled, much more than I anticipated I would. I'm a very social person who in the past has never struggled with making friends/socialising and thrived in school and education. Back home I loved sixth form, had a big social cirlce and generally felt quite content with life. However since moving to university I have really struggled. My flat is extremely quiet and I only really bonded with one other girl. I've made friends on my course however they all feel like quite surface level bonds, outside of class activites, they don't include/invite me to much. I've also joined societies, in the hopes that that would provide with a larger social pool to make friends but again feel quite isolated in that area too. I feel socially here as though I'm lacking, I've only made what feels like two genuine friends who I enjoy spending time with however one of them goes home most weekends and the other has her boyfriend here so spends a lot of time with him. I've developed a lot of anxiety since starting university, something that I rarely struggled with before. My sleeping and eating have also been affected, I've lost weight and rely on sleeping pills to get a good night sleep. I hate being on my own so nights alone are tough and I overthink my situation a lot, it doesn't help that my boyfriend goes out a lot and I feel 10x more anxious when he is out. These are all very unsual for me, I'm usually very condfident and of good mental wellbeing, however since being here I feel anxious a lot of the time and very unlike myself, lacking self confidence. How I'm feeling has also been affecting my engagement with my course, I'm struggling with impsoter syndrome and feeling like I don't belong and it's affecting me academically which isn't ideal?
I am also struggling with long distance. I have been with my boyfriend for five years and whilst I knew it would be difficult being away from here, I didn't expect it to be this difficult. I miss him to the point where it's affecting my day to day living. He is really enjoying his uni experience so far and so I get FOMO from seeing him enjoy himself when my experience has been less than what I had hoped for. We're 4 hours away from each other so it's not all that easy for me to see him often however I look at trains a lot of the time. I have visited him a couple times and his uni experience just seeems so much more liberating and fun than mine. He goes to a city based uni and has a friend group who are very up to socialising whether that be pub or club or just exploring the city. My university is campus based which is what I thought I wanted originally however have found it quite isolating as I'm a 50 minute walk from my city centre and whilst there is a bus many students don't seem to want to leave campus, they are satisfied that the campus has a bar, club and shop whereas I want to feel like I've moved away and am living somewhere exciting. My university city is quite quaint in comparison to most and whilst there are some pubs and things to do, I don't feel as though I have found anybody to go with/who is willing to explore and do things outside of the campus area. I miss him a lot and wonder whether being closer to him would help, we're usually quite good at being independent within our relationship, having seperate friends etc so I like to hope I wouldn't rely on him if we were at the same city.
It's currently week 9 and after taking a week off at reading week and reflecting, I'm considering dropping out and trying again somewhere new next year however I'm torn on whether this is the right decision. Ideally I would transfer however due to the nature of my course that is looking unlikely. The current uni I am at is highly ranked for my course and isn't far from home (hour and a half) which is comforting to know but I just don't know if its the right fit for me. It's aslo affecting my academic engagement, it's all very well being at a high ranked uni of my situation isn't enabling me to thrive academically. I have been looking at other universities that offer my course, ones with perhaps more of a city life to them, one of which is the same city as my boyfriend, the others a couple hours from him. Part of me thinks if I was closer to him and was in a city perhaps more socially active I may have a better experience, maybe meet more people. But I also don't want to regret leaving here, I said to myself I would give it until Christmas to see if it improves whilst considering all my options, it's just difficult to know what to do. The possibility that I move universities and make a load of new friends, enjoy my course and enjoy my city is very much a gamble, as there is no guarantee it'll be any different.
Dad suggested I board weekly and come home each weekend, and whilst that is an option it's not necessarily what I want from my uni experience.
Should I stick it out? What if it doesn't get better, UCAS applications close in January and there's the issue of 2nd year housing
Am I just struggling being away from my boyfriend? Would it be easier knowing I have him close by to help if need be?
What if I move to an entirely new university and nothing changes or I'm stuck in a similar situation as to now, only this time further away from home?
This a huge decision for me, one that I feel very overwhelmed, stressed and torn over so any advice would be really appreciated!

Currently studying at what I thought was my dream university, been here 9 weeks and so far really struggled, much more than I anticipated I would. I'm a very social person who in the past has never struggled with making friends/socialising and thrived in school and education. Back home I loved sixth form, had a big social cirlce and generally felt quite content with life. However since moving to university I have really struggled. My flat is extremely quiet and I only really bonded with one other girl. I've made friends on my course however they all feel like quite surface level bonds, outside of class activites, they don't include/invite me to much. I've also joined societies, in the hopes that that would provide with a larger social pool to make friends but again feel quite isolated in that area too. I feel socially here as though I'm lacking, I've only made what feels like two genuine friends who I enjoy spending time with however one of them goes home most weekends and the other has her boyfriend here so spends a lot of time with him. I've developed a lot of anxiety since starting university, something that I rarely struggled with before. My sleeping and eating have also been affected, I've lost weight and rely on sleeping pills to get a good night sleep. I hate being on my own so nights alone are tough and I overthink my situation a lot, it doesn't help that my boyfriend goes out a lot and I feel 10x more anxious when he is out. These are all very unsual for me, I'm usually very condfident and of good mental wellbeing, however since being here I feel anxious a lot of the time and very unlike myself, lacking self confidence. How I'm feeling has also been affecting my engagement with my course, I'm struggling with impsoter syndrome and feeling like I don't belong and it's affecting me academically which isn't ideal?
I am also struggling with long distance. I have been with my boyfriend for five years and whilst I knew it would be difficult being away from here, I didn't expect it to be this difficult. I miss him to the point where it's affecting my day to day living. He is really enjoying his uni experience so far and so I get FOMO from seeing him enjoy himself when my experience has been less than what I had hoped for. We're 4 hours away from each other so it's not all that easy for me to see him often however I look at trains a lot of the time. I have visited him a couple times and his uni experience just seeems so much more liberating and fun than mine. He goes to a city based uni and has a friend group who are very up to socialising whether that be pub or club or just exploring the city. My university is campus based which is what I thought I wanted originally however have found it quite isolating as I'm a 50 minute walk from my city centre and whilst there is a bus many students don't seem to want to leave campus, they are satisfied that the campus has a bar, club and shop whereas I want to feel like I've moved away and am living somewhere exciting. My university city is quite quaint in comparison to most and whilst there are some pubs and things to do, I don't feel as though I have found anybody to go with/who is willing to explore and do things outside of the campus area. I miss him a lot and wonder whether being closer to him would help, we're usually quite good at being independent within our relationship, having seperate friends etc so I like to hope I wouldn't rely on him if we were at the same city.

It's currently week 9 and after taking a week off at reading week and reflecting, I'm considering dropping out and trying again somewhere new next year however I'm torn on whether this is the right decision. Ideally I would transfer however due to the nature of my course that is looking unlikely. The current uni I am at is highly ranked for my course and isn't far from home (hour and a half) which is comforting to know but I just don't know if its the right fit for me. It's aslo affecting my academic engagement, it's all very well being at a high ranked uni of my situation isn't enabling me to thrive academically. I have been looking at other universities that offer my course, ones with perhaps more of a city life to them, one of which is the same city as my boyfriend, the others a couple hours from him. Part of me thinks if I was closer to him and was in a city perhaps more socially active I may have a better experience, maybe meet more people. But I also don't want to regret leaving here, I said to myself I would give it until Christmas to see if it improves whilst considering all my options, it's just difficult to know what to do. The possibility that I move universities and make a load of new friends, enjoy my course and enjoy my city is very much a gamble, as there is no guarantee it'll be any different.

Dad suggested I board weekly and come home each weekend, and whilst that is an option it's not necessarily what I want from my uni experience.

Should I stick it out? What if it doesn't get better, UCAS applications close in January and there's the issue of 2nd year housing
Am I just struggling being away from my boyfriend? Would it be easier knowing I have him close by to help if need be?
What if I move to an entirely new university and nothing changes or I'm stuck in a similar situation as to now, only this time further away from home?


This a huge decision for me, one that I feel very overwhelmed, stressed and torn over so any advice would be really appreciated!