Need help transferring / changing uni / course

Hii, so this is my situation and I have no idea what to do. I went to a college that has a university center and towards the end of my first year in college they decided to skip the second year and put me on the uni course. I had verbal abusive transphobic parents so the only way of me being able to move was to take it. They initially said I'd get it for free as I was under 18, after the deadline to stay on the college course past they said oh you have to pay. They also said I'd get a scholarship for years 2 and 3 this also didn't happen.

My plan had been to do the year and then transfer in second year to a real uni and a subject I'm actually interested in. (I'm on a games course and wanna do fashion). I haven’t been able to due to student finance to my knowledge. I absolutely hate it there and wanna switch but I don't know if its possible. The other uni said transfer is impossible and I'd have to go in as a fresh student in September but then I won't have enough student finance.

I'm considering dropping out to save the rest of my second year student finance so that I have less money to pay out of pocket to go to uni. But doing so would make me homeless and incomeless, I'm unable to work but I don't have a formal diagnostic of autism so I can't even get any help. As well I don't know how it'd affect my accommodation I know I'll be kicked out but I don't know if I'll have to pay more rent or not.

I genuinely don't know what to do and I can't cope with it. Please help. I never wanted to go there, it ruined my only friendship and now its ruining my only chance to go to uni. Please please please any advice would be super helpful thank you in advance.

Reply 1

PS Reviewer

Exactly what course are you studying on now? Is it an FdA or an HNC/HND?
How many years have you been on the university level course?

Aside from neurodiversity have you spoken to your GP about how the current course is affecting your mental health? There are possibilities to get additional funding if you have evidence of compelling personal reasons for leaving your previous study so having a doctors letter would be really useful.

Reply 2

Sylvieon906

Original post by PQ

Exactly what course are you studying on now? Is it an FdA or an HNC/HND?
How many years have you been on the university level course?
Aside from neurodiversity have you spoken to your GP about how the current course is affecting your mental health? There are possibilities to get additional funding if you have evidence of compelling personal reasons for leaving your previous study so having a doctors letter would be really useful.

It's a FDSC games design course. I've done 1 full year and started my second back in September so I'm on year 2.

I haven't spoken to my gp, I really struggle with stuff like that and especially phone calls which you have to do to book an appointment. Would it be beneficial to do so, even though I have no formal diagnosis of autism?

Thank you so much for replying!