University worries?

Anyone worried incase they won't make friends?
Or incase their find their course really hard?
Or can't manage with money and don't like the accommodation?
Anyone?

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Reply 1

Oladz

I'd definately be lying if I said I was worried about not making friends. Im sure you'll make LOADS of friends unless your very antisocial.

Reply 2

>Anna<

I have so many worries!

But, then again, I worry about anything and everything.

Hopefully the transition will be a lot smoother than we're all expecting (please?! lol)...

Reply 3

Marykate5

Yeah I'm just worried on the offchance that all the people near me in halls don't speak to me or happen to be anti-social.
That would just be my luck.

Reply 4

GodspeedGehenna

Marykate5

Yeah I'm just worried on the offchance that all the people near me in halls don't speak to me

This happened to me :biggrin:

They all speak French. I don't.

Reply 5

Lachlan

My main worry is that I will actually have to work for once and I may not be capable of putting in the effort.

Reply 6

Marykate5

GodspeedGehenna

This happened to me :biggrin:

They all speak French. I don't.

Nightmare. Did you try and communicate or just leave it? lol

Reply 7

pork products

Marykate5

Yeah I'm just worried on the offchance that all the people near me in halls don't speak to me or happen to be anti-social.
That would just be my luck.

My halls was full of people that never went out but it worked out in the end and means I cant wait till next year when I get to live with the people I like :biggrin:

Reply 8

GodspeedGehenna

Marykate5

Nightmare. Did you try and communicate or just leave it? lol

I gave up a few weeks ago. Can't wait to move out.

Reply 9

Daisuke

I'm more worried about getting the grades to get into university...

Reply 10

Alex-R

Daisuke

I'm more worried about getting the grades to get into university...

You speak words of wisdom, I am under the same trance :mad:

Reply 11

HoVis

Daisuke

I'm more worried about getting the grades to get into university...

Ditto.

However I am also worried about the when-(if)-I-get-to-university bit too... such as affording it all! I get no maintenance grant so am going to somehow manage to stretch £4000 loan across food and accommodation for a year *or* procure an extra few thousand from somewhere... easier said than done when not allowed to get a job whilst at university (Oxford :rolleyes:

)...

As for the friends thing, heck yes. :tongue:

I'm less worried about quantity of friends cos I'm fairly happy to get along with anyone, but more the quality - I don't want to be the one who's mates with everyone but doesn't have any really good friends to turn to.... :s-smilie:

However I am looking forward to the numerous societies and libraries. :biggrin:

And I'm sure I'll manage on a budget and will (I hope!) make friends, but the darn thing about worries is that they usually aren't rational anyway...!

Reply 12

XxCalxX

aww i remember this time last year before i went to uni...i had exactly all the same worries as you have all mentioned..

try not to worry about everything too much,just when you get there be confident,make a big effort from the start (like in freshers week) to get to know everyone.. some of them you will end up talking to just in that week and then not speaking again other than saying 'hi how are you' etc when you bump into each other, whearas others you will meet and just really click from the start..but one thing is certain you wont find any good friends unless you make the effort to leave your flat/house and talk to everyone! just remember everyone else will be in exactly the same situation-not knowing anyone,maybe 1st time away from home,and its normal to be nervous,but aslong as you try to get to know people from the start you wont end up with no friends.

just dont make the mistake i did in going to uni and studying something when it isnt definately what you want to do, i am now quitting my course and moving back home on tuesday- because i cant do my course as i really picked the wrong thing to study.

also another important lesson you will learn is to budget your money!! i've ended up sooo skint because i was really careless and just went out like 2-4 nights most weeks so spent all my loan,and a £1250 bank overdraft!!

but yeah you will all be fine aslong as you go to uni confident,study hard,budget money well,join clubs to socialise,and just go and have fun and enjoy the student experience! :tongue:

Reply 13

Hula129

Marykate5

Anyone worried incase they won't make friends?
Or incase their find their course really hard?
Or can't manage with money and don't like the accommodation?
Anyone?

every single one of them... but everyone else is in the same position and im sure it'll be fine :smile:

Reply 14

Nataliex182

Marykate5

Anyone worried incase they won't make friends?
Or incase their find their course really hard?
Or can't manage with money and don't like the accommodation?
Anyone?

i worry so much i wont make any friends, but then i just think that everyonees in the same boat :smile:

im sure you'll be fine!

Reply 15

alexa123

I always worry- I like to know what im getting myself in for and everything. Have always been like that since i was little- wouldn't go anywhere unless my mum told me what it was gonna be like :smile:

But im trying not to worry because i know it will be fine and everyone will be feeling nervous, its just natural.

Reply 16

polka_dott

I am worried about making friends - I am quiet but more outgoing when people get to know me but it's getting to know people first that is the important thing :biggrin:

Reply 17

Plute

I'm really worried I'll struggle to make friends because although I'm moving into college at university (if I get the grades!), I only live 10 minutes away so I want to keep my restaurant job on. Being a popular place though the hours are really antisocial for example 6-12 a couple of nights a week and I'm really scared I'll miss out on everyone getting to know each other. Please somebody tell me I'm being stupid!

Reply 18

WhatTheFunk

this is the time to say, every one is in the same boat, and worrying about the same things, once you get to uni, you give it a few days and you wonder why you was worrying, its understandable its a big move in life, you going to somewhere new, with new people, leaving home, these a lot going on, and anyone would worry, it be fun :smile:

Reply 19

seyoung1

Yeah i'm quite worried about making friends for a couple of reasons. Firstly i wont be living in halls so i feel straight away like thats going to make me at a disadvantage. Secondly, i'm married and have 2 young children so i won't be able to go to everything at frsshers and in general, i wont be able to just say that day, yeah i'll come out for a drink after uni etc as obviously i have responsibilities at home. Fair enough if somethings planned a week or whatever before i'll be able to sort babysitters but i also feel like because of this its going to be harder to make friends.

Im 25 and not really worried about being a bit older as i have friends aged from 18 anyway that i go out clubbing with etc plus i look about 18 anyway so don't think anyone will notice i'm any older unless i mention it.

I just hope that there are gonna be some other people on my course in the same predicament as me and im pleased to already know that there is one person who is so i feel a bit better since i found that out the other day.

I also feel a bit worried that i'm going to get to uni and find the work so hard. Im doing a biology degree and have just completed a year at college doing human biology, as well as maths and english, as part of an access course to get me into uni as a mature student. I really enjoyed the human biology and did well in it but am really scared that its going to be so much harder at uni. I suppose only time will tell. Apart from that i'm so eexcited for the whole experience!