Last year at uni I really struggled to find my feet. I know
there’s this myth that once you arrive at uni everything is immediately wonderful
and you have hundreds of friends but for me it just was not like that.
The first Monday of the first semester of my first year was
awful. I remember going back to my flat that afternoon curling up on my bed feeling
like I just wanted to give it all up there and then. But I didn’t and now I’m
so glad that I didn’t. Most people get lucky with their flatmates in first year
and find someone that instantly becomes their best friend. I really didn’t get
that lucky. I was in a flat of four last year and when tensions quickly start
to rise between you, it’s not good! And to make things even worse my ‘best
friends’ from Sixth Form were either ignoring me or just sending me three word
texts.
So yeah, I really didn’t get off to a good start in terms of
friends last year.
However this year I do have friends! I’ve been socialising
and talking to and hang out with my friends so much over the past week or so. Basically
first year is weird and kinda sucks at times but second year is a lot more fun.
Last year I may have struggled to find my feet but this year
I’ve hit the ground running!
I tell anyone that will listen (which is not many to be honest) to write off the first year. It's such a culture shock and so far removed from all the college movies you have seen. I loved my second year, I had worked out who my friends were, shaken off some of the dead weight; I understood my course and had worked out how not to go broke every week. I also had a smoking habit and terrible hair but we can't have everything. So glad you've got off to a great start x
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