University Worries

Hey Guys x

So as most of you know, I got into university, which is really exciting!

However, as with anything new, there are some things about the process of starting uni that make me really nervous and worried, so I thought that I could share some of my worries with you guys in this post (mostly so you could please tell me that they're all in my head!)

Making Friends
I don't really have a problem with making friends as such, I always tend to talk to people in  my classes and generally get on with them. However, because I'm staying at home, I kind of feel like I'm going to miss out on a few of the social aspects that come with sharing a home with someone.
And, on a more irrational note, I always worry in new social situations whether or not people will like me. However, because my course is so closely linked with writing, I'll probably find people that like writing and books as much as me, which is a comforting thought.

Freshers Week/Clubbing
Generally (In the UK anyway) Freshers week is the week when you meet people from your university, join societies and get into uni life. However, this is prefaced with a lot of clubbing and drinking, or at least that's what it seems like. Now, I don't mind going clubbing, however, I'm going to know no one. So obviously I'm not just going to go to a random club by myself just because I'm a fresher. But again, not going clubbing makes me feel like I'm going to miss a social aspect that a lot of people may have.

Enjoying My Course
Doing online reading, I've seen a lot of people say that going to university made them dislike their course because they were doing it so intensely. For the creative writing part of my course, I doubt this will happen, because writing is probably my only true passion. But for the English part, I know that this is a possibility because English is compulsory in school and college. I have friends who are already sick of studying English because they've been doing it for so many years, and it makes complete sense to me because doing the same thing for any amount of time probably gets a bit boring! I just hope it doesn't get boring for me, because it hasn't so far in all the years I've been studying it!

Time
I don't know if this is true or not, but in my head, when I think about uni, I think about using all my spare time studying and reading etc, and I feel like I'll have no time to do anything I enjoy, like reading for pleasure and writing my blog. That scares me. I mean, I don't know if it's true, but I just feel like I'll have no spare time!

Experiences
Another thing that worries me is my experience, or rather, my lack thereof. I've only attended a girls school/sixth form college, so I don't have any real experiences of the outside world, especially because the school kind of sheltered us until university, when they pushed us away! So meeting people who prospectively have a lot more social experiences than I have is really worrying!

Not Being Good Enough
This is probably my biggest worry. In school and college, I've been one of the only people that are into writing and write recreationally. Therefore, when I want someone to read my stories etc, I'll send it to a friend, who is generally really helpful. However, writing for people that also want to be authors/editors/publishers etc, and professors who have been grading pieces of writing for decades is nerve wracking because, what if I'm not good at writing at all? What if I get in there and they tell me that I've been doing it all wrong for the last few years and I need to start from scratch? It's really scary!

But most of all, I'm nervous to start over. No one is going to know me at uni, which is exciting because I'll be mixing with a new bunch of people, but at the same time, it's also worrying because I'll know no one!

Anyway, I just wanted to spill all my thought out so that they're not circulating around my head for the next month!

Thank you for reading

Comment below your thoughts about starting over again

Keep Smiling - Lou xx