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

Comments

  1. Its so exciting that you're going to university. I completely understand all these worries but I know you'll get on with everyone on your course because you'll have similar interests. Also, I've heard you get LOADS of spare time at uni especially in the first few years. Have a wonderful time and don't forget to keep us updated :) xxx

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  2. I'll be starting my second year of university in September, and I have to tell you that I had all these exact worries this time last year. There are people who I have on Facebook that I met during the first few weeks of uni that I have never come across again, there's some I was friendly with for a while but eventually drifted apart and now I have a pretty concrete group of people. You just meet so many people that it's pretty impossible to not find someone you get along with! I was actually 17 for the entire first year which meant no going to bars or clubs for me, luckily there were so many flat parties to go to that I don't feel like I missed out on the socialising aspect - it's definitely easier to make friends outside a lecture or at a flat party rather than trying to be heard over the music in a club. I found I had a lot more time as I was only in uni 3-4 days a week.

    All I can say is just relax, be prepared for the times you'll think about dropping out but be equally prepared for the days you feel like you are doing exactly what you should be doing with your life. Good luck!

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    1. Thank you so much for this comment, I really needed it! I'll definitely take your advice xx

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  3. Don't worry, it will all be fine :) I was SO worried before starting university - about literally everything and anything. I was so afraid of not enjoying myself at all because I'm not exactly the 'let's go out every night' type of girl. I was also worried that I wouldn't like my course (I played with the idea of changing it literally a few weeks before starting, that's how insecure I was). But in the end, it was all a lot less scary than I thought it would be! Everyone is in the same boat, no matter how confident or not bothered they seem to be.

    Best of luck <3

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  4. These are all totally normal worries - I'm just going into my last year of uni and I WISH I could do it all over again. Starting uni is SO much fun - every person there will have had these same worries, no-one will know anyone but it's such a good opportunity to make loads of new friends! I'm closer with my uni friends now than I am with my home friends - we all live together and I don't know what I'd do without them! Have an amazing time, it's normal to be nervous but everyone will be!

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  6. First off, happy days you got into your uni. And secondly, think about most of the people who could be worrying too of starting over. The best part about uni was the new experiences and yes its going to be open. And I know in the UK it is all sayings of clubbing for freshers, but I can say I wasn't into that. But hearing the stories, and still seeing the people in my class that day, was still uplifting. For anyone, it's new. Making friends over, is a new thing to go into. Think about it at the first day of school, even for work, etc. Although for your writing, there shall always be a tutor to help in anyway possible. To sit down with you, be your mentor and just be their for YOUR needs. They always remind you, really they do. They're there to help you, never feel afraid, and consider them as someone you can go too, for any situations. My experience was different, I found it harder for the next course I did, but before that course, I had to do another course to get onto it, and it was so uplifting and so much discovery I would do it again. That's what makes learning fun, and that's what allows you to love the things you do. Enjoy, and please take care. You're going to feel scared, that's normal. Once you're there for weeks, it'll fly by truly, but think of all the things you'll learn to discover.

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  7. Congratulations on getting into uni! Where are you studying? Your course sounds brilliant.
    Also thank you for this post - I'll be applying to university this year for September 2016 (as are the other writers), and these are the exact same things that I'm already nervous for. Please keep us updated on how your first year goes!
    -LF xx
    silence-the-stigma.blogspot.co.uk

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  8. thats sounds so exciting. I can't wait to go to college

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    Tyana
    cityofglitter.com

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