does anyone else find it bloody pants! I am bored, miss my friends at home, spend a fortune, don't learn anything and if anything am going backwards. I also have exams in a matter of days but i can't seem to be bothered to do any preperation. Just wondering if i really am the only one....?
2007-01-08 23:44:01 · 6 answers · asked by name. 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
hi zzzzzz,
This is common. You have to remember that university is a way of life for at least 3 years, not just something you do because it is fashionable.
You need to talk to your personal tutor asap if you feel this way. It sounds to me as if you are homesick. Don't worry, you are not alone.
When I first went to uni it was "omg what was I thinking?"
It does take time to get used to it. After that I loved every minute to such an extent that I now have 3 degrees, one of which is an MSc.
You obviously realise there is a problem and are addressing it by asking a question here. You need to take the next step by talking to the university.
It is important that you talk to someone as soon as you can, DON'T suffer in silence, it will only make things worse.
Good luck
2007-01-09 02:04:33 · answer #1 · answered by LYN W 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You've got some good answers.
Look, why did you got to Uni? Why does it disappoint you? What is different? You have got to talk this through with people without just thinking 'this is all ****'. Are you doing the right subjects? Did you really want to go or was it just expected of you?
I really wanted to but when I got there I wasn't very good. I half expected to be thrown out. The next year I did better (a bit!) and by third year I was about midway (this was doing Physics and Chemistry). My final year was even better, but I got thrown by Organic Chemistry so a friend and I went to the lecturer (Dr Geraint Jones at Keele) and said we didn't understand. He gave us an hour a week and talked about a whole lot of unrelated topics, but omg it was fun. Suddenly I loved Organic Chemistry.
I would have been happy with a 3rd but got a 2.2 and knew if I had worked harder I should have got a 2.1.
What I am trying to say is that people will help you and the further on you get the more interesting it becomes. In the end I got an MSc and PhD (in Mechanical Engineering - how strange). Don't give up if you feel down, only give up if you know it is wrong for you.
Also has anything nasty happened? My son gave up Uni a year after my wife died and I know someone else in a similar position who eventually went back (years later) and is now a professor.
People will want to help if they can. . . . . .really!
Good luck what ever
PS I notice the gremlins didn't like my sh** word! How wude!
2007-01-10 10:23:42 · answer #2 · answered by Richard T 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm sorry to hear you're not enjoying your time at university. It sounds like the course you are on, or even the subject you are studying, is not the right one for you. Have a talk with your personal tutor and see if they have any suggestions. Unless this is your final year, you do have the option of tranferring to another institution; perhaps you would be happier studying closer to home?
2007-01-09 10:00:22 · answer #3 · answered by Gabi 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are you perhaps studying the wrong subject? Do you feel you want to be at University? If you really aren't enjoying it you should leave. Speak to your tutors, family and friends and reach the best decision for you - good luck.
2007-01-09 07:47:47 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
yes and also you will have a massive debt, and finally get a job working with people who didnt go to uni, and are better paid than you
2007-01-09 07:47:19 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Is it your first year? if so, just try to have fun.. . it will get better, just stick at it... and no, you're not the only one!
2007-01-09 07:51:51 · answer #6 · answered by muppet 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋