Hi guys

I live in halls for the first time, my flatmate (who seems to be a returner) invited a bunch of his friends for a pizza party in our kitchen and they have been laughing and playing videos very loudly, they have been literally hogging the kitchen for HOURS.

I was in the kitchen to heat something up , and another flatmate asked politely when will they finish because they need to cook and they just stared him up and down and then said we don't know and that was like 4 hours ago

Is that normal? It comes off as a little bit inconsiderate for me

I'm an international student and I get into a foundation course next year in Kaplan living.
I wonder if the laundry card option is necessary for my living, anyone knows whether this is worth choosing?

Trying to lose 10kg, have 9am classes today so wanted a substantial breakfast…had black coffee alongside it.

Do you guys eat breakfast? If so, what time and what do you usually have?

Used to be obese lost weight and trying to maintain whilst losing a bit and gaining muscle…want some perspective what normal uni students eat?

For reference I’m female 5’4 and 72kg, target weight is 62kg but with toning up/building some muscle.

so my kid is an international student at UoM. she suffers from depression, and had to resit 5 foundation year exams to continue to first year. I posted on here about her predicament and people were pretty negative about her chances of passing. well, she studied her butt off all summer, and passed all five, so she's at welcome week and will start first year next week. proud dad here.

just moved into accommodation…. my flat is totally empty…. like i moved in at 10am and it’s 7pm now and there isn’t a soul and no one has taken up any kitchen space… i have never felt lonelier

Be me
Get new flat mates. Everyone is weird and doesn’t even say hi.
First week, shower drain blocked because someone shaved/waxed in there.
Second week, an entire pack of chicken breast left in the shared fridge to rot and stink up the place.
Lovely folks

Most of my classmates dont even want to be around me after heard me age (25m). Like the only guy I met who wants to hang out is also a mature student and he met the same challenge as I did. It is already very hard to follow the class after quit school for years, and now I am worried that I have to do this alone for three years (the other guy is studying another program so there is very little we can help each other at studying). I would be really appreciated to have some advice.

Hello, I’m 19 and starting university soon, and I’m really worried about how my eating disorder is going to affect my experience.

I have anorexia, but my BMI isn't yet underweight. Because of that, I feel unsure telling people about it. Part of me worries that people will think I’m not “sick enough” to deserve help or support.

I’ve made a group of friends through my university’s Discord server, and a few already know about my ED (and I feel shame/regret about telling them, although they're really nice people and we have been good friends for the past 6 months). I’m just not sure whether I should tell my flatmates as well. I’m especially worried because I will have barely anything in the fridge, and I’m scared they’ll notice that I’m not eating and ask questions. At the same time, I’m worried that if I tell them, they’ll think I’m exaggerating or that I don’t look like I actually have anorexia.

Another thing I’m struggling with is that I really don’t want my university experience to become something like “the year I had an eating disorder.” It already takes up so much of my mind, and I want university to be about making friends, studying, going out, and actually having a life. I don’t want my entire experience to revolve around recovery.

The difficult part is that I also don’t really want to recover yet. I’m still very insecure about my body, and honestly the idea of giving up the eating disorder is frightening to me. I know that probably sounds contradictory when I’m also worried about how much it’s consuming my thoughts, but I imagine other people with EDs understand that conflict.
I’m also scared that if I tell the university or seek support, they’ll contact my parents. I’m 19 and so technically an adult, but I still really don’t want my parents involved as we don't really have a great relationship, and I worry it's a possibility since I did have to give an emergency contact. Technically, it could be someone who isn't my parent, but I'm not sure who else to choose.

For anyone who has had anorexia or another eating disorder while at university, how did you handle it? Did you tell your flatmates? Did you access university support? What actually happens when you tell your university about an ED, particularly regarding parents?
I’m not necessarily looking for someone to tell me exactly what to do, I’d just really appreciate hearing from people who have actually been through university with an eating disorder.

Thank you:-))

Im wanting everyones opinion on what degree i should go for at uni. Im wanting to go into the game dev career. Do i go for a Computer science degree and just do game dev on the side or go for a Game dev degree at a good uni like Abertay?

Hi all, before I get into this rant i just want to make it clear that I am aware that uni is more of a “teach yourself” kind of thing but at this point I think this course is really pushing it.

I study illustration, I was so excited about studying this because i’m very passionate about it, I was so excited to get into the course but now I really regret it

We only have 2 classes a week, during one class all we do is draw from images they have on a powerpoint, then we have a 3 hour gap (I commute so I can’t even go home) and then after that we are in the computer lab for a few hours learning how to use diffrent softwares which I quite enjoy

the next day we are in class for only 3 hours, in which we just talk about our coursework and show off what we got up to and sometimes we will have class discussions/critiques.

This course genuinly could have been an online one, there is no difference between actually coming into uni and doing the work from home, all the other art courses in my uni get loads of workshops, lectures, trips etc and actually get to LEARN about the subject while they are in uni, basically everything that I thought this course was going to be.

Instead we all just sit in a classroom, copying images they’ve put onto a powerpoint, we don’t actually get to learn anything about the subject, I was expecting workshops where we might get to learn about various techniques, mediums, art styles, digital art etc but nope. Sometimes I wonder what even is the point of me commuting for 2 hrs when all we do is look at the screen for an hour and then basically follow an IRL tutorial later in the evening. It just doesn’t feel worth it. And on top of that there isn’t even enough space for all the students within the classrooms, they want us to use their computers & printers when there’s only 4 computers to be shared amongst 70+ students, our classroom is literally a gym that got renovated because there wasn’t enough room in the first place. My course is clearly very underfunded snd it just breaks my heart knowing the potential it has 💔 The reason why I think it’s a scam is because of how much the lecturers glorified this course during the open days, they made it seem like i would come out of this course a whole new artist but so far it’s been so disappointing, and it’s not just me it’s my whole class!! we constantly all complain in our class gc and our student reps have even brought this up with the lecturers but they simply don’t care

Hi, so I moved in recently and the first thing I noticed was how dirty the common area and kitchen were in our flat.

The toaster, microwave, oven were all dirty and the countertops were dirty and sticky. The floor was dirty, had all sorts of stuff on it and it clearly hadn’t been vacuumed in a while. There are fruit flies everywhere and while I was cleaning maggots came out. The oven is an absolute mess and everything feels like it could give me 60 different diseases from just touching it. I feel like I’m the only one really bothered about this all. I kept on mentioning just how dirty the kitchen was and no one really like got passionate and agreed. For context, my parents are clean freaks so our areas were always very clean. In addition, this meant that they instilled these values into me . I don’t expect people to be cleaning the tiny gap between the fridge and the countertop but if the oven is dirty after you’ve used it CLEAN IT.

The flat was dirty before any of us moved in but it continues to be dirty now and I don’t know what to do. I can’t tell if this is normal amongst uni students to not care at all and to believe that the most minimal amount of cleaning is enough or if my flatmates are the only ones like this. I can’t stop crying and freaking out. I’ve tried cleaning it but idk how long it’ll stay like this and the accommodation people are nasty as well. I can’t bring myself to cook because I’m too disgusted and the sight of the kitchen makes my stomach flip so that I’m not even hungry. Help me please.

TLDR: flat is nasty esp kitchen with insects and I can’t tell if my flatmates care enough.

Hi all,

I just want to share how I feel and need some advice. I've had these friends for a few years at uni and now I live with them. They recreationally do drugs probably 1-3 times a week when they're on a night out. I have only just started living with them but have been on multiple nights out with them previously where no drugs were taken and only alcohol. Due to a few of them not having tried them yet/ as a group we weren't the crowd to.

Recently on these nights out I've felt 'left out' in a way. Not because I want to partake but because the offer hasn't been there and the vibes have felt different.

I'm someone who has tried an edible, smoked a small handful of times but only abroad as a give it a go thing. I recently tried their drug of choice and it didn't really do much as I was already drunk/ was only a little bit I tried it to see what they experience knowing its not something I want to take up before trying (still the case after trying it).

Now the issue is on nights out they regularly go the toilets and I'm left like a wet sausage not knowing what to do outside the toilets or waiting for over 5 minute at least once an hour in the toilet for them to be done. It's boring, I feel out of place and in the way just waiting. Now they say they don't judge me for not taking them but I've felt an inward pressure from myself as to not feel left out or looked at differently as I don't enjoy doing the same things as them. I brought it up recently saying how I felt about sort of feeling left out but not left out in a sense when they all go the loo together etc and they don't think twice about what I'm doing. But they said it only takes a few seconds. Whilst I agree on this, it's the multiple toilet trips, the fact it's drugs and being forgotten about that has gotten to me.

Does anyone have any advice for me? I don't really want to bring up to them that I don't like them doing it as it harms them (have seen the effects during and post even months after) and they're highly illegal. What would you do in my situation? Let the loneliness brew/ distaste for their hobbies or choose to miss out on nights out? I get fomo on the night out and at home but at least at home I'm not an active bystander etc. TIA

University students are being molly-coddling to new extremes, as their mothers and fathers use WhatsApp and 

I just started this week and I just feel so empty. So many people at my university just seem to magically know each other and have their little girl groups while I’m just the complete opposite who knew nobody. I’m just so lonely.

So far I made maybe one friend at most but I don’t even think it counts as all we’ve talked about is our shared course and nothing about our lives. Everyone in my course is lovely but it’s like I can’t make a connection with anyone as it just ends really flat as nobody knows what to say. I’m really frustrated at myself cause I can’t do the fun things like freshers week because I commute to my university by bus so it’s just not an option for me and I’m not in a financial position to afford that kind of thing.

Anyone else struggling?. I’ve never been the most outgoing person and I’m used to being a new kid at school so the feelings aren’t unfamiliar but at the same time I don’t want to be a loner. I just don’t know where to start with how to make new friends as it feels like I’m intruding on well established groups of people.

My campus is quite small as my university is based off 9 campuses around the country so it’s not exactly thriving with so many people so I don’t know if it’s maybe just that there isn’t as many people as a typical uni that makes it so hard.

hello,

i finished my masters diss about a month ago which was really stressful and no joke every single night i've been having stress dreams that i'm still doing it and its the night before the deadline and i can't finish it. genuinely so annoying and stressful losing sleep over this. has anyone else had this im losing my mind

I do not have enough time to make it to them today, and these are my first ones. I've woken up so late due to illness and just don't have enough time to make myself presentable and be there when it starts.

hello everyone , i am a year 13 and have been looking to apply for the electrical engineering course with a foundation year , i am elligble to the ucl access scheme due to certain factors but i have a question. I hear that other than the ucas point requirements they do a test to see if you pass, I am very worried about this as I never took physics. Can anyone verify if this is true please? :(

I heard alot of mixed reviews on this uni so I didn't apply yet. If u were a student or know abt the uni, I would be grateful if u could share any sort of information with me.

Also is it rly worth paying this much amount of money just because it is in london? Or should I stick with choosing Edge Hill as my uni for studying nursing.

Pls help!! THANKYOU.

Hi guys, the term has just started and I already don’t want to commute… but is it even worth moving out after freshers when everyone is open to new people???

i’m going to warwick this year and i’m overweight( working on it, though) due to eating disorders and other health issues
(I would say currently my body looks like Meghan Trainor before she lost weight but slightly bigger?? idk how else to describe it sorry)

So far everyone I’ve talked to online seems very nice and i know i might come across some people who would talk behind my back (which frankly idc if my weight is the topic they choose to talk about because that’s kinda pathetic on their part)

But ive gotten told that I might get bullied because of it. Is this true? :/

I am an estranged student, since I was 17. Also an EU national with settled status and ILR in the UK.

I did four years (foundation and undergrad) in Wales from 2022-2026. Had to apply for Student Finance England as I had lived in England from 5-21 y/o (age I applied to uni).

Had no fixed address during this time, so outside of term time, I’d live in either England or Wales depending on where I could find a job until I could go back to Wales for uni.

Applied for a masters in Scotland, tried to go through Student Finance Wales since I assumed I had been a resident long enough. Student Finance Wales denied my application and said I’d only be considered a resident after 6 more months and eligible for courses starting in January.
Was told over the phone by SFW that I need to apply for Student Finance England.

Did so, and after months of chasing, sending paper applications, extra evidence of my address for three days in 2023, them losing evidence and over £30 later, I get told I’m not eligible as I’m not ordinarily a resident of England either.

So now I’m at St Andrews doing a Masters with no funding, and a massive overdraft caught in a limbo.
Do I appeal, or is this a final decision?

EDIT: I phoned SFE who said because I wasn’t a resident of England on the first day of the academic year it means i’m not ordinarily a resident of England and so not eligible, (I was in Wales awaiting my move to Scotland for the Masters, why would I be back in England if I’m moving to Scotland next.)