‘It’s true, time really is a healer’: How I eventually settled into university

Moving away from home for the first time can be daunting. For some, they can’t get away quick enough, and this was definitely how I felt when I got my conditional offer. Although, you never truly know how you’ll feel until you’re there.

Being an extrovert, I assumed I would settle in as well as the next person. But anxious thoughts stopped this. While most people were partying during freshers’ week, I confined myself to my bedroom struggling to adapt to my new surroundings.