How did you find university?

I'm currently a second year university student. What i have found is that student societies have been the best thing for me. Within course mates not everyone is that interested in the subject. Some people just do the degree for to achieve extra money when leave university , experience university, just because don't want to get a job yet, parents encouraged them. Some people may have only choose that course just because they are good at it. Even though i take a very 'nerdy course' (mathematics) a lot of coursemates tend to actually not talk about the course much they tend to talk about their nights out, their own societies and general life. As many autistic people do i find it hard to talk about anything outside my interests so this is sometimes hard to make connections with other people on my course. 

Whereas, in societies we often spend a lot of time together doing our interests and talking to people that's why i felt like i find it easier to make more friends that way. I am involved in trampolining and i still stand by that without being involved in a society i do not feel like i would have made though even a semester. Societies have helped me feel not alone even though i don't always like socialising. They have helped me find a community and make my university feel like home.

Sadly at my university, many (not all) of the societies were just drinking societies under the guises of 'snowsports society', 'fashion society'. Thankfully I found my niche, and it sounds like you did too. Well done for havering the bravery to join a society. 

Sadly at my university, many (not all) of the societies were just drinking societies under the guises of 'snowsports society', 'fashion society'. Thankfully I found my niche, and it sounds like you did too. Well done for havering the bravery to join a society.