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University visit

piggy1401

Hello,

I have applied for a summer programme at the university that i really like. this means i have a welcome day (tomorrow), 2 taster lectures and a 2 day residential. which all sounds very exciting and scary.

i emailed and asked for an itinerary for tomorrow however i have had no reply. i really don't want my autism to stop me from doing this as I think it's really going to help me make the decision. however, i know absolutely no one going. i know nothing about what's going to happen. i have been there once so don't know where anything is. and am slightly worried i am going to spend all day looking like a loner. 

i just need someone to be super positive and tell me it's going to be great. however honest advice would also be helpful

thanks,

Alisha xx

  • I did this when I was in year 12 or 13 (which was a really long time ago now!!) It was very informative, I think there was a talk for parents at the drop off time and we weren’t given the itinerary in til then. The lecturers were in the same place as well so it was easy to find.  It was also a massive eye opener to uni life in general. After spending so many years under the microscope at school it was a shock to be completely unsupervised at first! I was given a room in the halls of residence, I got woken up by the cleaning lady 2hrs after I was supposed to have left on the last morning because I overslept. True uni experience! 

  • Hi Alisha. I think you’re  going to be fine. Its a great idea to sample the feel of the place in a concise programme of this kind. It will reassure you a lot - or at least will hep you re-assess, hopefully positively. 

    You reminded me of an experience I had. As a post-grad. I went to university in my home town (being the homebird and risk averse person I am) but later did a distance-learning course that required me to spend one week every year (for three years) in Aberystwyth. I dreaded the first one coming round as I hate the unknown. But that first  trip ended up being really lovely. The next two I enjoyed just as much, and looked forward to them even. Wales was wonderful, the university was such s friendly place, and (improbably for me - Im socially anxious to an extreme) I made three friends - two English, one from Derry- who I wish I’d made more effort to stay in touch with afterwards. Its fairer to say they made friends with me, as I never initiate that sort of thing- it feels so presumptuous for someone as boring/unappealing as me to do that. Anyway, they were kind and i was grateful. 

    But trust me, if I could get through it and enjoy the experience, anyond can.