Thanks for the replies people. Didn't expect advise this quickly.

Bleebles - I guess I was just thinking out loud with the "grab life by the horns" comment. When you are unhappy like I am I think it can make you feel pathetic because I chose to do this course, yet I am not happy, so by quitting, I would feel more in control of my life. But you're right, it is not necessarily the most assertive thing to do. Thanks for your post. I relate so much to the way you used to interact with people. It's something I've had since school but it has been amplified here due to how I behaved at the start.

Sneaks - Thank you also for your post. You're right about being proactive. I just got myself so messed up in the first 2 weeks that I felt like all I could hear was white noise when anyone spoke to me in class. Things are definitely improving, but I'm not as happy as I was when I had a job last year...

Any more advice would be welcome thank you.

Hi all,

I know that these decisions need to be made by me but I have read a lot of threads on here where people give good advice (not necessarily an all out answer).

So, I'm 6 weeks into a course. I went through serious depression and worry in the first 2 weeks due to doubts about the course/what I want to do with it/whether it was worth the money etc. and I am only just starting to feel normal again. The doubts are still there though. Subsequently, I made no effort with anyone and made a really bad first impression (I came across as arrogant and as though I already had friends elsewhere, when I didn't, I just hated being there so much that I went home immediately after the lectures).

To add to this, I feel alienated on my course. Everyone has made pretty tight groups, pretty quickly. I feel like I don't fit in because of this and because everyone seems to be so sure that this is where they want to be. I am struggling to relate to anyone on my course. This, plus the fact that my new flat mates (in campus halls) all have established friends elsewhere and are not interested at all in socialising.

My doubts about the course, combined with lack of socialising is making me wonder, are the benefits of having an MSc in general, worth this loneliness and unhappiness I am facing??? Should I continue and hope things improve? Or should I grab life by the horns, quit my course and take some happiness back???

Just putting my feelings out there to see if anyone can shed some light??

(p.s. i am currently looking for a club or society to join, but my universities student union is pretty pathetic. The main societies are international student societies...)