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What are you most looking forward to about university? What worries you most about it?
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I think it's hard to pin down any one thing. There's the obvious - like a newfound sense of freedom and independence from the various and numerous pressures I have in my home life just now. I'm also looking forward to the extra challenge. Here in the UK your university course is specialised in one subject, not as much "general education" as there is in places like the US, and therefore the depth of the learning and difficulty of the coursework is escalated - particularly at Imperial, who has somewhat of a reputation for pushing its students hard. I look forward to having my interest and ability stretched to (and probably far beyond) its limits - and I will be surrounded by others who are equally passionate for, dedicated to, and capable in that specific subject (Theoretical/Mathematical Physics). I'm the only one in my year at school going into that particular area, so though I know many people who are very dedicated and passionate for their subject, I know very few who are interested in the same subject to the degree they'd want to talk about it with me. It'll also be nice to be around those who share my interest, is what I'm saying ^^
What worries me most is moving away from my current group of friends. It was only really this year that I bloomed like a little social butterfly, and it sucks to lose a cohort of amazing friends I've made as soon as I've met them. I'm not worried about making new friends, but more about losing touch with the old ones who mean a lot to me - almost all of my friends are going to the same university, and I'm not accompanying them, so it would be easy for me to end up being unintentionally squeezed out of the group.