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Daughter really not settled at university

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charlotte361 · 01/11/2023 22:27

DD is around 300 miles away and a difficult journey by car or public transport.He accommodatiom has no social spaces and is on narrow corridor and she doesnt feel very private in her room. The other girls in her accommodation flat r are quite bitchy and a;though nice to people'sr face bitch about and mock everyone behind their back including her ( she overheard them when they thought she was asleep).They dont seem to have any interests beyond going out and drinking which dd isnt averse to occasionally, but not every day.
She feels stressed all the time because of them, she doesn't eat or sleep well . She has made some friends through societies and her course . but they only do stuff with their housemates.
She speaks to me every day in tears because she is just so stressed and exhausted all the time. She has been to stay with a sibling for a few days after she had a minor injury
and has had friends from school come and sta. But 5 weeks in she is still very miserable and home sick

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Lottie4 · 04/11/2023 09:06

Definitely suggest she gets in touch with accommodation to ask if she can change flats - it might take 2-6 weeks but certainly worth doing.

I know it takes a lot of courage, but also she needs to be brave and reach out to anyone she likes, ie at end of lecture or society meeting if she's chatting on a one to one with someone, suggest a coffee, meeting in uni library to study together, something else she'd like to do.

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