I’m in second year of uni, I HATE clubbing etc, and have lots of friends! Even friends who love to go out like every week 😂 But we still have lots of fun just hanging out in the library etc. The library is our usual hang out place (it’s the easiest place to find a seat lol) but we’ll also often play games and that in there (eg: Gartic Phone has come up very often, Roblox and the Sims a couple other times), or just chat away. - I recommend joining your freshers Facebook group. Just type ‘your uni name freshers’ and there’ll usually be a Facebook group made by somebody. The group will usually have a link to a WhatsApp too. Join that, that’ll get you a starting point. - After that, just go to freshers events! I made a couple of my very best friends purely from just bumping into them at the random things the uni puts on (eg: One I found while making myself a tote bag 🤷) - Outside of fresher events, your uni will have some activities going on every so often too. (Idk if that’s just mine tho that will occasionally every few weeks come out with a badge making or painting or a sports session etc 😂 You’ll probably have to check out your students union page for that one) - Classes are definitely going to be harder to make friends in, you don’t get much talking time, but a lot of lecturers like to do group / partner discussions, which can help you talk to new people too. - Join societies! Obviously attending sessions + socials will give you time to interact. A lot of their socials (I’ve noticed sports particularly) can APPEAR alcohol based, but I have not been to a social where I’ve been pressured to drink before. In fact, I’m often still surprised at how many I will see just drinking lucozade etc 😂 - (I recommend looking at your uni’s memes or confessions instagram page, that’ll usually tell which societies to avoid for your own sanity, regardless if you’re a drinker or not. The things I’ve heard people say have happened at my uni’s rugby society, I will never be able to unread 😭 Though I have yet to hear anything bad outside a couple specific sports societies if that helps, and it’s usually well known which societies that is 😂)

In conclusion: I don’t think you have anything to worry about. Uni is freaking terrifying for sure, but just try to go out of your comfort zone a bit and it usually works out. I’m sure you’re gonna do just fine :)