u/purplestars12

I have been at uni for about 3 weeks now and I am commuting, and I already feel like dropping out.

The workload already feels intense with assignments being set, the journey has been a struggle as I am running late everyday, I have not been able to socialise with anyone, and essentially I just feel like shit.

I don't know what to do

I need to choose a laptop and order it in about a day as it will not arrive on time for the start of uni otherwise and I have been looking for days so if anyone can help it would be greatly appreciated

United Kingdom

• Budget

£1,400, maybe £1,500, I don't mind going maybe £50-£60 over but a laptop under £1,500 would really be preferable

• Are you open to refurbs/used options?

No

• Screen size

13''/14'' or bigger

• Weight limit

1.53kg or under as I usually carry a packed bag and get back pain - my current one is 1.7 kg

• Purpose

Uni/College for comp sci, also general usage

• Form factor

Standard form

• Intended usage

Probably coding software, maybe stuff to do with graphics I am not really sure. Games as well as I might start playing

• Desired battery life

12 - maybe 10 but will need for long hours

• Please list, in order of most important to least important, the priority between Size, Weight, Performance, Battery life

Performance, Weight, Battery Life, Size

• Info/Requirements

minimum 32 GB of RAM, 1TB SSD, HDMI and usb ports (other ports are also welcome), dedicated GPU (I am not really knowledgeable on this but I know I need something more than integrated graphics)

Backlit keyboard (white preferably), camera shutter, 120 Hz screen, again lightweight, also I want the laptop to look 'sleek' in a way and have colour options (cream, gray etc)

These two would be exactly what I want but they are out of stock
https://business.currys.co.uk/catalogue/computing/laptops/windows-laptop/asus-vivobook-s-15-oled-15-6-laptop-intel-core-ultra-9-1-tb-ssd-blue/N565394W?from=category&heat=title

https://www.currys.co.uk/products/asus-vivobook-s15-oled-15.6-laptop-copilot-pc-amd-ryzen-ai-9-1-tb-ssd-cool-silver-10286939.html?msockid=24586718365764521652719d37646518

Here are laptops I have been looking at but they are out of stock/not avaliable/don't suit requirements:

https://www.lenovo.com/gb/outletgb/en/p/laptops/yoga/yoga-pro-series/yoga-pro-7i-gen-9-14-inch-intel/83e2x023uk

https://business.currys.co.uk/catalogue/computing/laptops/windows-laptop/lenovo-yoga-slim-7-prox-14-5-laptop-intel-core-i7-1-tb-ssd-dark-teal/N712029W

https://business.currys.co.uk/catalogue/computing/laptops/windows-laptop/lenovo-yoga-slim-7-prox-14-5-laptop-amd-ryzen-9-1-tb-ssd-grey/N574466W

https://business.currys.co.uk/catalogue/computing/laptops/windows-laptop/lenovo-yoga-slim-7i-ultra-aura-edition-14-laptop-copilot-pc-intel-core-ultra-7-1-tb-ssd-seashell/N750268W?from=category&heat=title

https://www.currys.co.uk/products/asus-zenbook-14-oled-14-laptop-intel-core-ultra-7-1-tb-ssd-ponder-blue-10285788.html

https://www.lenovo.com/gb/en/p/laptops/ideapad/ideapad-slim-series/lenovo-ideapad-slim-5-gen-10-14-inch-amd/83hxcto1wwgb2

https://www.lenovo.com/gb/en/p/laptops/ideapad/ideapad-500-series/ideapad-slim-5-gen-10-16-inch-amd/len101i0118

https://www.lenovo.com/gb/en/p/laptops/ideapad/ideapad-slim-series/lenovo-ideapad-slim-5a-gen-11-14-inch-amd-laptop/len101i0131

https://business.currys.co.uk/catalogue/computing/laptops/windows-laptop/lenovo-yoga-pro-7-14-5-laptop-amd-ryzen-ai-9-1-tb-ssd-luna-grey/N694641W?from=bundle&heat=title

https://business.currys.co.uk/catalogue/computing/laptops/windows-laptop/asus-vivobook-s-15-oled-15-6-laptop-intel-core-ultra-9-1-tb-ssd-blue/N565394W?from=category&heat=title (this one would be exactly what i would want)

what is the uni actually like, negatives, positives, things to know etc,

I feel so depressed and out of it I can't even shower or eat. I am addicted to TikTok and can't get myself to delete it I have even tried app blockers but I just bypass them. My room is a pig sty, I eat my first meal every day between 3pm and 6pm even though I am awake since 11am, I even failed my exams because of this and I will probably not get into uni.

My friends are not messaging me at all and I am tired of always initiating it, I literally just want to go away I can't do it anymore. When I get angry I hit my head really hard and so now I have constant headaches. Family is hard as well everyone is stressed and as the most able child (me and my siblings are autistic but I am the least severe) I am expected to just get through it but I can't.

I can feel my brain going and being eaten and losing its capability- I just to be so smart and now I can't even floss my teeth.

I am so tired of this I can't get through it someone please help me

bro i am actually so done with this i don't think i'm going to make my uni offer and A*'s seem gone.

i am literally a vegetable and i don't even know where to start and when i do it takes 3949758304 years to get half way through a topic

fm1 literally fried me so idek if i'll pass further math

english paper 3 and cs paper 1 ON THE SAME DAY and math the day after are going to fry me i legitimately can't drag myself to do anything i feel numb and actually no pressure but i know after exams and on results day i am going to be misreable

what can i even do anymore i have to get those grades but idk how to cram

I literally cannot revise I feel really depressed and feel like nothing is worth it anymore

I missed my math lesson today and I have been unable to revise

I don't have anyone I can speak to

I can't not get A*'s please if someone can help

I literally cannot get myself to study at all and I have exams tommorrow and I feel so low and down and my executive dysfunction is just terrible

i have 9 exams in 3 weeks and need A*'s how do i cram them

i literally can't get myself to do work and feel like i am in a slump can anyone provide any help i need really high grades

How can I study for my exams in 2 days idk what to do or how to structure I have 3 exams every week for next 3 weeks back to back

I have done very little for english today (about an hour) and then in the break went on my phone, went downstairs, went on my phone, ate dinner and got into the telly, and now back up stairs on reddit

edit: going back to reality and I am going to update about what happens next later on

I had panicked really bad in the morning and cried and refused to get up and was crying going into the exam which I believed messed up my timing so I did not do a question - I need an A* in English for uni so idk what to do