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3) FIRST YEAR SUCKS. First year is a shitty version of high school for most university students. Mostly because you are doing similar stuff and getting shitty marks for it. That's life. Stick it out. In a couple of months it'll be over and in a year you'll be saying "FINALLY"
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Agreed. I'm in my 5th (and last!) year of my undergrad, and my first two years were mostly mind numbing and yes, depressing. There's a lot that goes into this. Being fresh out of high school, its a hard adjustment. Going to college is so exciting, then you get there and you have to take gen ed classes that have nothing to do with what YOU want to do with your life. If you have a set path, your classes do get better, I promise.
As for the part time job-QUIT I realize that this isn't a possibility for everyone. I also worked a part time job the entire time I've been in college (some years more than others). If you can't get scholarships, get loans. You'll look back and wish you had taken the time that you spent at work to study more, and make connections with people. You can also find workstudy on campus that is much more convenient that working off campus.
MAKE FRIENDS MAKE FRIENDS MAKE FRIENDS. Again, something else I didn't do until the end of my sophomore year. Everyone in college finds their group of friends pretty quickly, and it gets harder to make social connections the farther you are into your time there. There are so many opportunities for this as a freshman. Go to the cheesy social events that the campus puts on, this will help relax you and get your mind off of work and studying.
Good luck, I hope everything goes well!