going to ual in september and want some insight!

hi! i'm sure there's an abundance of posts asking all about how ual truly is. i may or may not have read them all, but i still wanna make a tailored post for myself.

so for starters, i am a chinese international student who's gonna study the ba course of interaction design. lowk i predict that it's going to be 70% chinese students, which in itself isn't an issue. it's just that chinese people, especially those that have mostly lived in china, aren't too fond of me 😭

that and the toxicity of asian friend groups! even though i'm a rather social person and i don't find it hard to make friends, i have a slight fear of being outcasted within the class due to the kind of people that will be there. of course, imma try to keep a positive attitude. but after hearing all the talk about how the people at ual are often not the nicest, i'm kinda scared to say the least! i also got a studio so there goes my chances of making friends from that..

i also hear quite often that ual isn't worth it? personally, i'm quite a proactive person and i'll be striving to be attending all sorts of events and not staying inside all day. i'm good with independent learning! i find that by following what i want, i get the best results.

anywho, what do you guys think?