i regret going to such a small uni

i picked newquay because the course sounded brilliant, and as a uni it's reasonably well-regarded in the animal husbandry/zoology field because you get a lot of practical experience working so closely with the zoo/aquarium. the course itself is great, the staff are great, that bit i enjoy.

but it's SO fucking lonely here dude. there's NO social life whatsoever—the uni doesn't do societies or clubs or have on-campus accomodation, so no dice there. newquay itself is fucking dead—there's next to no social groups (emailed about the archery group but have yet to hear back) in the whole town, minimal events, and NOTHING to do.

anything i am interested in runs on a thurs/fri night, which i work til 11pm. i've got my driving test on the 11th feb and buses are shocking round here, so struggle to get anywhere out of town.

i love the course and technically it's the best thing i could've picked because i'm gonna get practical skills, which i need in this industry, but FUCK it's lonely. all of my housemates avoid each other like the plague, and half the people on my course do the work from home and have stopped turning up to lectures, so there's only like 6 of us ever in class.

i just really wish i'd picked a zoology course at a bigger uni like exeter or something. or just not gone to uni at all, because as much as i'm enjoying the course, it's really lonely. i know the fix to loneliness is to put yourself out there and find people, and i'm really trying, but there's just NOTHING off season.

i miss home and my family, and my friends. when i'm not at work or lectures i end up in my room all day, either doing more uni work or indoor hobbies, and it's so fucking boring. i feel like i'm going crazy. i wanna start going to the gym, but can't afford a membership until i'm done with my driving lessons. all i do is go to my lectures/work, or spend my days waiting for either.

what else can i do? i love a night out, but i have no one to go with and know nobody. i've scoured facebook etc for social groups, but there's hardly any, and the few that there are are just old people like 'ladies that lunch'.

if my course wasn't a two year fdsc, i'd be seriously thinking about transferring to a different uni. as it is i'm technically only enrolled on the first year (certHE),,, and while i'd love to do the second year here because the modules sound fun, i'm seriously not sure if i can tolerate being this isolated for an entire year more. i don't wanna do a full bachelor's though; i wanna get into animal husbandry work asap, but so many jobs say i need a degree equivalent to a HND, which the certHE isn't. i would've done an apprenticeship instead of uni, had there been any here.

i just feel miserable. the highlight of my week is going home one night a week for driving lessons. i miss talking to people and doing shit besides just uni work and normal work.

edit: hell, i'd even be happy to go out somewhere and do something solo—an arcade, a museum, ANYTHING—but there's literally nothing except cafes, the cinema and the zoo/aquarium, which i've been to more times than i can count at this point. i love arcades, i like sports well enough, i like music... there just isn't anything to do and i feel like i'm going crazy.