I'm sorry you had a bad first day Honeybee. What can I say...Welcome to college! College is definitely NOT high school! You can't gossip and talk and stuff while you're in class. I don't know about your school or others, but at mine, that's just something that you don't do. That's for high schoolers to do. But don't worry, I'm sure you'll meet peeps once the semester goes on. Just give it time.
As far as books go, well sometimes that's how it is. It does suck but hey, it's college! I've just learned to deal w/ it. I don't know how large your school is but uh, mine has about 28,000 peeps. I'm sure you can imagine the bookstore lines I have to deal with. Hey, there's always the option of buying books online now. Lots of peeps do it these days cuz they hate the lines. I don't really mind. I always wait until about a week or so after classes have started before buying mine. That way, if I drop a class right away, I don't have to worry about taking the book back and waiting in the lines again.
And as far as the work load...frankly, I've heard worse. But that's college for ya
Like I said, it's NOT high school. You'll be ok. I know it's overwhelming, but you'll get used to it. It's like that at every college. Some might be a little better or a little worse, but overall, you're gonna have to do a lot more work than when you were in high school. Just do your best and keep your head high. Don't let it get ya down so quick. I've known a lot of peeps that have let their first bad experience w/ college get the best of them and then they do something drastic like drop out. It's not that deep. It's just college. More is expected of you now, that's all. Hey, you're working towards a degree in something that's gonna get you a great job hopefully. So a lot of professors, if not all, are trying to prepare you for your future career/job and life overall.
Again, I'm so sorry you had a bad first day, but trust me, it'll get better. Just use this angry energy to push you into making your college experience better.
Hey, if you want, you can email me further. I was an academic peer advisor during freshmen orientation for 2 years, so I've got some experience dealing w/ freshmen and helping them adjust to college. Plus, I've been in college for 4 and 1/2 years so I've got some experience under my belt. Cheer up, you'll be ok