It must be so different now since more courses can be delivered online. Back then, I used to really dislike commuting to school as the bus was also so packed going to the campus and coming back home; I’d feel exhausted after the commute, not because of the study.
Student’s life could be fun if you picked a club and dedicated your time to it. You can build your social circle with the people of the club you join.
The hardest part is definitely the exam period, presentation deadlines, and group work. Group work is the worst among those three, as you don’t get to pick people whom you wish to work with most of the time.