and here everyone in my life is saying uni is harder

But I'm thinking of dropping out and getting my GED
Who is the everyone?
Bcs in my experience teachers try to scare you and shit to have you do your work
It also depends a LOT on the university you go to and the major you pick. Things like Law, medicine etc are BRUTAL
Then there isthe opposite end of the spectrum with things like philosophy (like no hate to ppl who study it, but it is just objectively simpler to learn)
And then there is middle of the pack things
I'd say it's bcs in uni you are treated with a lot more respect. There is a LOT less homework, there is a lot more leeway as far as the HOW you study goes (This differs from professor to professor, but for me, none of them even require attendance, so as long as I do the work they do not give a fuck if I am there at the lectures)
You have to self study a lot more, but the likelyhood that the topic you are studying is smth you care about precisely not at all is a LOOOOT lower.