Uni is f***ing brilliant! Go! You meet new people and make new friends - EVERYONE is in the same position as you ('new'!) so don't be afraid!
Don't hesitate, get yourself to Uni you will have the time of your life!
I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.