"take it hard" vs. "learn the hard way"

You wrote:

I have taken it hard that a bigger city provides better chances and atmosphere for students to study and learn.

I didn’t understand this sentence, unfortunately. I didn’t understand the phrase I have taken it hard in the context of the sentence. Here is one possibility:

I have learned the hard way that a bigger city provides more opportunities for students…

Take something hard = have a difficult time emotionally because of an event or outcome. Example: John’s girlfriend just broke up with him. He’s taking it hard.

Learn the hard way = learn from experience, usually by experiencing failure. Example: Jen learned the hard way that the only way to get through the TOEFL is to study a lot. ( = Jen didn’t pass the TOEFL because she didn’t study. After she studied, however, she passed. It was a difficult lesson for her, but now she knows that passing the TOEFL involves a lot of studying.)

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