honestly that could be normal, vw has a very tight clutch that catches and engages and disengages at a very narrow range and after driving them daily for work for years I was the same way when I got my first mazda manual very wide engagement range, easiest thing in these cars is to push it all the way down shift let up almost half way then start in to give it gas I think they do that to keep people without much manual experience from riding the clutch. just practice doing that in one quick motion in a parking lot or empty road a few times and you will find it should engage about half way and once you get halfway down you can push quick, shift quick let up half way and then start gassing it and proceed as you always do. however the 2010-13s had an issue with weak clutch disks so you may have the clutch inspected if you are unsure, or it really does just feel wrong even after a few weeks or so, as it took me a few weeks to get used to it, then I loved it and hate other clutches now. granted I have an auto now (no manuals in my price range this time around, sucks but hey got a fully optioned one, so) the manual states a little about the clutch and their info maybe helpful to get you used to it. its hard to describe how you will know when you found where it engages and start getting used to it but you will.
also the mileage will help us out as well, please post that.
