<p>I love it when the shoemaker's kid ends up with really, really great shoes! It's lovely that with all the advice you've given to help other people's kids find the perfect fit, your own daughter has found it. Congrats!</p>
<p>LaMom, Johnston and Beloit have a lot of similarities. Sure hope she wasn't dancing half-naked already though. She should at least wait until the second week of school for that. ;)</p>
<p>Drew00,
Hang in there. It takes some people a little longer to find their niche than others. I'm sure you'll find yours, and then you can tell us all about your happy dance too. Please feel free to PM me if you feel down and want to chat.</p>
<p>I'm not so sure. I haven't made any friends yet. I spend all of my time studying or reading in my room because I don't know the area very well. 4 of my 5 classes seem pretty easy. The classes are too big. Most of the students (in my bio class, in particular) don't seem to appreciate or care about education.</p>
<p>Drew, I'm so sorry that you're having a rough start. {{{Hugs}}} What I hear you saying is you don't yet feel connected, and that is understandable at a larger school.</p>
<p>If the classes feel impersonal, try seeking out the teacher(s) during their office hours, and asking them for suggestions for additional readings, or about aspects of the subject you'd like to know more about. Remember, that it's still early in the semester. It's likely that those intro classes will get harder as the semester goes along. </p>
<p>Have you looked to see if there are any campus organizations where you might find some like-minded students? Honor societies, clubs related to your major, perhaps even something like a foreign film club, where more intellectual kids would congregate? Keep in mind that many kids are also probably still in the "college fun frenzy" that attacks even the smartest folks in the first few weeks of school. </p>
<p>I know these may all seem like pretty trite suggestions when you're feeling a little lost and uncertain, but maybe they will help make things settle into place for you.</p>
<p>Drew, one other thought. Is it too late to change your course schedule - perhaps add at least one more challenging or perhaps an upper level class?</p>
<p>I tried to switch out of this seminar class (it's basically a welcome to college type course) that I didn't even want to take (my advisor forced it on my because she thought it was a bad idea to take 16 credit hours) into a poli sci or physics course, but they were all full. My school isn't even that large (15k undergrads) I'm not sure what the problem is.</p>
<p>It seems like everyone has already gone off into their own group of friends. I hardly see my roomate because he is out with his HS friends and his new friends from our floor.</p>