<p>I am a Biochemistry major, with a 3.343 GPA.</p>
<p>I am severely depressed :D! I go to a large public state university, California Polytechnic State University. I joined CC in order to get as many opinions as possible about my current situation. I have been depressed ever since I got here (6-7 months ago), and only now am I gathering the cojones needed for taking charge of my own life. But, of course, I don't want to go into this blindly. So I am looking for as many perspectives as I can get about my current situation.</p>
<p>Right now, as a result (or a cause) of my depression, I have a non-existent to small social circle. I don't have the safety net or anchor of a circle of friends. The people I meet here I do not "click" with. I have tried putting myself out there to meet new people, going out of my way to make friends, and I have come up short. I don't want to type up a wall of text so I'll try to sum it up as concisely as possible:</p>
<p>I am very depressed and overall very unhappy here. I have no social life, though I have tried to meet new people and make friends. I just don't click with the people here and severely dislike the location. It is very isolated here and makes me feel even more lonely. My grades are fine, and I even landed a summer internship in Champaign, Illinois. My question is: for the sake of my happiness, sanity, and overall emotional and mental health, would transferring be a good/plausible idea?</p>
<p>First, do you have clinically diagnosed depression? If so, what are you doing for that?</p>
<p>Second, do you want to change schools because of the school, or because of the depression? If it is because of the depression, young are likely to remain depressed, but in a different place. </p>
<p>Third- what have you done to really try to connect with your current school?
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<p>-It is not clinically diagnosed. And I am seeing a therapist, but this only started recently.</p>
<p>-A mixture of both I suppose. The school, academically, is great. Everything else (i.e. location, social activity, other activities) feel limited to me. I feel isolated, lonely, bored, inactive, and, worst of all, stagnant. The city is literally isolated: 2.5-3 hours away from the nearest big city, and I have no car. There are other issues concerning the school such as limited class choice, impacted classes, but, of course, these are a result of budget cuts and I understand that so that isn’t so much a problem. Also, the liberal arts side of the school lacks support and I am a pretty artistic guy, I like a good amount of culture. And if there is one thing this school really lacks in, it is diversity and culture. Not only ethnic diversity but also diversity in viewpoints and backgrounds. Generalizing, I know, but it has become more and more noticeable as time went on, and I find it bothers me.</p>
<p>-I’ve joined clubs, talked to classmates, talked to professors, went to our “craft center” for ceramics to meet other people of similar interests, gone downtown with people, ate at restaurants with people I’ve met, and tried to connect with everyone I could. I feel like a fish out of water with my peers, less so with professors.</p>
<p>well you shouldn’t use the socializing factor for transferring. colleges will just tell you to suck it up because no matter where you go it will be the same. you can use the liberal arts, diversity, and class choices as good reasons to transfer.</p>
<p>if you have just started working with a therapist, stick with it. Ask them for help with some of these decisions, as they know what is going on with you more, and can help you to problem solve through this and offer more suggestions.</p>
<p>if you really do start taking charge of your own life and happiness, transferring may not be a bad idea. it’ll give you a fresh start even though you’ll still have to go outside your shell to meet people. one of the reasons I want to transfer is because I felt bad socially for part of the year and even though I feel better now it’s hard not to attach my current school with bad things that have happened to me here. I’m also changing my major though. But if things had been better for me with my friends I don’t think I would’ve had the guts to transfer even though i think I can find a better program for me elsewhere.</p>
<p>You hate San Louis Obispo? Get out and hike and go to the beach. Many people think that area is paradise! I’d deal with the depression before deciding to transfer. it all may just be the depression.</p>