<p>It seems like most people who go to undesired schools end up liking them. I never had any intention of applying to my current school or any interest in it for that matter (funny story as to why I applied) and it ended up being my cheapest school.</p>
<p>I'm a sophomore and still hate it, so I've given it time and still hate everyone and everything about my school. Although I'm grateful I can go to a top school for so cheap, sometimes I wonder if I made the right choice as it has sent me into a downward spiraling depression being here. But then I think, is 4 years of happiness really worth going into 80k+ debt to have attended my top choice and dream school that I could not afford but got into? I used to be such an optimistic, happy person and I hate who I've become (while at school).</p>
<p>It seems like I'm in the minority in my dispassion for my school and I was just wondering if I made the right choice, and if anyone else hates their schools and is "sucking it up."</p>
<p>If you are going to a college in a colder climate, the winters can often be tough for everyone, especially with the lack of sunlight.</p>
<p>Try to check out a new set of activities and a new crowd of people, who may be non-students or students of a nearby college. You may find that you like the people and activities better at a nearby college, while you still take your courses at your current college.</p>
<p>Yup. Hate it. Hate everything about it. It’s why I’m transferring.</p>
<p>And I also have to say that after not experiencing winter for five-ish years, this one has been hell. It feels so depressing to have to wear this much clothes and still never be warm, have such a grey sky overhead, and nothing green.</p>
<p>Well saving money obviously hasn’t bought you happiness, I think you should just transfer. Life’s too short to spend it feeling miserable. Tomorrow you could be walking down the sidewalk when a dump truck loses control because its driver had a stroke and the vehicle slams right into you. Bam, life over, and you spent the last year and a half feeling depressed because of the school you went to.</p>
<p>Why don’t you transfer to a school that isn’t $80k/won’t put you into debt? Think about the worst parts of your school now. Transfer to a school that won’t have those worst features. It doesn’t have to be perfect, just go somewhere you can live with as opposed to your dream school.</p>
<p>RoxSox, I don’t think the OP goes to a school that is causing them 80k of debt right now. They are saying would it have been worth it to go their top choice which would have caused 80k of debt.</p>
<p>even though the school isn’t expensive (relatively), I hate my school. During break, I was having a blast walking around campus listening to animals. Now, people are coming back, and it reminds me how I really dislike college students in general. The white people here generally do not embrace racial/ethnic differences (idk about elsewhere), and the international students are generally snobbish kids from affluent families.</p>
<p>Transferring, unfortunately, is not really an option. If i were to transfer I honestly can’t imagine a cheaper option, and I’d most likely have to downgrade quality-wise. I keep telling myself the top-10 undergrad program for my major is worth it. I’m stuck :(</p>
<p>You might check to see if you can take one course a semester at another nearby college. That is allowed in many cases, particularly for courses not offered at your college. I’d pick a discussion oriented or small-group oriented class that will give you a chance to meet a completely different crowd. If you are a member of a minority, you might look for a class that attracts many students of that minority group. </p>
<p>Or, join a theater or other artistic group (they always need stage hands) which will open up a whole different crowd.</p>
<p>IMO there’s a difference between “not hating” your school or even being “unhappy” with it and being sent into a “downward spiraling depression.”</p>
<p>To the person that said that the problem is me, I don’t think it is. My school is just not a good fit for me at all. It’s not what I had imagined or hoped for in a school when I imagined myself at college. It’s a very tech and science oriented school with no sense of community or school spirit through sports, etc. and my dream school was/is a liberal arts college with division 1 athletics. Not that sports matter in my education, but just showing the difference between the schools and I think sports play a huge role in campus vibe. My current school and my dream school are just polar opposites. I guess I should have mentioned the fit problem in the beginning.</p>
<p>Oh Rox, you know I’m just nervous. I’m the quiet kid heading off to the college town–it’s an adventure for me. Maybe I’m being unfair to the demographic as a whole when I say that they’re “bums”, but I’m sure even you wouldn’t deny that Madison is no place for the abstemious shy guy.</p>
<p>Madison is a place for everyone except people who think they’re better than everyone else. There are all kinds of people here, even shy people. Most people are just as studious as you - they have to be to stay in school here. Sure, some party and are social as well. The two aren’t mutually exclusive at all. I know so many people who party with the best of them, but are academically curious and in college to really learn. There are so many wonderful people and if you write them off as bums you will NOT like it here. It’s one of the best schools in the country, of course it isn’t full of bums.</p>