@Publisher no I don’t think so. When I went to a psychiatrist, they said they didn’t know what to classify it as
Hi! I just wanted to offer some support because I was in a very similar situation my first semester at Emory.
I had a really rough first semester. I pretty much had mental breakdowns weekly and faced a lot of horrid situations I was not used to (including going to the hospital and being at a party where half the girls were roofied). I ended up in a bad roommate situation where the girl I was with controlled my life and I could rarely relax in my own room. I didn’t have any friends really. I also had problems finding clubs because everything was application only.
Despite this, I stayed and managed to get a new roommate. I became best friends with her and then branched out more. I made a ton of new friends. I kept applying to clubs and found things I was interested in. I pushed myself harder and harder and tried keeping my grades up as best I could. I tried to make the best of my college situation and pushed myself to go into more social situations.
What I’m trying to get across is that things can get better. Although I know this isn’t true for all situations – I have a friend who transferred because her college was truly a horrid fit – but if you trust in the school and think things can turn around, I’d suggest to keep trying, to branch out, and to not let failures get you down. They don’t say anything about who you are as a person.
On another note, it’s fine if you don’t want to say, but is it all right if I ask which Ivy this is?