This has probably been talked about a lot- but I’m having some serious doubts over my university, even though everything seems to be just how I imagined it.
When I chose my University, I chose it mostly for location and cost. I also went in knowing that I can’t afford to live on campus for more than a year which impacted my choice as well. Once I got here it was everything I expected, I wasn’t hit with the sudden burden of independence or anything, I’m happy with my choice of major (and my choice of attending college in the first place), and the campus is really everything I expected it to be… but I’m not happy here.
I really don’t feel like I fit in with the people here, even in my major, despite repeated attempts at forming friendships and getting involved. I don’t feel comfortable in my living space, not that my roommate/suitemates are bad people we just don’t talk (despite repeated attempts at the beginning to hang out and get to know each other).I’m just not comfortable here.
Knowing that I could only afford one year of on campus housing, I’m starting to feel like I wasted an opportunity to attend college somewhere different. I really just don’t know if I should continue on to the winter semester here- but I also don’t know if attending a different college on campus for a semester is even a feasible option at this point. I’m unsure if I could even take the winter semester off (so I don’t waste my limited funds on a college I’m not sold on) considering I haven’t been able to find a job.
I really just want to know if anyone else has experienced this before and how they went about it. Did you just push through? Did you transfer?
Thanks.