<p>Alright, so I'm usually a very independent person but being at college makes me feel so lonely and depressed. I'm fine being by myself, but the fact that I'm constantly surrounded by other people enjoying themselves makes me miserable. I'm incredibly unhappy being so far away from home and have started to consider transferring or taking a year off. I have no idea what I want to do with my life, I chose this school because it was the best one I was accepted to and not a financial burden.</p>
<p>I'm now thinking of transferring home, everyone here knows they want to do something amazing and all I want is a simple job--I don't need to change the world. There is a local school where I could get my degree and become a radiographer, a good job.</p>
<p>I haven't been here long, classes haven't even started but I'm already so unsatisfied with everything.</p>
<p>I realize this is a common issue with many freshmen but I could really use some advice</p>
<p>First of all, everyone who’s going to do something amazing isn’t. They might all think they’re going to be cancer curing surgeons but the reality is, most will never even make it to med school. </p>
<p>Second, what you’re feeling is normal. Seriously. My current roommate, salutatorian of her high school and on a free ride to my university, was considering dropping out and going to the community college back home. Why? She was unbelievably homesick and felt inferior to everyone else on campus. Her parents made her a deal, wait a year and if you still want to transfer, we’ll let you. Today she’s unbelievably happy at the school because she carved out a niche which has allowed her to have a paid internship at exactly the kind of job she hopes to have. </p>
<p>My advice to you is to wait it out. If you can afford the school, wait a semester or year before deciding to transfer. In the meantime, go to professor’s office hours, join clubs that interest you, and try to branch out whether it be forming study groups, activities you’ve never tried but find interesting, or whatever.</p>
<p>These feelings usually subside by the second month. Also remember, Skype exists and there will be breaks for you to come home. As a final note, most freshmen, even those who live a couple of hours away, get homesick although when they get back they realize home isn’t what it used to be. Their high school friends moved on with their lives, their parents are treating them differently, etc.</p>