Is college commuting worth it for me?

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I was accepted to the university of connecticut campus in may. To my dismay, i was branched to a satellite commuter campus 40 minutes from my house in Milford to the Waterbury branch campus. Since uconn was my top choice i decided to give the commuter campus a shot. Now attending this campus for my first week i find myself bored, depressed, and quite frankly intimidated by the vast courseload. It takes me about 2 hours total just to get ready for and travel to the campus to classes and back home. I find myself vacant of any activities what so ever. As a high school student i emersed myself in extracurriculars and sports. Here it feels depressing because all i seem to do is go to class and go home with absolutely no social interactions. I find myself having to worry about when/ how ill manage paying for gas and my meals especially on days i have 3 classes.Not only that but i find myself questioning my very presence at this college or college career altogether. Id like to work as an emt however i dont think itd fit my schedule And im still asking myself Should i drop out of college?Should i transfer to a campus with room and board? Should i appeal to go to the main campus? Should i just begin a career as an emt and forget about my aspirations to study medicine?What would happen if i decided to drop out?

Now let me go a little further about myself. I was in the top third of my class, i did poorly freshman and sophomore year. I was a four year varsity athlete for track and cross country and i enjoyed my job as a lifeguard, Swim instructor, and tour guide for our cities historical society. Two words that would define me would be outgoing, and caring. As for my academics, i took mostly honors classes but the only exception was math which i seemed to do very poorly in. I completed my jr year with a 3.8, sr year with a 4.0 and avg in about a 3.5 gpa.I excelled in the sciences and i planned to pursue a career in health care. As a result i took emt classes and passed the tests no problem. As for my sat scores they weren’t up to par with my gpa, i had a 500 in reading 500 in writing, and 450 in math with a total of 1450/2400.

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OK, if you were willing to go to UConn. why not try moving to Waterbury? Is it too late to move into a dorm? Commuting is not being connected to the school, I agree. Even if it is a commuter school, there will be some students living on campus. Do well and try to transfer to the main campus after your soph year.

Most students who are premed never make it to med school, so that should not be only motivation for 4 year degree. The worst scenario is to go to college a year or two and drop out, with debt and lost wages. Maybe you have an inkling you really want to pursue the EMT route? Would that be through community college,like a 2 year program?.