<p>I just received the news I have been rejected from my top-choice college. I don't want to give up on this college, though, because it had a very specific program I'm interested in and no other college has it. So I think I am going to go to an in-state open-enrollment college for a year or two, boost my GPA, and reapply. But I'm still really bummed, because I wanted to go in as a freshman. I'm a little concerned that not going in as a freshman will affect my social standpoint. Freshman have a thousand opportunities to meet new people, like special freshman socials, freshman orientation, freshman interest groups, taking larger, more general classes, and just being surrounded by other freshman also looking to make new friends. Without having these things, I'm concerned that I won't make as many friends at the new school as I could be. Thoughts?</p>
<p>Is it normally easy for you to make new friends? Would you live on campus at that place? Does your major require a lot of group work, or keep students in a lab or design studio for hours on end? Will you need a job on campus to help pay your expenses? Will you actually attend every transfer orientation meeting that you are scheduled for?</p>
<p>Happykid transferred from our local CC to a state U last fall. She hasn’t had any trouble making friends, but that may be due more to her major and her personality than to the university itself.</p>