Is it wrong that I don't want the "college life"?

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<p>Okay, so I had posted another thread about being at a new school, and i've given it a few days and feel somewhat differently. I was at a music school, met a ton of cool people, but decided to change my major, and didn't love what the school was offering for me. So by the time I decide, it's too late to transfer for the fall semester. So I take online classes through a community college for fall and spring. Now I've transferred to a new school in the same city as my old school. Yes, I'm a bit homesick, but I know I can get over it, as I've done it before when I lived away from home for a year. </p>

<p>The thing is, I feel like I'm in a different place mentally than other people, or than I thought I'd be. When I was home, I couldn't wait to get back to the college life, but now that I'm back at school I'm not so thrilled. My classes are pretty good, and I'm meeting a lot of people through lots of clubs and intramural sports, but my heart really isn't in it. </p>

<p>In a lot of ways, I feel like I just want to get my degree and move on with my life. I understand that I need a degree to get a solid job, but I don't really care for the whole life here. It's possible for me to commute to a school closer to my home NJ/NYC or even live at school but be able to come home. </p>

<p>Don't get me wrong, I'm feeling a little homesick, but I KNOW it's something I can get over. I just feel like commuting or going to a school in NYC/NJ would allow me to escape from college life a bit. I can live independently and function perfectly fine, but being at college 24/7 is getting me down. </p>

<p>Any advice anyone can lend?</p>

<p>Oh and it would be much cheaper to go to another school, because the one I'm currently at is exorbitant. </p>

<p>-Chris</p>

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<p>That’s totally fine. There’s no real “right” way to do college. Plenty of wrong ways though!</p>

<p>If it’d be easier on your finances then maybe it’d be the right choice. Perhaps you could also rent an apartment near your school that isn’t student-oriented. That way you could still go to school-related functions and get your ‘college time’ but come home to a hopefully quieter apartment with less folks around. You’d be living more like an independent person who’s just working instead of a college kid.</p>

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<p>Right now I’m weighing the possibility of an internship that I can only get in Boston and being a semester behind by withdrawing with heading back home. This internship is pretty awesome, but I don’t know if it’s worth dealing with living on campus and stuff until December</p>

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<p>You don’t have to be the traditional college student. I don’t really like the taste of alcohol that much and parties make my social anxiety kick into overdrive. Just yesterday I was talking to my dad about something in physics when I went to pick up my books from the bookstore to avoid eye contact with a bunch of girls walking by. </p>

<p>I’m still going to join math and physics clubs, though. I imagine I’ll have a lot of fun with the people there. I live off-campus and it’s quiet & nice. I’m trying to get an internship as well as a data analyst or from NASA and definitely don’t need the distractions on campus. I commute, but it isn’t exactly that far to get there (15 min away). My heart wasn’t in my CC when I was there for a few years.</p>