<p>Hello College Confidential Community,</p>
<p>I finished my freshman year with a 3.29 gpa (needs to be higher if I want to get into grad school). I went to a private liberal arts college (less than 700 students and not exaggerating over 35% commute and 25% go back to their homes on the weekends). I went to school because it gave me a good financial aid package and the school will allow me to study abroad for free ( would be included with my tuition). The school is in the middle of no where and I miss the energy of being in a city. I miss seeing people of all walks of life. I have learned so much by having conversations with people from different areas in the world. </p>
<p>The real problem is you might have guess it, I am very shy. I have made a couple of friends and they are great but it is not working out for me ( I always will hang out and eat out on the weekends). I want to change. I realize I like having conversations with people even if I only will see them 10 minutes in my lifetime. I love talking to people as you may have guessed. My low self-esteem shows by the way I carry myself, dress, and talk to people and I know that is stopping me from being the person I have alway wanted to be, a very generous confident young woman. I am volunteering but my confidence has always been a struggle for me. I am thinking maybe joining a bachata (a latin dance with origins in the Dominican Republic) dance group in my college town would probably help with my self-esteem.</p>
<p>I also have an issue with being in very loud places. I will have overcome this by counseling which is free at my school. I am also am contemplating whether to transfer or not because the school is not stable, it cutting staff, but luckily not in my program and honestly I do not know how long that would last. I also think maybe going to a school in an urban environment might benefit me more because I would see a variety of people from different cultures. Any suggestions? </p>