<p>I'm currently attending a really, really small high school. We have about 50 seniors or so. I've never got to enjoy the "high school" life or anything of that sort. Never attended parties or such, since there are not many. All the kids in our school usually goes to the movies with their friend. I only talk to two or three people outside of school. Sadly, I only hang out with one. It's such a small school that it's so hard to make friends. I've always wished that I attended a big high school. It seems that kids there gets to enjoy the party scene, gets to know people more, and become more outgoing. That is why college will be a big get-away for me. I would be able to go out and make new friends. Since I wanted to get out so much, I applied to all OOS schools and a few in states only. I got rejected by all the OOS schools and now I'm planning to stay in state for a year to bring up my college GPA and transfer. What I am feeling now is that I will also be missing out the college life. By the time I transfer in, people are already hanging out in groups. I will be the outcast :(. Should I just pick an instate school and attend it all the way or should I transfer out? Anyone have similar experiences? I really don't want to make my college life like high school again. I really, really want to get the college experience. Just a small rant :), sorry.</p>
<p>Will your parents pay for wherever you go to college? If so, there are still schools that will probably accept you. </p>
<p>What are your grades and test scores?</p>
<p>If money is a concern, then it’s likely that the schools that rejected you may not have been affordable anyway. Where did you apply?</p>
<p>What state are you in?</p>
<p>Why so caught up with going OOS? You’ll still get the “college experience” at an in state school.</p>
<p>^ Everyone in my school is staying at the same in-state school that I’m going to attend! 
I only applied to two. One is a commuter school, where no one does anything except go home on the weekend. The other one is a party school, but it is also so tiny (5k people) and most of the seniors in our school are going there also. So it’s like partying with my high school friends all over again. My parents won’t be able to pay for me. That is why I am very concern about transferring. I know that transfer students don’t get as much aid as freshmen students. I’m currently looking into UCs and NYU. Do you guys know how those two schools work out for transfers? My H.S. GPA is around a 3.2 and my SAT is really low. I’m retaking the SAT soon.</p>
<p>At a school with 5,000 students, you’re worried about not meeting anyone new outside your circle of 50 high school classmates?</p>
<p>Sorry, I wanted to re-word that.</p>
<p>^ It’s a school with 5k ppl including graduates and undergraduates.</p>
<p>Freshmen class is only about 700 students.</p>
<p>Still, I want to break out of that circle. And, I really don’t like the enviroment. It’s really…“dead”, if you know what I mean.</p>
<p>I wanted to go to a big school with 2k freshmen kids.</p>
<p>If your parents can’t pay, and you need good financial aid, and you don’t like the schools that you got into this year, take a year off to make a better list and reapply. If you can raise your SAT score you may have a few more options. However, there is nothing to do to improve that HS GPA, so your options will be limited.</p>
<p>To get good aid as a transfer, you will need stellar grades. Can you pull that off at a community college? That may be a better option than the state U you dislike. To improve your social life, choose a lot of classes that require interaction with your classmates either in labs, theater productions, or study groups.</p>
<p>Lastly, while a social life is important, if your goal is to transfer out, there will be many nights when you will need to choose studying over hanging out with friends. Are you ready to commit to that?</p>
<p>Did you not do anything outside of high school at all? Like volunteering, work, community clubs, there is a whole world and in college all you need is ten friends, seriously, the rest are pele to hang with. Fnd clubs that are new to you in school.</p>
<p>My daughter ended up at a school with kids from her school. She rarely saw them. It will be fine. Go in with an open mimd and you can have a great experience. Don’t do the commuter school. You will have 600 other freshman to meet ay the small school and that is plenty.</p>
<p>And remember if you goin with the idea of transferring the more attractive student you are ie grades, recs, activities, the better chance you have…so go in with a plan to make the most of what you have looking to the future…</p>
<p>What state is this…I’m fascinated</p>
<p>Don’t stress! My college had 1400 people - far less than my huge high school - and I made a ton of friends. Are you living on campus?</p>
<p>^ Yes, if I attend this school, then I will be living in campus.</p>
<p>If you go into school with this attitude, you will undoubtedly hate it. You can go to a small school full of people you went to high school with and still meet all new people. Having an open mind can do wonders.</p>