<p>Are you depressed? Anxious? Maybe, you should consider talking with someone at Student Health services?? Some of the counselors/therapists can be immeasurably helpful. As well, you talk about being burned out; is it possible that you merely need a semester off not, necessarily, to transfer from Rice??</p>
<p>I would encourage you to talk to someone, especially since you allude to there being a lot more than you are writing here.</p>
<p>Best of luck to you. New situations can be hard, especially when coupled with the rigors of schoolwork.</p>