<p>So I'm over at the University of North Carolina. I was not ready to make this decision this spring and I think I made a mistake when I chose this school. It's the night before the first day of classes and I have just not connected with the other students and the university's mission or way of working. It just seems like I don't fit in at all and I think it's be cause most of the school (82% to be exact) is in-state and I'm from Chicago.</p>
<p>What I'm considering is just to go home before the drop period ends and working for a semester. In the spring I would take community classes or an abroad program with classes and then apply as a first year student next year at the school I probably should have been but chose not to go to because my sister and dad are legacies and I was just saying no because I felt pressured into going there and wanted something separate that was my own. I should have just taken that out of the picture and asked myself what I really wanted. I always saw myself there anyways but I just assumed that was because we went on a ton of alumni retreats when I was a kid.</p>
<p>Is that a good idea? If I wanted to transfer, I would have to be here for 3 semesters at least to get the right transfer courses done and I do not want to have to really...</p>
<p>I am kind of in the same situation with hating the college I am currently at. I was on the fence about continuing my studies in pre-veterinary medicine or to switch and go for something like nursing. I decided to come to a four year university to continue pre-vet studies, but now that I’m here, I hate it. Like you, I don’t get along/fit in with really anybody. (Not to mention, the dorm life here really sucks!!) I should have just stayed around where my family lives and gone for nursing. I would drop out and work for a semester, but my parents would kill me and constantly tell me how lazy I am.</p>
<p>I would definitely say go with your gut, otherwise you will be like me and be stuck at a college you really don’t like. Not only will you be stuck at a college you don’t like, you will have to sit there for what seems like an eternity regretting not going to the other college.</p>
<p>Be careful that taking CC classes in the spring don’t ruin your “incoming freshman” status at your new target school. Double and triple check that information…</p>
<p>If you have the support needed from your parents to do this gap year, then go ahead. I suggest working or finding an internship during your gap year.</p>
<p>Wow, be grateful of your opportunities. Classes haven’t even started yet, maybe you’ll go to your classes and meet some really cool people. SOooooo many people would love to be in your position. Are you at Chapel Hill? Like, take advantage of your situation, join some clubs!
Like seriously, think of this as a challenge, if you land a great job and you haven’t met your coworkers but you feel like they aren’t going to like you, are you just going to quit? No. </p>