<p>I feel like I missed out a lot on my college experience. I just transferred to Cornell with 60 credits. My senior year of HS I did a bridge program with my local CC to get college credits and make my application look better for colleges. The school was pretty depressing, I didn't really make any friends there, but knew a few from HS. I think it really helped my application, taking harder courses and I did very well, but I missed my friends and sports teams. Cornell was my #1 pick, but I didn't get in. I went to one of my safety schools for a year and got accepted for a transfer to Cornell. I really didn't enjoy it there, but I tried. I made friends at first, but they all started doing there own thing and stopped including me in things they did. I tried to make new friends, but they always sort of pushed me away and preferred just hanging out with their circle of friends. So, I had no friends for most of the year and feel like I really missed out on having fun at school. Because of that I have 1 college year done, and then over 30 credits from the HS bridge program and summer courses that would knock off 1 year of college, so I only have 60 credits left to take. I'm really excited I'm going to Cornell, but I'm wondering if instead of taking 15 credits for 4 semesters, I should take 12 for 5 semesters and having more time to experience college life? I know it sucks paying for another semester, but I think by taking 12 credits I can get a higher GPA and get more involved in clubs. I also want to join a frat there, they seem like a lot of fun, good networking, and friends I'll have for the rest of my life. I think 4 semester might not be enough time to be in a frat because I'll spend 1 semester pledging and junior year seems kind of late to join.</p>
<p>TL;DR- Missed out on first 2 years of college ( Credits from HS would make me graduate a year early). Should I stay 5 semesters instead of 4 to experience college more and have fun?</p>