<p>I currently attend UCLA. There's nothing wrong with the school but I want to live with my family and I feel like living somewhere without them is ruining my life. I don't want to just get through the next four years or two years or quarter or even week so I can live with them, I want to be happy and live my life, not just get through it. I want to transfer to a school near home so I can live at home. I am already enrolled here and am in three GE classes. I can drop the classes by this Friday with a fee. I would ultimately like to attend San Diego State. Should I go home and attend a community college? Will the courses I'm taking now transfer to there or should I drop the courses this week? Should I stay and earn 60 units so I can transfer directly to SDSU in two years? I have not lost much money in housing but I have paid tuition for this quarter. Thanks for your help.</p>
<p>You may be experiencing homesickness, and that is completely normal for every student to feel that way on their first year of college away from home. College is where everyone must learn to be independent. I understand about you wanting to live with your family while at college, but eventually you will have to learn to deal with it somehow. Have your study habits been declining? Are you feeling lonely or depressed? Are you feeling lost? If that’s the case, consider speaking with a counselor at your university about this.
Just stay in UCLA for your first year, and then you can transfer to SDSU on your second/third year. Learn to have independence. Transferring from a highly prestigious school to a community college will not look good.</p>
<p>I’m guessing you live in San Diego. That’s not that far from L.A. Some kids go across the country, even across the world for college. I suggest you stick it out. UCLA is a great school and you don’t want to destroy your career possibilities by going to a community college or SDSU just because you miss your parents for a short time.</p>
<p>Make some friends and you’ll miss them less. These days there are cell phones, video chat, etc to talk to your parents. And if you really have to see them, it’s only like a 3 hour drive. </p>
<p>Like Snow said, you need to find independence and learn to do things yourself.</p>