So, I am a sophomore in college starting the spring semester. To be quite honest, my college experience so far has been lack luster.
First, I want to talk about the school I’m at now. I go to a huge school (40k students) with a very party-oriented social scene. I have a few decent friends here, but in general, I feel extremely lonely here. One of my roommates is a very good friend of mine from high school, but over the past 2 years we have grown apart due to just a lack of commonality. Although I’ve thought about joining a frat, I realized its just not for me. My best friend goes to a school in the same state but 6 hours away.
Secondly, I truly have no idea what I want to do. The things I’m good at, I’m not interested in and vice versa. I’m currently a business major but in actuality, I have no idea what I want to do with my life. I feel like I apply to do things or for certain positions just as a resume builder. I was recently selected as the professional development chair for the honors program (I’m in the Honors college, 3.9 gpa) but have no idea what the position entails and why I’m doing it.
I guess you could say I’m very homesick right now (I always am right after breaks) but this is the worst it’s ever been. I don’t know if I should transfer schools to be with my friends and generally have a better college experience, take a year of absence to figure out what I want out of life and if I should return to my current school or transfer to a new one.
Further: there are two schools I am considering transferring to - the one in my hometown (school A) and the one where my best friend is at (school B). I feel like at either I would be more satisfied at. A is where my family is, and some high school friends that I still talk to. It’s also where the city that I love is at and is much better fitting that the city my current school is in. B is where my best friend is at, but it’s not as prestigious as the school I’m at right now.
My grandpa always told me that life is too short to be unhappy and that I should make changes when it’s necessary. I want to feel good about the college I go to because this is such a big investment. I’ve had some good times here but I think this is not the right school for me.
I definitely am going to give this decision some thought, but with how college has been so far, the lack of social satisfaction I have, and my current situation, I think I need to make a change.