<p>Hi all, </p>
<p>I am going into my third year in college at a large state school in Massachusetts (UMass) but credit wise I am still considered a sophomore (I’m a semester behind). I have had thoughts of transferring since my freshman year but due to me not wanting to disappoint my parents I decided to stay. I ended up joining a few clubs and even a sorority but things haven’t gotten any better for me. </p>
<p>To give a little background I am out of state and was pretty much an A/B student in high school. I also went to private school and really thrived off of the smaller class sizes and more individualized attention. I also enjoyed the closer connections I had with my peers and teachers. My parents really wanted me to attend a private university since they thought it would suit me best but I wanted to experience something new and now I’m paying the price.</p>
<p>Being just a number and having no connections has really affected me and my grades. I have struggled each semester and have been getting by with B’s and more C’s (even failed two courses) and my GPA has greatly suffered because of it. I’ve been very homesick and besides my sorority, I don’t have much of a social life either but lately I’ve honestly grown real distant from Greek life. I’m also paying over $30k to attend here. </p>
<p>I have dreams of attending a decent grad school for Social Work but at the rate I’m going I’m starting to worry that my chances are close to none. I’m also just unhappy in general because I had such high expectations for college. </p>
<p>I’ve been considering transferring to a smaller private university closer to home but my question is, is it worth it? It’s too late to apply for the fall 2014 semester so I’d have to wait till either spring or fall 2015 and by then I should have enough credits to be considered a junior. So is it worth leaving that far in and possibly losing credits or stay and endure another two years? </p>
<p>Any help and advice will be greatly appreciated! </p>