<p>I am a commuting student and I find that I am unable to establish meaningful friendships with other students mainly because they seem to be really close to their dorm friends.</p>
<p>Sure I have lunches with a couple of "acquintances", but I am seriously looking to transfer to a distant university so I can actually live in a dorm. And it's not like I'm not making an effort either; I am involved in a few clubs etc.</p>
<p>Anyone else have a similar situation?</p>
<p>Yeah, you just have to put in extra extra effort if you are a commuter. Bonds between dorm people are growing and growing.</p>
<p>Yeah I'm in a similar situation and I live in an on-campus apartment. So just because you live in the dorms means the problem will be solved. Things will get better later on hopefully.</p>
<p>I suppose it's harder when you commute to a school where most students live on campus. My school is the opposite...most students commute, so commuters don't have a problem making friends. I lived in a dorm for two years and I'm currently in my third year as a commuter at another school. I am an introvert and not very socially active but living on or near campus is the best since it keeps you close the school world. I live 20 miles from school while most of my classmates live closer to it.</p>
<p>I don't think I am an introvert, I mean I wasn't the most outgoing student in HS but I went out on weekends at least every other weekend etc... I really miss my HS friends back home :(.
Guess I gotta tough it out.</p>
<p>I am. I commute, but I am transferring. I hate my university, and I actually can't stand the organization that IS for commuters but that's a whole other story. It seems like the aquantinances I made in the organizations that I am part of have all fallen apart after Thanksgiving break. I'd never live in a dorm though, I'm just not a dorm person (I crave and need my space and privacy or I'll go crazy). I have met other commuters, but it's just hard because they have lives outside of school since they're not dormers. I miss my HS friends too. At least they were real friends, not...well, whatever the ones here are.</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>Well, you shouldn't say that you aren't a dorm person since you haven't tried it. The experience is what counts, and learning how to deal with problems, etc along the way.</p>
<p>I did try it. I don't like it. I did it for an over-the-summer program a few years back, and I vowed to never do it again.</p>
<p>I am definitely a dorm person... (my HS was one of those private boarding schools)</p>
<p>I should probably mention I have a high amount of "Only Child Syndrome". Never had to share a bathroom. Never had to share my space. I'd do better in an apartment by myself than a dorm. But hey, it's good for some and bad for others :) </p>
<p>Hey...does your college have an organization for commuters? If not, you could try to start one? Just a thought. Good luck again :)</p>