This may be long, but I need to say it. So I’m an upcoming sophomore and I’m set to move back to school in 2 days, and as it gets closer I just get more anxious and dread going back. My first semester of college was absolute hell. I felt so isolated and alone. I thought the school I chose would be like a second home, but now I regret my choice. I joined many clubs and could not make a single friend, and everyone went home on the weekends except me, because I go to school 5 hours away from home. The few weekends I did go home I felt relieved to be back, but I would end up crying on Sunday because I dreaded going back. After talking with my parents, I decided to stay for my second semester. I joined a sorority and I thought that would fix everything. I love my organization to DEATH and all the people I’ve met, but even in my best moods I find myself wanting to be home with my family. So I told myself that I would come back for my sophomore year and I would be over what I thought was “homesickness”. Now I think it’s more than just “homesickness”. I’m regretting my decision to go back for my 2nd year. I’ve been trying to convince myself all summer that I’ll be fine and this semester will be great, but I’m not so sure. I don’t want to move back and be 5 hours away again. Even though I’ve made a few friends, I still feel so isolated and alone at school. I’m extremely anxious just thinking about it. I’m going through with fall semester but I’m considering taking spring semester off and transferring to a college closer to home. Does anyone have experience with taking time away from school? Did it help you? Also with transferring to be closer to family. Do you regret it? Did it make everything better? I feel so hopeless and sick with anxiety just thinking about this.
There’s no point doing it if you don’t “fix” the issue. Call the college counseling center now, make an appointment, and talk to them about this. Appointments will fill up fast. I suspect you are subconsciously worried that you will experience first semester all over again.
As far as transferring to a college near home, what will that achieve? You will have to make friends all over again. Your high school friends are moving on, and will do so more and more as you go through college. Be sure you are not creating new problems by failing to resolve old ones.