<p>Im currently a freshman at SUNY Brockport and I'm considering transferring for numerous reason. I suffer from social anxiety and I thought that staying on dorm would help me with that but it seems like my anxiety is just getting worse. I feel like I'm wasting money since I could of went to a college in my city and just commuted to school. I did join 2 clubs and I still feel out of the loop and just so paranoid. Things might get better but if they don't I want to have a back up plan which is going back to my city. I just needed help with what to stay in the email that I'm going to send my academic advisor about transferring. Can someone please help me out. I'm just so overwhelmed, thank you </p>
<p>P.S I was also considering online classes or making going to school part time so I can save up for a house and car, but I don't know I need help.</p>
<p>Just tell them exactly what you said above: that you’d hoped that dorming would help your social anxiety but it has possibly made it worse and that living away is a financial burden on your family.</p>
<p>The reasons you have given are valid and the advisor will understand that you may need to attend school elsewhere. With a few exceptions, advisors and teachers want to see you in the environment that best suits your needs, even if it means transferring from their institution.</p>
<p>^I would give pretty much the same advice as above. Look into the requirements to transfer at whatever school you’d like to go to closer to your city. Just tell your adviser that you would like to transfer to a school closer to home for financial reasons, and ask for advice on how to proceed with the process.</p>
<p>If the main issue is social anxiety, I would also suggest talking to someone who is part of your campus’ counseling center or even disability services. They may be able to offer advice about steps to help overcome the anxiety and it helps to have someone to talk to about such matters. Any college you go to will trigger social anxiety because going to university is a social act for the most part. Yes, going home may limit the anxiety while in your house, but you can’t never leave your house. Or you may look into an online degree program, but again you usually have to experience social interaction when job hunting, and being employed.</p>