<p>Hi! Im a first year Sociology major at UCSB and Ive had really bad homesickness since Ive been here. Im constantly stressed and not enjoying my college experience half of the time. Im thinking of leaving at the end of the year to attend a community college at home and then hopefully being able to get into UCI which is closer to home. I wanted to get other peoples opinion on my problem. Do you guys think its a good idea? Or should I just suck it up and deal with it? Also, since Ive already been at a UC will my application be looked differently? Would they reject my application because of that? Also, Ive heard that students that go to a community college gets a better chance at getting into the UC of their choice, would that be true for me also? </p>
<p>Im sorry for asking so many questions but Ive been stressed and thinking about this a lot. Im not sure what to do and Im scared that I would be looked as a failure if I do leave UCSB.</p>
<p>If you are not happy at the college then you should attend a community college at home, rather staying 4 years at ucsb and being miserable. make a choice that you will be happy with the at the end and a choice that is good for your future
good luck:)</p>
<p>Definitely a good idea to get out if it’s getting out of hand. The stress will only increase after your first year. I would not suck it up because that would mean 3 more years of having to do that. So do that plan you have in mind–CC then another UC. </p>
<p>No, your chances are not lessened because of the fact you’ve been at a UC before.</p>
<p>Just curious, what is it about UCSB that’s troubling you? I don’t know much about it but I’ve heard bad stories such as too much alcohol and an immature student body. Also a fair amount of disease transmission, but I can’t confirm that of course.</p>
<p>Well there are days where I can wake up and feel happy and not homesick and days where i’m just depressed about being here I guess. I enjoy it here sometimes but my mind always tend to drift back home even though I live like 2.5-3 hrs away from school. I just feel that if i do go from UCSB to a CC then I would look like a “failure” and I definitely don’t want my parents to be let down. </p>
<p>generally speaking, UCSB is a good school and has a really relaxed atmosphere to it but yes, there is a big and constant party scene. Idon’t really participate in the partying in IV. (which is the town where the partying happens) I just find it not appealing to go to a sleazy parties but then again that’s probably where people make friends. Many people of course enjoy it, but its not my scene. I prefer to drink with people I know and that I like and who I can trust. And hooking up definitely happens here but STDs are probably roaming in IV but then again I don’t really hang out there.
I also probably don’t like it here because I probably haven’t met the right people that I click with. Most of my friends are boys and some girls that I’m not entirely close to.</p>
<p>My guess is that you would NOT be behind on classes because the first 2 years are more or less all geared towards finishing up General Ed requirements. </p>
<p>Have you seen an Academic Counselor yet? I would suggest to do so immediately, by email, phone, or the best option–in person. Make a list of questions and pull that out during the appointment–that’s what I did. I was able to have 20 or so academic/curriculum questions answered on the spot. Best thing was that they were legitimate and official answers. </p>
<p>If anyone on this board tells you something that fazes you or makes you worry, I would take it with a large grain of salt. Because most of us, myself included, are students just like you.</p>
<p>@ampt2013 Hi! I am currently a first year at UCSB and I feel the same way about the school. Could you provide an update on what you decided to do and how things worked out for you? Thanks !!</p>
<p>Actually, your chances might be affected. I can’t say exactly how, but the fact that you have credits from a four year university might be a factor. You should talk to your academic counselor.</p>
<p>@ampt2013 You should message me because I was at UCSB for my first year and didn’t like it. I’m currently at a local CC and have already applied for transfer to UC’s, feeling quite confident in my decision to do so. Hopefully I’ll get my admissions offers within the next 2 weeks!</p>
<p>@uctocc What I ended up doing was spending summer quarter 2012 through spring quarter 2013 taking and destroying classes. I loved and hated it at UCSB because I had a horrible roommate, which is another issue. But nonetheless, it was a great school. I left because it wasn’t an advantageous place to be for my major which is Electrical/Computer Science. Id rather be at a place like UCLA or UCB, so I had to make a bold decision to withdraw and go to my local CC. I felt like a failure before I enrolled because I thought my friends at UCSB and other schools would look down upon me and see that I’ve given up. But they actually fully supported/support me to this very day! I thought I would go to my local CC and try to not make any friends and hide from everyone because they were “low-lives” or “scum” but I was just being downright naive and ignorant. I ended up finding out that the CC is a great place to be to finish off GEs, and there are a ton of smart people here. Lots of students end up going to CC when they should have been at UC’s out of high school, but money was a big problem. From hearing these stories during my stay at CC (after taking dual semesters while at UCSB and CC as well as summer semesters) I realized that there’s a lot more to the CC than meets the eye. Now I’m just anxiously waiting for admissions offers from UCLA and UCB, hoping that my withdrawal from UCSB was indeed a successful one. I don’t regret it a single bit because I put in everything I had into it.</p>