<p>As someone said, it helps to know you have options and aren’t trapped. Fill out some transfer applications and see how you feel, but maybe don’t go overboard with them: it will only add stress.</p>
<p>I know many high achieving kids who suffer this “sophomore slump” and think about leaving, but they often make it through in better shape after a period of reevaluating things.</p>
<p>Since you want to finish as soon as you can (which is understandable), then maybe focus in the meantime, for this year, on making your current situation work better. You say you study hard and have few friends. That should not be hard to work on. Join some activities or organizations, or even talk to people more in the dining hall. Halloween is coming: have some fun. </p>
<p>Go out into the city or area around you and get out of the bubble, too.</p>
<p>By all means look into changing majors, or adding a minor. There is plenty of time left to embark on a new major/concentration, and many students do this as sophomores. Forget about that networking and awards and so on. Besides, if you are still worried about your resume, having achievements in more than one area will be fine. But the main thing is to study something you like. (Small departments are the most responsive at HYP though.)</p>
<p>You mention “practice.” Are you an athlete or musician?</p>
<p>If pressure from your parents is a problem, maybe a counselor can help with that, and even mediate a bit. Remember that 50% of HYP students see a counselor during their time at college (I have read somewhere) and avail yourself of those resources, but make sure it is a person who can see some positives in the changes you are going through. But it is also possible that you are starting to be depressed a bit, in a “normal” way, and counseling could help with that too.</p>