<p>Like abric1’s D, my D is also at a gigantic public. She had trouble adjusting in the beginning, since she found it hard to make any friends who weren’t on her floor. She was also rejected by the student-run newspaper, which is typical of most freshmen. The long commutes to class she found to be a huge waste of time and very tiresome and thought about transferring to a smaller school.</p>
<p>However, she interviewed and nailed a part time job lifeguarding, which she loves. The hours aren’t great–freshmen typically get the early morning hours that the upperclass guards don’t want–but she’s learning to be an early morning person. A couple of weeks ago she went through rush and is now a pledge with my own sorority (yay!) and is absolutely in love with the it(sorry all you Greek-haters out there!) I think it was the smartest move she made, because now she has so many new and terrific friends, not just freshmen but upperclassmen as well. It seems to be exactly what she needed.</p>
<p>She’s sick right now (just a cold) and decided to come home to do some “canning” (another new campuspeak word) which is when they stand in the street and collect $$$ for the university’s largest philanthropy. She’ll be home all weekend, since they’re canning just a few miles from here!</p>