I’m just now reading your story a year later, and it is so nice to know that I’m not the only one who felt like this! So I wanted to say thank you for that. I started my freshman year of college last year at SDSU in August. Initially, I was super excited about it. But it didn’t take long for me to realize that I made a huge mistake going there. Everything revolves around Greek life there, and if you’re a girl and you’re not in a sorority, you’re basically a complete nobody. These days you can’t even get into parties if you don’t belong to a house. I refuse to join one, though. That’s just not me, and I’m not going to alter my ideals and my personality just so that I can feel like I “fit in.” Also, the classes were a lot harder than I expected, and I’ve always been a good student - so doing poorly in some of them really took a toll on my confidence. I felt trapped and miserable in the dorms. I missed my home and my family. Basically, I went through everything you did. It was such a depressing experience. I’m not sure what you ended up doing, but I hope you’re doing well and you’re happy wherever you are now. I’m sticking out one more fall semester at state, then transferring to a JC.