<p>I agree with the other posters. You have made your decision and now the only thing to do is to make the best of it. When I first attended college, I sort of regretted choosing it but then I fell in love with it. Give it time. Once you attend more activities and form a new support network, things will get better. If you still dont like it, you can still seek refuge in the big city that is LA? I am sure you’ll find your niche sooner or later :)</p>
<p>I also want to share another story with you. When I first attended college, I sort of lamented how I didnt like it and how different the people/culture were from home. I wished I could have chosen differently etc etc but then I made a friend. The friend I made in class was a single mother. She was in her 50s her kids were my age) and she drove an hour twice/thrice a week to get to campus. She was however fufilling a life long dream and she took school really seriously. She took advantage of all the professor’s office hours, department talks/seminars…etc. We actually became friends because we are both use to sitting in the front of class/lecture. I remember once after class we took a walk around campus. She was just looking at everything and everyone and she told me how priviledged she felt to be here. She told me how grateful she was to the university for accepting her and how she loved to learn. She remarked on how beautiful the campus was and how great the school was and how great life was. I felt her humbleness and I felt ashamed about how all I wanted to see were faults. I felt I took my education for granted too easily. It gave me a new perspective on things. I went on to explore the city and found places that I loved and people that I loved to hang out with. I guess what I want to say is to grab the chance you are given and to try to have a more optimistic outlook.</p>
<p>Caroyln, thank for ur concern, as well as everyone else… every word u people said made me much better… i am feeling better each day… its just i felt soo weird when i moved in… i dont know why… suddenely i start comparing everything to ucsb, and what really made me worth is that during orientation i met someone who got her degree from ucsb and is working here… and when she knew i left ucsb she made me feel i left heaven and was coming to hell… seriously… she looked at me and she nearly told me “u made the wrong choice and u have no idea what ur getting urself into”. I was already feeling a little bad but after i met this woman i felt horrible. She didnt say one single word to encourage me…
I do feel fortunate to be able to attend college anyway and having parents that are able to help me finacially … My borther told me only if i lost both UCSB and USC i will start appreciating the meaning of college, and I think hes right!!
I am sorry people for what i posted and the confusion i caused…</p>
<p>Hang in there Haneen. And, just keep your eyes focused on the future, not the past. Never forget that there is no such thing as a “perfect” school - they all have pluses and minuses. You will do fine! Hugs to you and good luck!</p>
<p>Hope your first day of class is going well, haneen, ignoring the absolutely insane rain.</p>
<p>I have changed clothes three times so far today, stupid rain. Watch out for the new swimming pool in front of KAP that only pretends to be a street.</p>
<p>heyy,
caroyln, thx alot for everything u said… ur such a nice person… it was just a new transition for me… but i am feeling better each day…
… I have met all the people on my floor yest and they were soo nice and friendly… two of them happen to me with me in my chem class… so its going well… my classes were very interesting and I am feeling much better now… except for the rain…
uschicka, its raining ridicously here… I changed my cloths three time today too… I hope the sun will come up soon…</p>
<p>Update, I slipped and almost fell into the groundlevel foutain by the law school building. USC is one slippery place when it rains.</p>
<p>Yes, it’s so great to see sunshine today isn’t it? I was beginning to feel like I lived in Oregon instead of Southern Calif.! Haneen - my best to you. Feel free to PM me if you need to talk.</p>
<p>hey caroyln, thx again:)
everything is going great with me…Everything changed so much the second the uni started…I am almost close friends with everyone in my floor and its great… people here (at the least the people I met till now) are amazing… I never came up to anyone to talk to you (i am a very shy person ) and people just randomly come up to me in class and my dorm and introduce themselves to me… My classes are great and the prof. are amazing… I hope everything will stay like that…
I never thought the uni will be as exciting as it is now… I also feel safe here … theres plenty of policemen on and off campus… and its really not as bad as everyone said… even the guys in my floor told me they will come with me anytime i need to walk at night for some reason or give me a ride to get anything i need from outside the campus…
Thx god everything went great with me till now…
caroyln i am just curious, do u got to usc by any chance</p>
<p>Haneen, been following your posts.<br>
I am so happy you are feeling better about your choice. Enjoy all that USC has to offer and have the time of your life.</p>
<p>Haneen, I’m so happy to hear your latest report. Just hang in there and remember there will be ups and downs — but hopefully you will have mostly ups. Good luck!!!</p>
<p>(P.S., I am long out of college so I don’t go to USC…but I do know that LaMom is a USC alumnus. 
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<p>Glad to hear everything is going well, haneen! And sorry you slipped, kinkbicycles! :)</p>
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<p>If you think Spring semester is great, wait till Fall semester when the football season begins. You’re in for a very fun surprise. Academically, I seem to always do better in the Spring… I wonder why? ;)</p>
<p>Also everyone reading better go to the National Championship celebration this Friday at 3:30 @ Tommy T. There will be a concert afterwards.</p>