I'm trapped at my college

reasonwhy
Wed, 02 Jan 2008 13:39:03 +0000

1of42, I think you’re being rather harsh. I don’t think that the OP is not judging others, just trying to find a group that he fits in with. College can be a very lonely place. For some freshman, 1st semester is a chance to go totally wild, and it can be lonely if you’re one of the small minority that just doesn’t want to participate in that.

I sympathize because my daughter went (for one year) to U. So. Carolina as an out of state student. She ran into the same thing… by second semester she was also going to bars for recreation (underage is no problem there) but it still wasn’t her favorite thing. I know that people say that drinking is everywhere, and it is, but schools do vary re: the reliance on drinking as a primary activity. At large schools (like Clemson or U. So. Carolina), it might be less of a problem in Honors programs/Honors dorms or in substance free dorms. Also apparently living/learning communities/dorms attract kids who have different interests.

My D has spent a year at home, attending a branch campus of Penn State, and will be moving up to Main Campus to live in an apartment with a group of friends who have similar interests.