Should I leave a good school if I'm miserable there?

fractalmstr
Tue, 26 Sep 2017 17:57:17 +0000

IMO, you don’t need to be seeing psychologists and treating for depression… all of that is overblown nonsense. You’re fine! You’re just going through a tough transition from home life to college life right now… EVERY college-bound kid goes through it to some degree. While home sickness does feel “depressing”, it is a temporary feeling that goes away once your brain adapts to your new way of life.

Humans are creatures of habit. We don’t like change, but fortunately we adapt to change over time. Personally, I think as long as you are happy with your college, stay there and ride out the home sickness. It can be tough trying not give into the temptation of wanting to pack up everything and go home, but resist that temptation and stay on course. Meet people, hang out with people, stay active. Eventually the miserable feeling will subside. B-)