Transferring

happymomof1
Sun, 18 Oct 2015 16:12:15 +0000

“I wanted to go to a college in california, but my mother forced me to go the northeastern college because it is closer to home and because they gave me more financial aid. I didn’t care about the financial aid because my dream was to go to a college in california.”

If you need a lot of financial aid, you need to look for affordable places for transfer. Talk with your mom about the money situation, so you know where to look.

“…my roommate excludes me from everything I feel very alone.”

As long as you and your roommate can be civil with each other and not fight, that is enough. Don’t expect your roommate to be your friend.

“I call my mother at least 4x a day just so I can communicate with someone…I feel bad but I always tell my mom that it is her fault why I am having a miserable time here…”

It is not your mom’s fault that you are miserable. It may be your own fault, or it may be just the whole process of getting adjusted to college. First thing on Monday, get yourself into the counseling center on campus and get an appointment with one of the counselors there. You need to talk with someone who is an expert on college students and who isn’t your mom. The counselors’ whole job is to help students figure out whatever it is they need to figure out so that they can be successful in college. They will help you determine whether transferring really is the correct thing for you to do, and they will help you find good ways to meet people and develop a social life either at your current (if you decide to stay) or somewhere else (if you do transfer).