Unhappy and considering transfer

andrews1
Tue, 12 Mar 2013 14:09:54 +0000

This is my first post but here it goes. I am a sophomore actuarial science student at a somewhat small private university (~4000 students) in St. Louis, Missouri, where I have lived for most of my life. My whole family is here including my parents who I am very close to (and my dog).

The social scene at my school is overall pretty boring and I don’t have really any close friends. I have several acquaintances but no one who I would see outside of class in a noneducational setting.

I’m an introverted person but I want to be extroverted. I’m really scared to meet people and the campus life here is pretty dead considering only about 800 students live on campus. As a result, I’m doing well in my classes but I’m very depressed. My social life has been diminished to seeing my parents and talking to my high school friends who go to school on the east and west coasts.

I’m considering transferring to Drake University (with the same major) in the Fall of 2013 for my Junior year to try to gain a social life and have that college experience that everyone talks about. My fear is that I will just revert to my introverted lifestyle of eating every meal alone in my room and fall into a deeper depression. If I stay in St. Louis, I’m almost certain that’s how the next 2 years will be for me but at least I’ll have my parents as a saving grace.

I’m not exactly sure what I’m asking for but if you made it this far, thanks for listening to my rant. I guess I would just like some advice, please.