Unhappy at College

carlymelenoski
Wed, 12 Dec 2018 05:55:16 +0000

I currently attend Duquesne University. It wasn’t my first choice, but I figured that since I got rejected from Pitt, Duquesne would be the second best. However, I currently don’t feel that way. I really have no friends at college. I just hang out with my best friend who goes to Pitt. Everyday, I eat alone, go to classes alone, and study alone. I like to blame the fact that I don’t have friends on my dorm situation. I live in a dorm where not many freshmen reside and the girls on my floor don’t really talk to each other. It makes me sad when I see people in my major in their own little cliques and that I have no one to talk to. I know I’m capable of making friends, but it has just been a struggle not having any.

I was contemplating transferring, but I feel like I’m trapped because of my major. Duquesne has a good nursing program, however the school is just really expensive. I looked at transferring to Pitt, but Duquesne’s curriculum doesn’t include Pitt’s pre reqs and plus, they already rejected me in the past. I was also looking at penn state, however, the university park would require me to go in as a freshman. Additionally, my parents would be upset with me if I transferred because I know that they would feel like they wasted money on Duquesne and they told me not to go here in the first place.

I just feel so conflicted because staying at Duquesne is my best option for educational and profession purposes, but I just feel so lonely.

I’m even going through sorority recruitment in the spring semester in hopes of making some new friends, but I’m scared that it won’t go as planned.

I wanted to see if anyone had any advice for me, on whether or not I should look into transferring, sorority advice, etc.

I know it’s bad to transfer just because the social scene is failing me, but I don’t see the point in paying so much money for being at a place where I am depressed at.