Unhappy Freshman

travelfamily
Thu, 26 Apr 2018 23:47:12 +0000

I’m so sorry to hear about your daughter. We had a similar situation with our daughter. Thought she picked her dream school and ended up miserable. Originally the plan was to stick it out freshman year while applying to other schools as a backup in case things didn’t get better.
Well, she asked to come home after first semester. So she quickly enrolled in community college while applying to other schools for sophomore year.

Nothing wrong with leaving a school that isn’t a good fit. No need to be miserable if she doesn’t think things will get better. She could do community college for a semester or year while figuring out what may be a better fit for her.
Our daughter learned a lot about herself during that semester and has a clearer picture of what will hopefully make her happier. So it was really hard, but not a disaster in the end.