Unhappy Freshman

Okigirl
Thu, 26 Apr 2018 21:37:50 +0000

My D has had a first lonely year at school. She’s had a hard time finding friends or a group. She’s joined a couple clubs, volunteers, and pledged a sorority. She is a military brat and has changed schools several times with ease. She’s had plenty of friends in HS and was very social. I didn’t see this coming. I thought she’d be a good fit for this medium size private school. Most kids come from all over. I thought she’d fit in nicely. She recently applied to a different school to transfer and was not accepted. She is devestated and does not want to go back. She knows she has to and I keep telling her things might be different as a sophomore. I guess my question is did anyone else’s child go through this and did things get better the following year? She’ll be in a dorm without a roommate (because she couldn’t find a group of 8 to room with) and I feel like she’ll be even more isolated or not be around other kids who are looking to meet new friends. She thinks everyone has somebody but her. I know that’s not true and I’m sure others are feeling the same as her. I just don’t want her to give up so easy.