So, my son is in his second semester at the university that he transferred to. For the first two years of college, he attended a small community college near home because he received a full scholarship to attend. Now, he attends a big state university with 48,000+ students. Through the few months he has been there, he has been absolutely miserable. His grades have been good, but he has been SO LONELY socially. His weekdays have been not-so-bad, but he says weekends are the toughest because he just stays in his dorm for the entire weekend. He says that he has joined the school clubs and has made some acquintances but no close friends who he can grab lunch with. His roommates, while genuinely nice people, don't include my son in any of their activities because they are completely different personality wise. Even his RA has brushed him off. I have heard people say that most upperclassmen in college form their own cliques and are generally not open to making any more friends after their freshman year. In the end, I think my son thinks that he is a "misfit". Thank goodness my son is a junior and only has a semester and a half left until graduation. My son has been an introvert since birth and it is really hard for him to make new friends because he is so shy. The worst part is that his school is a one day drive away, so my husband and I can't visit him frequently. I think he has been suffering a little from depression, because his weight has been fluctuating a lot recently. I am really worried about him, but I am really lost as to how I can help him.
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