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[quote=Anonymous]You're getting great suggestions here OP. I'll pile on - I was miserable during the second semester of my freshman year at a medium-sized school (10k undergrads, 10k grads.) I was determined to transfer and planned to go abroad second semester of sophomore year. When I got back that fall, I made a second attempt at an extracurricular that I had tried and not clicked with my freshman year. It ended up being a life-changing experience for me. It took some time, but I decided not to go abroad second semester and then to stick around.

All that is to say, it can turn around for your DS. Encourage him to try new opportunities, even ones that he may have tried last year.

I now have a college junior at a SLAC and we nudged him in that direction in part because I remembered feeling so lost when I would go to one of the many cafeterias at my university and sit alone for every meal. That doesn't happen at a SLAC. But it still can be hard. My DS doesn't drink and he's not on a school sports team, which I've heard can be a bit isolating. He's naturally very social and has found club teams and other groups of friends.

I wanted to second the recommendation to consider campaign activity - all the campaigns are desperate for volunteers this fall and it's a great professional opportunity for a history major as well. My DS volunteered this summer with a Senate campaign and after a few weeks they offered him a FT job!

Good luck OP to you and your DS. Fwiw our friend's kid just transferred as a junior from a big 10 to a top SLAC so that's also a real option. [/quote]

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