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[quote=Anonymous]Is the on-campus mental health counseling any good and if so has your son spoken to someone there?  There are a lot of emotions around feeling like you don’t fit in and having tried different things that haven’t worked out. For my kid, it helped talking to someone that wasn’t their parent.

As for activities, the key will be finding some that have a social component or something that is collaborative vs competitive where they are spending enough time consistently that people get to know each other.  A campus job that has several students working together, community service, religious or affinity group, a professional fraternity (these likely are co-ed). Also having a physical outlet like running and maybe try something new that is coed and has a social component like climbing club or some sort of dance that takes beginners. Also, I would encourage him not to study in his room (if that’s what he does). My kid had a single when their roommate moved out second semester and it definitely made it harder because they really didn’t have to leave their room other than classes.  Before, they would have to block off time when they would go to the library or other study spot - which helped with being more disciplined in their work and increased the opportunities to run into people they knew and have casual conversations.  Good luck to your son.[/quote]

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