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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My DS goes to a smallish school but bigger than his high school (3500 + undergrads) about a 7 hour drive from home.

He thought he had picked the perfect school, and is very disappointed with how things have worked out. He has called home multiple times (including to his older sibling) about his lack of friends compared to the people he sees around him. He has zero plans this weekend, and is already hearing other people talk about theirs which is very stressful to him.

He is a mostly extroverted kid with some anxiety. He did great in high school [b]once he found his crowd[/b], is a good student, was a good athlete, and is not bad looking. He has joined a couple clubs but all there has been is intro meetings.

I know its early, but what can I tell him? When will things workout for him? Is it him? It feels like he goes into the weekends very sad and stressed, and has only had a couple nights out that he has been truly happy with. [/quote]

This is the most telling part of your post. Looks like he struggled in HS until he found his crowd (even if he doesn't remember this) and that this is now happening again. He needs to do things to put himself out there. Clubs aren't meeting again? Then volunteer, go to school events, eat in the dining halls, talk to people in classes, start going to classes at the gym, etc.[/quote]

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