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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I went to a big 10 school. It can be very lonely if you don’t meet your people and you can definitely get lost in the shuffle. I think he either needs to get really get involved in something (join a club and take a big role in it - like student government) or think about a smaller school. [/quote]

He is a good candidate for a smaller school.  Where he wont get lost in the shuffle. At the big schools your student must put themselves out there and continue to do it until they make friends. Same at a smaller school, but it's a bit easier.  Because with only 3-6K undergrads, you see a lot of the same people in classes and in activities/sports/EC.

If he's really depressed, it might be best to take a semester off (trust your gut), and apply to transfer for spring or next fall.  Because trudging along if he's miserable could have terrible consequences.  And in reality, he's likely not getting as much out of academics as he should if he's not happy and healthy
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