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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DD first year at HYPSM and I asked her the other day if she likes the school.  Her response was I don’t dislike it.  I asked her how friendships are forming and her response was she hasn’t found anyone to be super close but has folks to do homework with, goto parties on the weekend with but again no one she see as a close friendship to form.  I asked about who she eats lunch with and said that time is used to catch up on homework so she said most folks don’t really eat with some but if she has time and schedules align she might occasionally eat lunch with someone.  She eats dinner with her teammates after practice.  I asked her how classes were going and her response was she picked an “academically rigorous school that is actually academically rigorous.”  She says the mentality is work hard play hard at her school.  I say this all to say is she seems to go out, engage others but still hasn’t found her people nor does she dislike or like the school just yet.  I hope it all clicks soon but it will clearly take someone time.  More than what others might tend to believe from their own experiences. [/quote]

cry me a river. she is doing what she is supposed to be doing. she might or might not make close friends after a month (?!). what kind of crazy expectation is that?

i went to college more than 20 years ago and the closest person i found was my husband. i am not in touch with anyone else. college is not vacation. you are not supposed to be having so much fun or be happy - just ask any student in any other country. if you are taking your studies seriously, it's going to be a pretty tough time. if it's not, you are at a crappy college.[/quote]

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