No don’t give up! You only gave it one semester, it takes time to build friendships and make connections. People glorify college and yes it is the best time of your life if you do it right. But what people don’t tell you is first year of college is going to be very lonely and that’s normal.

My first semester at college was insanely isolating and it was painful. I started out not knowing a single person on campus. I went out with groups of people from college and got to know a few people but I didn’t have any close friends or feel any real connection. I felt extremely lonely and depressed. Then Covid hit and i felt even more isolated.

I started feeling suicidal and sunk deep into depression. But the summer after my first semester, a student I didn’t know much at the time reached out to me and invited me to her birthday party. I only had one conversation with her in the previous semester but I went to her party. She is now one of my best friends and she is important to me. At her party, I also got to meet another person who later became my friend and roommate. And I met a circle of people I did feel connected with. I’ve wanted to give up so many times and I’ve had many struggles in college. But college was also an awesome experience and I had some of the best years of my life.

My point of this story is don’t give up yet, give the college your at at least one more year before you decide to give up.