friends help: ok, so i’m a freshman at NYU from Wisconsin. - Help.com

if you transfer again, youre just going to be in exactly the same situation arent you.
try joining some of the college clubs/societies…sports, drama etc, you have to put yourself out there to make friends, theyre not just going to come to you.

Hi,
I know kind of what you’re going through. I’m a sophomore and I had a tough time adjusting my first semester and making friends. I felt really out of place and I had friends from high school at another in-state school, so I seriously considered transferring. What I did, though, is decided that I’d stick it out for the rest of the year and see how I felt then. And by the end of the year I had made several friends and had found my comfort zone in the school. I would assume that you are at NYU for some reason (major, academics, location) and didn’t pick it at random, and you also said you don’t know where you’d transfer to, so I’d say stick it out. Give the school you chose at least a full year and who knows, maybe by the end of the year - or the end of this semester, even - you’ll have found a group of friends/ your own niche. Also, waiting till the end of the year will give you more time to consider other schools if you do decide to transfer in the end. Hope this helps :)

I agree. Stick it out for a full year and you will have a better idea of what you want to do. I know it’s tough but hang in there. Also try to get involved and be friendly. Look for someone who looks as alone as you feel and introduce yourself. Hope this helps

I didn’t make too many friends in the first 2 years of college, but by year 3 I had a really tight group of friends, and by year 4 I had about 10 good friends for life! It takes time. NYU is a great school - stick it out, unless money is a problem. If it is, then go to school in Madison!