Moving with no family and friends for school ?

Question

I am moving into the states for college I have no family or friends. Did this ever happen to you? Will i make it? is it a good idea, I applied for housing please help me

Answer 1

You will make friends! Be active in the student housing community, join clubs that interest you, or join a sport (intramurals). If you are coming from a different country, there usually is an international center on campus. You will meet lots of people there. Most people move away to college, so they are in similar situations as you; no friends or family in the city they move to.

Answer 2

I also was in your shoes. I left the the U.K. to study in the U.S. when I was 21 going on 22. It was a choice I had to make for myself, on one hand there was friends and family and on the other, there was a chance at getting an education, making a better life for myself, new opportunities and the adventure of it all.

At the end of the day, you have to do what is right for you and not what is right by your friends and family. I have been in the U.S. now close to a decade, I have four Bachelor's Degrees and almost a J.D. (Juris Doctor) and an MBA under my belt. Not to mention the life-long friends which I never thought that I would make coupled together with a family of my own and a life that I could only have dreamed of when I first started down this path of education.

It will no doubt be difficult to make friends, well the kind of friends you have now, because just remember, how long did it take you to make the friendships you have now and when did you meet? The same is true in the U.S. you will walk in and see people who have been friends their whole school life and that bond, that friendship for you will not be instantaneous, just like it wouldn't if a new person tried to join your group of friends, but in time, that bond grows and it is like you have been there your whole life.

So don't worry about it, you are young and friends you will make in time. Just be yourself and don't try to fit in, the U.S. is a very diverse nation with people from all walks of life, different social and economics backgrounds, you will find friends, ones you can hang out with, drink with and share all the things which you do now with, but it will take time. You will find the ones which you have the most in common with in your classes for your major and in the places which you frequent.

Will you make it? The U.S. isn't for everyone, people get wrapped up in what they see on TV or what they have experienced on a two-week vacation. If that is what you are expected, then you will be in for shock. Living in the U.S. is much different than spending a holiday here. But yes, if you apply yourself and don't concentrate on the negative aspects such as what you left behind and think about it as a new life, which will open many more doors for you in the future, you can and will succeed.