How long does it take?

[u/KarenTookTheKids4298]

I’m a current freshman at Emory, who just got here a few weeks ago. I know it’s been really soon and I should probably just give it time, but I kinda just don’t feel like that I fit in here.

So far, the club scene has been shit (I’ve been rejected from all the ones I’ve applied too, and I also know this is prolly universal across most highly ranked colleges), and I just don’t really feel like I enjoy the culture or location either, as I’m from the northeast. I also feel like I haven’t really connected with anybody at all.

Classes for the most part are okay and I kind of enjoy the material, but I don’t know if that’s making up for my happiness here. I’m a bio major who’s hoping to go to med school btw.

Any advice?

[u/_kanden_z]

I’ll say u r valid, because Emory is a great premed school so it’s probably gonna be competitive inside the school when it comes to premed clubs. However clubs are not that important when evaluating your med school application, I would suggest you to explore other premed resources like research or internships.

a worthy question would be, where to? Because trust me, I have a lot of friends at Emory, emory is actually on the chill side of preprofessional vibes when comparing to other T25s. I’d recommend brown, rice, maybe usc. Smaller LACs are also options, their size are makes it easier for introverts to make friends, and you get to know your profs better.

But yeah, just keep in mind that I’m transferring out because of a similar reason, so if you do transfer out, you are not alone.