The best tip is to get involved as much as possible. I transferred last fall and at first, it was sort of a culture shock. The more I got involved in various organizations, the more I felt at home here at EIU.

It is new, different, and not easy... at first. Don't look so short term. Plan some ways to get involved and meet people. But while you wait for those opportunities, concentrate on your classes. Maybe, even work ahead. You will feel good about school and, when things come up, school won't get in the way as much. Your situation is not all that different from other new things like getting your first career-type job or getting married. Those are also new, different, and often not easy...at first. Don't put so much pressure on yourself to have everything perfect at once.