Advice on transferring?

alecbenzer
Tue, 11 Oct 2011 18:17:24 +0000

To clarify a bit, in the OP, I did ask “should I transfer?” I guess what I was looking for (if someone was to attempt to tell me to not transfer) was an argument to convince me that the problems I see were either fabricated or unimportant enough that I shouldn’t bother transferring. I don’t think they’re fabricated, at least not entirely - I know how I felt about my peers in high school and I know how I feel now. Emotionally, it feels important to me. I’m spending a lot of money on this and I think it’s important that I feel like I fit at the school I’m in, especially when I see others talking about how “right” their schools feel for them. Although I suppose there is some room there to convince me that I shouldn’t decide to transfer just based on fit.

Basically, I want to be convinced one way or another. I want to either be able to say “I’m ok with this school - it isn’t perfect but I can see myself being comfortable and okay here for the next four years, and I can justify what it’s costing me and my family” or “This school doesn’t really feel right, and it’s definitely the right decision to try and transfer”. Right now I can’t be sure one way or the other.