<p>So, I got into my first choice school last year (Rice University), and I accepted the offer almost immediately once I’d visited. However, upon arriving here, I’ve begun having second thoughts. My primary concern is that I’m a humanities major, and my school is known for it’s engineering program. I knew this before I went in, but I figured that a school as prestigious as mine would have excellent programs in everything and would attract students with all sorts of interests. But, it seems like everyone here is either engineering or pre-med. I believe I’ve heard that there are six Classics majors and seventeen Theatre majors in the entire undergrad program. With so few students even studying the humanities, I can hardly believe that the programs here are as strong as those at other schools where more students are studying the humanities. I’m starting to think I might have been better off at Boston College or Emory (the two other schools of equal prestige that I got into)
I’m seriously considering transferring, but I have a problem. I had serious family problems senior year of high school, and they did something of a number on my grades second semester. Rice still let me in, but I’m not sure that an equally prestigious university would accept me for a transfer after my drop. I’m not really willing to take a huge drop in prestige since as a humanities major, it’s going to be hard enough to find a job or get into a good grad school where I am now.
I really want to like Rice as I put in so much work and effort to get here, but if it isn’t going to serve my academic needs, I don’t know if it’s worth being here.</p>