Doing the Ivy Hop

ker2008
Tue, 08 Jun 2010 01:26:47 +0000

i don’t mean to sound rude, but i don’t think other ivy league schools are going to care that you want a different social scene. they want people that will take advantage of all of the academic and professional resources available at their institution. they want people who really really want to go there because of everything the school has to offer. i was accepted to an ivy (i’m transferring this fall) and im pretty sure it was only because my essay was me talking about how i genuinely like the academic program and the school has so much more to offer me than my current school. no offense, but i think if you mainly want to transfer because you’re not feeling like you have a good group of friends, then you should either try some new things and activities to meet more people or apply to a less prestigious university where the social setting is different and people are more relaxed.

i know how you feel though. i just finished my sophomore year at GW and even though i loved it, it was really hard finding my group (it took me till the end of freshman year). i met a lot of superficial people and it took awhile to find a true group of friends. also, you think the ivy league students are bad? try going to school where everyone is snobby because they have money–and they aren’t even really that smart. at least ivy league students have a reason to be proud of themselves.

anyway, i really think that instead of spending so much time on transferring with writing essays and talking to teachers and blah blah blah, you should instead join some new clubs or try a sport. i met my best friends from gw when i played a sport and not only did i find my group, but it also looks great for medical school. if your current school has good academics, then stay there. that’s just my opinion. good luck!