go back to school #1?

happymomof1
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:16:16 +0000

People return to their previous institutions every single year. It is not news. All you have to do is contact them and ask what steps you need to take to do that.

What is important, however, is for you to think through your options before you make a decision. After all, you disliked CollegeA enough to go through the hassle of applying to other places, and then when you were admitted to CollegeB, you preferred transferring there to staying where you were. Presumably you had some kind of reason for doing this. Have those reasons changed? Did you elect to transfer to a place that you had never visited and now that you are there you realize you just can’t stand the weather/buildings/neighborhood/state/students?

If you are convinced that you can not be happy enough where you are to get through the first semester/quarter, go ahead and withdraw from CollegeBwhile you have a chance of getting your money back and before you create an academic record that you will have to ask for transcript copies of for the rest of your life. Unless CollegeA has a later start than CollegeB, chances are that you won’t be able to re-enroll until the next semester/quarter. If that is the case, take the term off and devote some energy to thinking about what you really want to do with your future.