HELP! Advice/Chance me PLEASE

sleeves915
Thu, 24 Nov 2011 12:07:40 +0000

I am currently a freshman at Colgate, and am unhappy with the college. I love my professors and classes, and while I understand that this is the main point of college, to get an outstanding education, I am not happy with the social atmosphere of the school. I feel like I do not fit in, as I am not a huge partier, and many students at the school seem pretentious and snobby. I have joined a variety of clubs, but still haven’t found a group of people that I feel comfortable with. In addition, while I feel like my professors are extremely welcoming, the other resources at the university have not been. In addition, I love to volunteer, but the programs offered are not serious in their time commitments (most only meet once a month).

I am really unhappy at the school, and am thinking of transferring. I have probably all B’s this semester. Is that too low to transfer schools? I know I can handle the academics, and think I would do better if I were happier. The activities I am involved in include club tennis, club women’s rugby, a volunteer organization that goes to soup kitchens, colleges against cancer, sidekicks (matched with a ‘little’ in the community), and a group that mentors teenage girls in the local community.

The schools I am thinking of are Hamilton College and Franklin&Marshall. I would love nothing more than to be accepted to Hamilton. I will apply for the fall term next year.

Any advice for me? I’m going to stick it out the entire year, but I am pretty sure that I am ready to transfer. Do I have a chance at getting into either of those schools?

Thanks!

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