Life as a Transfer Student

mimied
Sun, 27 Jun 2010 00:19:08 +0000

freshman year is when most of the long lasting friendships/bonds are formed. people form them because everyone is going through the same experience together, and for many they are living together in the same dorm buildings or else they are starting off activities together as newbies like sports/clubs/etc. by soph year the cliques become ossified. but it’s not like circles of friends are static entities, people come and go, and as a transfer you will have your opportunities with so much going on in uc.

and as a transfer you have a better chance at it because you are new and interesting and not one of the old faces they didn’t find interesting the past couple years. also, you have a fresh slate and won’t have social baggage.

but here’s the problem, junior/senior year most people aren’t living in campus dorms but instead renting apartments/houses with groups of friends. so if you are going to live in a dorm as the loser junior transfer with no friends and has to tag along with all the frosh/sophomores that might not help you out in the social ladder. my advise, find an apt./house on craigslist of people who go to uiuc who need a 4th or 5th roomie etc that is near/on campus.

and if you thought cc was too easy and brought you down, you have to realize uiuc is a big public state school, even though it is ranked relatively high, you will still be blown away by how stupid some people are. it is like that at every college no matter how good it is. also, uiuc is big time Division 1 sports, so you have hundreds of jocks who have no business being there other than bringing in $ because of the sports programs.