<p>Hi! I’m a student at one of the five schools tied for fifth in this year’s bs US news rankings. I’m looking to transfer because I don’t feel like I’m learning anything, and because I’m much more sure about my interests than I was when I originally picked a school. Also it’s pretty nerdy. My first question: is it worth it to transfer? Some people are telling me that all prestigious schools are going to give you similar experiences and that transferring just keeps you from graduating on time. Is this true?</p>
<p>I want to go into something that has to do with creative writing. Whether that’s marketing, reading manuscripts for a publisher, being a writer, being a lyricist…I don’t know. So my next question is: what should my top choice of a school be? I’ve looked at other lists on this site but I really worry about giving up the prestige factor of my current school to go to say, the University of Iowa. Maybe it’s baseless, but it seems like it would be easier to make the connections you need to be an author from a big name school.</p>
<p>So once I’ve found a new dream school, what are my chances of acceptance? Does having been admitted to a school the first time and choosing not to go there help or hinder my chances of admission, or does it not matter? What about having been rejected the first time around? Should I write new common app essays? </p>
<p>Thanks everyone!!</p>