Should I apply to transfer?

ruyi
Thu, 08 Mar 2007 16:00:22 +0000

man, i don’t think you should transfer. possibly you could apply, just for kicks, but it sounds like amherst is actually pretty good for you. no college experience is going to be perfect. i feel like it’s possible that you’re magnifying the problems, and getting lost in “what if’s.” every small thing that’s wrong with your school, you imagine it wouldn’t be that way at brown. which may be true, but aren’t you kind of idealizing it? a college experience is ultimately what you make of it. whatever school you choose, it’s kind of a sacrifice, because you’ll never know if it would have been better at another school. (i suppose it’s the same with most big decisions in life!) do you think you might regret leaving amherst? you say you’ve only visited brown first, and you say “I’d built up in my head” when talking about your perceptions of it. if you really want ‘closure’ (sorry that sounds cheesy!) perhaps you should visit brown, possibly spend a night in a dorm (if you’re able), sit in some classes, talk to students, that sort of thing. i still kind of think amherst would be right for you, but i don’t want you forever being hung-up about whether or not brown would have been better. then again, i don’t know you and i’m just reading your post on the internet, so take everything i say with a grain of salt (: