Should I Transfer?

collegegal15
Mon, 08 Apr 2019 22:37:24 +0000

I am a first year student in the Smittcamp Honors College at California State University, Fresno. I have lived in Fresno my entire life and while my scholarship covers tuition and on campus housing, I am very unhappy. I have attempted to branch out and meet new people however, a majority of the students at Fresno State are students from Fresno, so I know a lot of them from high school. And these people have different aspirations in life than I do. Greek life is very heavy and seems like the only way to branch out however, I do not wish to join a sorority. I feel that through the honors college I don’t have much academic freedom considering I am not able to choose the honors classes I want to take. On-campus living isn’t very lively and other than my honors classes, I don’t feel academically challenged. After graduating I plan on moving to So Cal so I was considering transferring to a school down there my junior year. I have found several schools that offer my major and since I have a grant that would cover tuition, I would simply have to work to pay for housing, meals, and books. I think that transferring would better set me up for my future because I plan for it to be in So Cal. Moving to So Cal as an undergrad would allow me to network with people in the location I plan to move to after graduating and the internship opportunities are far greater in So Cal than in Fresno. I know that I would be giving up a free education however, it isn’t even really free considering I have to pay for university fees (about $500 a semester) and my meal plan (about $5000 a year). I question if a scholarship is worth forgoing my happiness. I love LA, spend a lot of my time there, and feel that I would be happier there. Thoughts?