Should you transfer schools if it's too "easy"?

opori2
Wed, 05 Jun 2013 19:40:11 +0000

Hello Parents,

I’ve been contemplating transferring schools for a while, but I’m not sure if my reasons are valid or if they’re even reasons to begin with. I’m hoping to gain some honest, valuable insight from the most honest, valuable people on the forum.

I just finished my freshman year at my state school and am currently taking a summer class, but I’m finding that it’s all very… Easy. Not the EASIEST since I only have a 3.95, but I’ve had a blend of 100, 200 and 300-level courses thus far, and I feel that I’ve only put in maybe a moderate amount of effort at most.

Now, I’m not trying to be arrogant or anything, but it seems that I’m always “the star” of the class and the one student that the professor really narrows in on. I’ve had many of them praise my work and try and recruit me for their majors, but I’m very content and happy with the people in the fields that I’ve chosen.

Anyway, I really like my school, and even though it’s a 2nd tier school, there are some really motivated students here, some amazing professors, a pretty campus, it’s close to home and it’s close to free for me to attend. So I generally am perfectly fine with it, but it’s just that I find the academics not to be as challenging as I thought they would be. I chose not to attend the Honors College because I already have 2 majors and a thesis to write, (they told me I’d have to write 2 of them which I just don’t think would outweigh the stress) so I kind of feel like I’m stuck doing stellar in a decent setting without having to try as hard as I could.

Is this a selfish, childish way to feel? I understand how good my school is for financial and family reasons, and I know that it’s a respectable school in my state. I guess I just feel like I shortchanged myself on the academics part and I’m worried that it will come back to haunt me.

I appreciate your time and input on this.