To transfer or not....?!?!

kromo66
Thu, 25 Apr 2013 18:04:50 +0000

I am an indecisive person anyways, and now, I’m nearing the point I need to decide if I should transfer. Is anybody else confused about transferring? Scared?

My situation is below, but I’d happy with any input on the above question anyway ^^

I’m a freshman at a private university that I just hasn’t felt right. I really didn’t like it for most of the year, up until about April. Then I felt pretty impartial. Like, I’m fine here. I like my friends a lot, and like everything is fine. It juts doesn’t feel right, but so many people love it. A majority of the people here are not… “my people”. Sometimes I think I’m ridiculous for even considering transferring, like I really don’t have a valid reason. I’ve had a roller coaster of feelings towards my school, sometimes hating and sometimes liking it, so I’m scared the same thing will happen in the future and I’ll never feel like I love it.

I applied to my “dream school”, a small private liberal arts school, and got in (!!). I’m waiting on financial aid, but likely none will come. If that’s the case, never mind. If it works out, I’ll likely head over there.

I also applied to a school I considered senior year. Compared to my school now, it has the people environment and city I would like more than here, I think. it has a great program for my major. Unfortunately, it’s sliiightly more expensive than my private school (even though it’s public!) because they offered me NO aid as a transfer. It’s still in my price range, but I’d feel guilty transferring to a more expensive, bigger, public school from a smaller private school I guess. And I’m worried I’ve painted this picture that it’ll make me happier but what if it doesn’t? My major makes it so I’ll have to stay at school an extra quarter or two, so that adds more money (same at my current school, too though).

BASICALLY I’m talking myself in circles.

Main question though, anyone else who might be transferring, are you freaking out? Second guessing yourself?

I was sure for awhile but now not so much. I know other people who are transferring who hate their school so is that how I should feel??

Sorry this long post. I literally have less than a week and am going crazy.