Transfer post-sophomore year from Arts to regular school? Looking for advice

sarakc121
Mon, 26 Jun 2017 02:54:33 +0000

I’m currently attending Emerson College for Creative Writing and have been since 2015. I just completed my sophomore year. Ever since my freshman year, I’ve had doubts about if Emerson was really right for me. After realizing I couldn’t leave without being properly reimbursed when pursuing leaving that first semester, seeing as it was too late after their cut-off to withdraw, I stuck it out the rest of the year. That following summer, I thought about transferring, but then decided to go back with high hopes. That was this past year and, while it wasn’t bad, it just didn’t feel right for me to be studying Creative Writing when I, truth be told, wasn’t learning any technical skills. I love writing, but I want to learn something I can do outside of writing. Workshopping won’t help me in normal life skill-wise and, to be honest, I’m not sure being a writer as a profession is right for me.

I don’t know what I really want to do with my life right now, which is super scary, but it’s even scarier to think about when I think about going back to Emerson after having questioned if majoring in arts is right for me.

I guess my question is this: is transferring to a non-Arts school going to screw me over (credit-wise) half way through working towards my Bachelor’s degree? I know it’s different for certain colleges for what they will accept, but I’m wondering if I should just stick it out, get a good degree from Emerson, and then figure out my life goals after.

Also, maybe this is me looking for advice. Shouldn’t I already know what I want to do with my life? I have many interests from which I can find a career, but its the fact that I haven’t gravitated towards anything particular that bothers me (or “found my calling”).

I hope this makes some sort of sense. If anyone has any similar stories they can share, whether it’s on finding out what you should do in life or about how you transferred post-sophomore year or later to another college, that would be great and very much appreciated.