Transfer Scholarships...?

CollegeKid
Sun, 23 Apr 2006 23:12:36 +0000

I’m mostly looking to transfer for two reasons: the atmosphere (just haven’t clicked with anyone) and the academics. The latter isn’t really bad, because I’ve enjoyed my classes and have learned a lot, however, I feel that I could have been pushed a lot harder. It’s not that I want to kill myself working and studying, but I want to get the most out of my education and don’t think I’ll get it at Hofstra. I could go on, but I’ll leave it there.

Now, for the atmosphere reason… I just haven’t clicked with people here. The kids around me so far have only been the “go out party and drink” kids. I’ll be honest, I like to party, but not as often as what I’ve seen here. I realize this will be at any school, but I feel (especially with Hofstra being kind of small at 9,000 kids, and more like 5,000 or less who actually live on campus) that I will have more opportunities to meet people I will get along with at a bigger school. Plus, I kind of want to be around people who actually care about school. I’ve met only one person (maybe two) who I’ve actually been able to have an intelligent conversation with about an assignment we had. I don’t love doing schoolwork, but sometimes it can be fun–especially when I get to challenge myself and learn. So, when every person I met literally hates work and school and wants to just have a teacher give them a free A, I turn away.

Most of the kids are not the ones that I want to associate with and even more, it can effect the actual class itself. Many of my teachers try to get us to read and get us asking questions and discussing things, yet when me and five (max) other kids are the only ones talking, it gets pretty boring and even slows down the class when the professor decides to give others a chance.

So, those are the reasons I want to leave Hofstra. It just isn’t right for me here. I don’t hate the school and have had a good time (it’s especially nice being able to come home on the weekends too), but I want to leave and go somewhere I’ll enjoy more.