Transferring for the third time?

Transfer Students
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<p>I’ve been at a crossroads debating whether or not to transfer universities. I figured it would be good to get a third party to weigh in on my situation. This is a very long post and I apologize, but I’d appreciate the responses!</p>

<p>Briefly, how my college career has gone so far…I graduated high school in spring 2011, and attended Arizona State University for the first semester of my schooling in the fall. In January 2012, I got an internship and took a semester off school to move to Florida to do this. I was there for 8 months and it was the happiest 8 months of my life. During these 8 months, I transferred universities to a very small, private liberal arts college in NYC. It was a complete 180 from Arizona. Looking back, I have no idea why I actually transferred…at the time I justified it as I’d have better opportunities in NYC.</p>

<p>Now, at this school in NYC, I’m a completely different person. I’m unhappy; professionals have told me that I have mild depression. I’m not sure if this is from my school or something else in my life, but it’s there. I don’t really fit in at my new school; I don’t have a lot of friends. I know that college is for the education, but I really feel as if I shouldn’t hate my college experience (I hated high school, so I want something different for college). </p>

<p>I really want to transfer again, and my parents are completely against it. They’d like me to stay put in one place for a while, and as much as I do too, I don’t think I should compromise my happiness to do so. I told my parents I’d stay at my current school for one more semester to test it out again and see if it gets better. </p>

<p>If I transfer, I’d either go back to ASU or go to a school in Florida, probably UCF or Nova Southeastern. But I’m worried about a couple things. 1) How will it look later in my professional career if I’ve attended 3 undergraduate schools? 2) Does it even make sense to transfer again? I’ll be a 2nd semester sophomore in the fall (set back a semester because I took one off for the internship). 3) My parents are against me spending more than 4 years in college but if I transferred again, I’ll be set back a year. So I’ll graduate a year later than expected (probably summer 2016, instead of the originally spring 2015). </p>

<p>What do you all think? I’d appreciate the help. Thank you so much!</p>

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<p>I’ve transferred from University of Maryland to a CCC to back to UMUC and now to a CSU. I doesn’t matter how much you transfer. As long as you have a decent GPA you should be fine. I am also 2 years behind in my undergrad career. I graduated in 2009. It’s okay if you’re behind, just as long as you continue you’re education. </p>

<p>If you’re not happy at the liberal arts college in NYC then I’d transfer back to ASU or UCF. Which one did you like better and which one did you excel at better? Is ASU close to home? If you take the appropriate classes than you won’t have to worry about spending more than an additional 2 years in college. To be honest, a lot of students don’t finish their undergraduate in 4 years… it may take 5-7 years for someone to complete it. Don’t worry about that.</p>

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<p>If you are uncertain why you left ASU, it may not be such a bad thing to go back there if you were happy and felt like you fit in. If you don’t feel that way, perhaps try a school more suited to your needs and interests. Most people do better in school when they are happy. Good luck!</p>