Transferring from Dartmouth to Pomona

monydad
Thu, 30 Dec 2010 01:08:21 +0000

“Another thing I miss is ballet”

Make sure Pomona will satisfy you on this point. When D2 was looking we found adequate modern dance offerings, but ballet not so much, just a couple levels IIRC.

"From what my D says drinking at Pomona is fairly suppressed. "
Perhaps, but when my 16-year old daughter did an overnight there, a number of years ago now, she apparently landed in the “pot
dorm” and was offered to partake. A little fast, socially, for her at the time.

"Pomona is 2 hours from where I live, so I could have a car and see my parents on Thanksgiving and any other time I wanted or needed. "

We loved it when D2 was attending college close to home, we got to see her on all holidays, and other times as well. She brought her college friends too. I think it’s really useful to have that extra support available.

“How soon is too soon to know if I should transfer?”

Well, nobody can say, for sure. FWIW D2 wanted to transfer after year 1, stayed for the first semester of year 2 and nothing happened that changed her mind. She transferred, and is much happier for it. Different situation, different schools, but still…

My own opinion is, apply for transfer, but keep plugging and try to make the best of it next semester. It probably would not take too much, just maybe meeting the right three people, to turn the situation around there, and you should be open to that, and take steps to make that happen. As you say, tons of people like it here, maybe you could be among them.

But at the end of the day, if it’s not happening for you there, it’s not happening.