Transferring from Stanford to Brown

chsowlflax17
Thu, 21 Jul 2011 00:27:53 +0000

Levelheadedness, on CC? Ha. Anyways, even if you are going to submit a transfer application (I know people at Brown who did it), and while you may have to start the process early, try to be open to your experience regardless. It’s not that you should feel “lucky,” but you shouldn’t shut yourself off from making friends, having the freshman experience, etc. etc. I know two transfers from Stanford: one chose to go back after his first fall semester/quarter here (because for at least a year Stanford just considers you a student on leave, if I understand correctly), while the other found Brown a more agreeable place. Yes, putting in the application won’t cost you much, and luckily Stanford gives you a great opportunity, if you get in somewhere and still want it, to see the grass on the other side, without any real harm, except the money (which could, in fact, be quite a large harm, but eh, that’s for you to figure out).