Transferring from UCLA to NYU?

beyphy
Sat, 24 Jan 2015 04:23:45 +0000

A common complaint about Los Angeles is that it’s difficult to make new friends. I wouldn’t say that’s true. I will say that LA may not be as friendly as some other places you’ll find. (Most people won’t come up to you and ask you to be their friend or invite you to some event.) But I wouldn’t say that it’s difficult to make friends. Just find an activity or a hobby that you enjoy doing and you’ll naturally make friends that way. Like bowling? Go to a bowling alley regularly and you’ll probably make friends with the regulars. Like hiking? Go hike a few times a week and you’ll meet regulars. Running? etc. You can also get on Meetup and just join groups of people with similar interests.

I’ll admit though, it may be harder to make college friends at UCLA, especially if you’re in the sciences. A lot of people are just really busy juggling a lot of different things at once. But realize that there are plenty of other people like you at the school also looking to make friends. I saw quite a few different friendships form around study groups in the library. I.e., people who were trying to satisfy their emotional needs and their life goals. The people are out there. You just need to find them.

You should try to put some effort into making friends. You shouldn’t blindly assume that you’ll like NYU any better than UCLA. It’s student body might be more disconnected than UCLA’s (they don’t even have a campus afterall.) My advice is put some serious effort into trying to make friends. And if that doesn’t work, look into transferring to NYU. But obviously do your best to keep your grades a priority before you transfer as that will make it easier to do so.