Transferring out of Colgate University

justlookingnow
Sun, 30 Aug 2015 16:24:37 +0000

“Im not musical, or religious. I do community service, and the friends I met thorugh there are basically my only friends so far. They’re cool people though, but they’ve all moved on and also made other friends they really like and I haven’t.”

I was only trying to suggest things to get you thinking of different avenues to consider. Maybe Intramurals? Student Government? Anyway, if there is something you really would enjoy doing, and there is NOT a club, possibly you can start your own one. Regarding your community service friends, I think it is a common misconception to think everyone ELSE has found their lifelong best friends. No one really knows each other all that well at this stage in the game. Everyone is still feeling each other out.

“It’s good to hear that Colgate’s prestige may help me get in somewhere good though!”

Should you decide to transfer, your record at Colgate (and in part your HS record/test scores if transferring as a soph) is what will get you in “somewhere good”, not the Colgate name per se. To an admissions officer, all things being equal, someone with a 4.0 from Colgate might be viewed favorably against someone with a 4.0 from say, a CC. But, mediocre grades from Colgate won’t trump someone else’s excellent grades from another school. I can guarantee you that the transfer applicant pools will be extremely competitive at the schools you are focused on right now. So, try to do well this year so that you will be in the best position possible, regardless.

My advice, though, would be to put transferring out of your mind for now. Try to make Colgate work and give it the full semester at least. Get involved in a variety of things on campus. Focus on your studies. At Christmas Break, reassess where you are. If you are still miserable, talk over your desire to transfer with your parents, and see what your options might be. If you do decide to proceed, you can then come up with a well thought out and reasonable list, and apply to those schools for fall 2016 admission.