Transferring out of RIT

KPopham
Thu, 14 Feb 2013 16:34:01 +0000

I’m currently a bio/biotech major at RIT. The school is fine, it’s just that I really feel like it’s not right for me. I honestly couldn’t tell you what made me decide to come here, I almost feel like I just ended up here on accident. A lot of the students are just too antisocial and awkward. Also, I grew up in Rochester, I don’t want to be here for the rest of my life.

I’m looking for schools to which I could transfer. Two that I’ve been looking at are UC Santa Barbara and Santa Cruz. I’m really liking UCSC but I’m afraid I might be taking a step down academically (even though RIT’s bio department is nothing special). I’m still looking, but for some reason, even though it’s so far away, I’m really liking the idea of the west coast.

I’m just looking for some other colleges I should be considering. I want something with a nice biology department, obviously, but I’m not sure what field of bio I want to get into yet. I would also really like someplace with nice weather and a nice campus, it’s oddly important to me. I think this might part of the reason I’m unhappy with RIT. I realize it’s super late in the year, but I was also hoping I could find somewhere I could transfer for next year, or at least second semester/third trimester of next year.

Also, I got a 1910 on my SATs and I currently have a 4.0 at RIT, I figured this might be important.