Transferring to Hampshire

Normwal
Thu, 06 Nov 2014 02:55:37 +0000

Hi guys,
I am new to here and I will love to here some advises and some personal opinions…

As for now,I am a junior in a public research university, there are pros and cons for being in a big state research university.
Research opportunities is one of those big advantages, I get the chance to work in several labs which is one major reason I chose a research university over LAC at the first place and in fact I’ve been working in research labs since freshman year.

At the same time, there are many restrictions, which limit the flexibility of pursuing knowledge. I am not able to take too many classes from other departments due to the need to fulfill graduation requirements. That;s the first time I actually think about what kind of education I want As someone who major in an interdisciplinary science, Cognitive science, being able to reach out and apply the knowledge on different fields is really important to me.

Then I found out there are schools like Hampshire college, with unique systems that fulfilled my desires.
What hesitated me is as a junior I felt it’s stupid transfer out, because all I need is another to graduate…