Unsure of what to do?

sparkysdad
Thu, 05 Jun 2008 13:23:48 +0000

Boy, I feel like an idiot. I borrowed $85,000 to send son one to Harvard and am committing ~$70,000 for son three to Carleton.

However, I agree that transferring isn’t the best idea unless you are really unhappy. Freshman year friend are typically the most sustaining.
It may be difficult for Carleton to match your expectations. Right now you know what you have and you have the opportunity to make it better. Large Universities have a tendency to “shrink” (smaller classes and research opportunities) considerably in the upper class years, especially for the best students. I went to a Big Ten U as did my brother and son two. We all knew faculty on first name basis and even socialized with them.

Try to be as clear as possible as to what you will gain out of the move