Want to transfer but dont want to be separate from friends

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I want to transfer schools but don’t want to leave my friends behind. I currently attend the University of Cincinnati and want to transfer because of the difficulty of finding affordable housing and the environment is not conducive to my learning. I would have no reservations about transferring, however, I made some amazing friends from being involved in extracurriculars and campus ministry, and don’t want to leave them behind.

This is a painful decision I’m going to have to make come August and I feel like I can’t win no matter what I choose. I guess an outside perspective would be helpful, but I just feel lost.

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I’m sorry you’re having these struggles. It is a highly personal decision.

Transfer students may have trouble finding affordable housing; you will need to dig into details before deciding.

Another college may have a similar environment as the one you’re in now… the grass is not always greener elsewhere.

Have you considered new ways of studying , seeking tutoring or academic coaching, to help cope with current environment?

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Can you explain in more detail?

This is a big problem of course. Do you mean that it’s almost impossible, or that it isn’t easy.

What is the bigger issue? We might have suggestions about the learning environment, but the housing issue is probably tougher to give you advice on.

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Thanks for replying, some traumatic things went down during my freshmen year that made it so that staying in the campus environment for long would bring down my mental and emotional health. I had to take a semester off because it got so bad.

As for the housing situation, my biggest problem is that the way the rental market is where I live, to have a decent apartment, I’d have to spend at least 800 a month by myself and work. I have learned the hard way that I cannot balance the demands of school and having a job at the same time, so the schools I’m looking at have better/ on-campus housing that’s guaranteed.

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Make sure that guarantee is for transfer students!

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Have you spoken with a transfer counselor yet? Start there. I think you’re getting ahead of yourself.