Was anyone happier at their old school / regret transferring?

Mi_Lie
Tue, 31 Mar 2009 13:41:38 +0000

Hey, I think it’s a little too late for me to transfer back to my old school (their deadline was March 1) but I was just wondering if anyone else felt the same way I did. You know, just for support.

I transferred to my current school because it had a much more well-known IR program, and I was concerned that my old school wasn’t well-known enough. Even though I’m glad I transferred academically speaking, as the classes here are great and I’ve learned a lot, and I feel a lot better about my career prospects, in almost every other way I miss my old school.

It’s much harder to meet people as a transfer - I have maybe 1/4th the amount of friends I had at my old school, and I’ll spend days at a time without even speaking to anyone, except for my roommate. I join a lot of clubs, but this new school is much larger and I don’t see that many people outside of clubs and don’t run into people I know randomly like I did at my old school. I know 2 people on my floor, compared with being friends with everyone on my floor last year. I have some friends here but I don’t see them that often, maybe once or twice a week. I gave up a lot to come here - I was slated to write on the paper and live on an environmental themed floor, and I feel like if the gamble WILL pay off (career wise) I haven’t seen any of the effects.

If I thought I was lonely sometimes LAST year (coming from high school, which I loved), I didn’t realize how good I had it. In terms of environment, my old school was verdant and quiet and cozy, my new campus is loud and noisy and in the middle of the city (a mixed bag).

I’m going to hang in there and try to join a frat next semester (despite the fact that I’ll be a junior) and get on the officer board of a club or two.

But in the meantime, does anyone find their thoughts drifting back to their old friends or their old campus, and all they left behind?