What are your thoughts on this?

admisionofficer
Tue, 19 Mar 2019 03:15:34 +0000

I am a freshman at the University of Hartford, where I have a full-tuition scholarship for an accelerated program where I will earn my B.S.B.A. and M.B.A. in four years.

In spite of this, I am thinking of transferring to a more prestigious institution such as UChicago (my dream school, I was waitlisted back in high school), NYU, UMichigan, etc.

Furthermore, I am not transferring simply due to the prestige. It is more complex than that. I actually graduated from the University’s high school on campus, so my first year of college is actually my fifth year on campus. My freshman year here feels as if I am reliving high school, grade 13 so to speak.

Ultimately, I have always wanted to go to a prestigious school outside of CT, however the opportunity at my current institution was too good to pass up.

Lastly, I have realized over my first year that I want to study education instead of business. The scholarship is contingent that I stay within the business school as a business major, meaning I can only do a minor in education if I stay at my current school. Furthermore, my university does not offer the particular aspects of education that I want to pursue: learning sciences, pedagogy, and a general study of education.

What do you guys think? Should I transfer now or invest in a good PhD program/second masters at a prestigious school?

Thanks so much for taking the time to read this and any input is greatly appreciated!!!