Would it be wise for me to switch out of Wellesley College to Ohio State University?

Transfer Students
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I’m going to be a sophomore next school year at Wellesley College. Though I feel like I don’t fit in the campus community- to me, it seems like there’s a certain type of person that is liked and considered more popular than others (ultra feminist, Hillary Clinton lover, etc.) and I feel like I don’t have many friends at Wellesley because of how isolated and academically/socially competitive it is (students looking down on me for using a tutor, former friends making a competition of how many guys to hookup with, etc.) I also feel like I’m too emotionally coddled and that I grew more as a person through my job outside of Wellesley, not at Wellesley College. Lastly, my parents have put a lot of stress on me to major in a hard STEM field, which I don’t want, since it’s costing them so much. And the Economics department is very competitive, which hasn’t helped me since students seem to have the mentality of “every man for himself.” Overall, I’ve been very disappointed with my experience and when people ask me about it, I can’t think of anything good to say about it since I haven’t formed many strong friendships or strong memories there.
Although, I thought the small class sizes were perfect for me, it has prestige associated with the name, there are lots of resources (I was able to get an internship and was selected to do a finance program/I was chosen through AEI to revive and be president of the Wellesley AEI Executive Council next school year), and I do have some good friends at MIT.

Based on this, I’m thinking of transferring. So,

  1. Does it sound like a good idea for me to transfer to a place like OSU?
  2. What are academics like at OSU?
  3. How easy is it to find internships/a job afterwards?
  4. What is social life like?
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Also, I’m considering a double major in Economics-International Relations

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Hi! I’m a currently Wellesley student who’s a rising junior. You should check out the Washington Post article “Student: I thought the ‘best’ college for me was the most selective. I was wrong.” It’s by someone my year who spent these past two semesters at OSU (not sure if she’s transferring or coming back…). I can’t directly link it since CC won’t let me, but if you read the article and reach out to her, I’m sure she’d be able to answer your OSU-specific questions.

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@lawbird Do you know how I could? Looks like she doesn’t have a Facebook and I’m not sure if reaching out to her on LinkedIn would be beneficial.

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Nevermind, I reached out to her. Disregard!

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Ohio State University has great resources that you can take advantage of for International Studies and Economics.

1)They have a Washington semester. Complete an internship and meet with alumni for possible connections.

  1. Oxford-Moritz Summer Law Program where during the summertime you go to Oxford University and take classes in international law.

  2. O.S.U has alternative breaks to where during your winter, spring or summer break you can complete a community service project in a different state or country. Topics center around the environment, education, poverty, refugee resettlement or public health. It can range from traveling around New York City in educating the public about homelessness and poverty or being in Florida to help set up a camp for children with terminal illnesses.

  3. O.S.U has partnerships with Canada, Australia, Ireland, Scotland and the U.K. to where for 5 weeks you can complete an internship with a member of parliament.

  4. Warsaw Summer School helps you learn to complete a research project in a different country.

  5. Sciences Po exchange, Leiden University, University of Mannheim are universities that you can take specific classes related to what you want. Besides that O.S.U has more than 150 study abroad programs that you can choose from.

  6. As for extra-curricular activities they have an active Republican Club which travels to Washington D.C. every year, they are very active in the elections of republican candidates and are invited to dinners that typically fundraise them. Check out their website.
    https://ohiostatecr.com/

As for clubs related to International Studies and Economics they have the Collegiate Council on World Affairs, These students do these following things:

  • Chadwick Speaker series, which has guest speakers come to discuss issues in international affairs.
  • The Model United Nations, their team travels to different states to compete in conferences. They also organize ones for high school students.

Check them out: http://www.ccwaosu.org/

There are other great extra-cirriculars you should check out as well.
http://www.uesosu.org/
http://www.sigmaiotarho.org/membership/benefits-of-membership/

So academically O.S.U will provide you resources that help you excel.

What career is it that you want? For International Studies and Economics, your success really depends on what you put into your four years and what connections you have made.

After college are you trying to go to graduate school? What career do you want?

Can you explain to me what you have done in your past 2 years and what skills have you gained?

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Sorry to hear that Wellesley isn’t a good fit for you. I remember when you were applying, weren’t you also considering Barnard? Is a transfer there possible? I know nothing about OSU but I wish you the best of luck if you do transfer elsewhere.

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Social life is off the hook

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What did you end up doing? Ohio State is a completely different college than Wellesley. I am assuming you are from Ohio, if you are looking to transfer there.