And honestly you can hate all you want because I have a full tuition scholarship and no loans 
I commend the message that the original poster is trying to convey. Comments on writing style donât belong here. As a parent going through the process right now, I am witnessing firsthand what an ordeal it is to go through the application process and now the waiting for admission decisions. To my amazement, my daughter is more at peace with it all. She is hopeful that if it is meant to be, a place will be open for her at one of her top choices. If not, then so be it⊠it will not be the end of the world. Itâs what you do in life with whatâs presented to you, that will determine your success. Good luck to everyone in your applications. While many with high GPAâs and SATâs will no doubt have many choices to make, hopefully those who donât will still be able to realize their dreams.
kudos to you for realizing what many people realize only in their 50âs!!!
hold steady, what you have shared is WISDOMâŠit comes by a lot of churning in life, some failures, some disillusionment, some introspection, some insight and mainly a dollop of awareness! Congratulations.
greenpaisley46, what you have sharedis wisdomâŠnot information.
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If you are planning to transfer due to the religious nature of your school, and the commute, then it appears you are not in fact completely happy with your final choice, so why say you are in you original post? Perhaps you are as happy as you would have been at an Ivy, perhaps not. What you have learned about both the college application process and yourself if valuable, but does not appear completely sincere. I actually questioned, while I was reading that original post, whether this was really about being happy where you are, or if there was a hint of unease - and it turns out I was right.
Since others have brought it up, and since you will have to complete more applications in an attempt to transfer, I think the comments others have made about writing style can be helpful to you - if you will consider them. To me, your original post did not come across as completely sincere, and it did seem a bit overdone. The word âplethoraâ in particular bothered me, because I know its definition, and see it so often overused. A plethora is not just a large amount, but an overabundance. This writing style, and misuse of words will not serve you well when trying to find a new school.
I do wish you well in your search for a new school, but wonder how much you really learned while you were here over the past 4 years. Yes, you learned that the Ivy League is not the only place worth being. But if you landed at PC, not knowing how religious it is, it seems you didnât heed any advice suggesting you research you school, beyond the academic offerings. You also donât seem to realize that when you transfer, you are not likely to get such a good financial aid package - good for you, getting full tuition without loans, but you arenât likely to get a similar offer as a transfer student. You are likely to be faced with a choice of staying at PC with your full tuition scholarship, or transferring elsewhere with significant cost, even if you have a low (or even zero) EFC. Just some wizdom to pass back to you.
I used to have a âpenchantâ for big words - I deluded myself into thinking that multisyllabic words would make me seem more sophisticated when in reality it can often indicate an inability to effectively communicate an idea to an audience.
If youâre thinking of transferring so early on in your college career, youâre clearly not as satisfied with your college experience as youâd want us to believe. The core of your piece is solid; about making the most of your situation and not needing to be at an ivy - but itâd be a bit more persuasive if you were actually satisfied with where you to the point that you wouldnât consider transferring. As someone who has turned down far more prestigious âbumper stickerâ schools to pursue a full ride to a local public commuter Uni this fall, itâd be pretty helpful to find people in a similar lot who are actually pleased with the way things turned out. Iâm a bit disappointed with the way this thread derailed, LOL.
The problem with this thread is that the original post is neither knowledge nor wisdom. Thatâs why nobodyâs picking it up and running with it. If it were wisdom, the writer would show perspective, rather than confusion, about the fundamental premise that she wound up at a place thatâs good for her.
Another thing I would question, from my own understanding of wisdom, is why she canât just finish her BA where she is with the nice financial package, then take a new step at the grad level. School is expensive, loans are bad, donât waste energy on transfer apps that should be used in finishing courses. It is good to see different places. That is why itâs a good idea to go to a grad school thatâs not in your undergrad university, if you are at a univ. for undergrad. But itâs not a reason to be hopping around more frequently than that. Finish what you started, then someone else will give you a shot at finishing something else.
Thatâs real old fashioned, but itâs how I would think if I were on an adcom. (disclaimer: I am not, never have been. No inside info here, just what I think of as common sense.)
Thank you for the great post. I liked your writing, definitely not too flowery.
This thread is from 2012!