<p>This past March I was lucky enough to receive an acceptance letter from Haverford, yay!! Well I wasn't smart enough to say "yes" and instead chose a large university 1,000 miles away from home. I truly do put immense faith in my intuition, and my intuition was telling me about a month before I came here that my current school wasn't the school for me. It wasn't the right fit, it was way too far from home, and I would ultimately end up lost and misguided. However, I chose to dismiss my bad hunch as cold feet. Lo and behold, here I am not eating, not sleeping, and crying my eyes out every night for 9 days straight. After all these self-pity sessions I had the ridiculous notion that Haverford would forgive me for not initially saying yes and accept me into its freshman class before classes started...is that ridiculous? I could also apply to transfer in next year, but I fear I wouldn't be accepted because I already said no once. I want to e-mail the admissions committee and ask them what I can possibly do (I would call, but it's past office hours.), but I have no idea what to say in the e-mail. I understand that I sound pathetic right now and I don't want to come across as pathetic to the admissions committee. I really don't know what to do and I'm so confused and yeah...help? Thank you. :)</p>
<p>Gosh, I am so sorry to hear about your experience. Although Haverford is an incredible school, the key is to find which schools can meet the needs of your unique situation, even if that is a delayed or future entry. Certainly call Haverford (and other schools) to learn what is possible, and also be sure to also use the support services at your current university - even if you are saying that you don’t want to be there, they are there to help you sort things out. </p>
<p>Best wishes and don’t fret about it too much. You’re learning things about yourself which is always good.</p>
<p>Traintracks - I’m so sorry to hear about your situation! As a recent Haverford grad, I know something about the efforts Haverford takes with housing and freshman placement and so forth … because it’s such a small school I think it’s unlikely that they would be able to find room for you at this point. However, if I were you, I would definitely get in touch with the admissions office. Find an admissions counselor to talk to and explain your situation and tell him/her why you’re still interested. The admissions counselors are very approachable and will do their best to work with you and explain your options… and they’re not going to refuse you just because you said no once, if you explain your thought process and why you think HC is a better fit. You should keep in mind that although HC accepts few transfers, it does accept some, so you shouldn’t give up hope completely (and getting in touch with someone now might even increase your chances). Keep in mind that the first semester of college is stressful no matter where you are, so I wouldn’t write off your current institution completely. If you do still want to transfer once second semester starts, you should definitely apply as a transfer student to HC, but you should also consider getting in touch with other similar schools, whether you applied there the first time around or not. Good luck, I hope things work out for you!</p>
<p>There must be a reason you chose the college you did over Haverford. Maybe you’re not giving the new school enough of a chance. Being away from home is tough, so you should let yourself get settled in before making any rash decisions. HC is very different from a large university, so make very sure you want to switch before getting too deep in the transfer process. You don’t want to swap one problem for another.</p>