<p>You cannot transfer after your first semester because you have already missed the application deadlines for the Spring 2010. So, start applying now for a transfer in Fall 2010. Most schools have transfer application deadlines around March 1st.</p>
<p>If you feel miserable at your school, the problem is likely you. Schools are more or less the same, and going to a different school is unlikely to make you happy all of a sudden. You need to learn to find new friends and activities that will make you happier.</p>
<p>Although there is some truth to your statement that “the problem is likely you” that may not be the case. People talk about schools having the “right fit” for a reason…although you have control over what you do at your college whether or not you like it, fact of the matter is that at the end of the day you may hate where you are, regardless of what you decided to do at school. I absolutely hate my school even though I’ve done my best to get involved, meet new people, and fit in. Sometimes it just doesn’t work. People transfer for a reason and are often times extremely pleased with the out comes. Therefore, maybe it IS the place where they came from and not them that is the problem in their situation.</p>
<p>First off, I don’t know if I can give you advice on what you should do but I will share with you my experience, as I completely understand how you are feeling- my freshman year experience was very much like the situation you are now going through.</p>
<p>I had made some few good friends, that I still keep in contact with, but overall my first university just did not have what I needed. The environment itself was far from what piqued my interests, and I did not feel challenged intellectually all too much. I decided to stay the rest of the year just to make sure that it wasn’t me being homesick or just that I was still adjusting. So I stayed the rest of the year and pulled off the best grades that I had ever done, applied for jobs, and overall just tried my best to not waste time while I was there (as an out-of-state school it was expensive!). </p>
<p>Well just to speed this post up, I ended up doing community college for a little longer than I expected, but I saved money and am now at a very good University that truly fits my ambitions, and interests. It was really tough because there were times I thought I made a bad decision to try and transfer (while I was at community college), but then I realized that was just life and I had a lot of growing up to do.</p>
<p>What I realize now is that I was a first generation college student, and didn’t have any help choosing colleges in high school and did not seek any advice from those who could have helped me at my high school, and just went to my first University out of impulse. However, after taking time away from University, and going to a community college I was able to really research Universities and transfer opportunities. During this time, I was able to grow and truly learn what it means to take advantage of education while pursuing my ambitions. </p>
<p>Sometimes, you may not just be ready, give yourself some time to understand who you are and what it is that you need, but do not give up.</p>
<p>hey dont know if this comes in a bit too late, though I guess il tell you my story to see if it helps you at the very least.</p>
<p>After graduating from HS I decided to enroll at this college (it was a 4yr college many of the post here come from 2 yr ones) which I found to be my most afordable option, and brought with me the idea that under said major that i choose it would have been a good choice. However after spending a two semesters in there I didnt feel like it was a place I wanted to be in. I didnt want to transfer because I thought since I was in there already, maybe I should just go all the way, plus the “friends factor”. However I wasnt happy with it in any regard (mostly personal). You could say I conformed with it but I became angry at it because it just wasent what I wanted my college experience to be. Before I knew it summer came and my view of that college had not changed so a day came, during august, that i just got up and went to this other college not far from where i was attending which I knew had rolling admissions and enrolled for their fall semester which was starting in less then 2 weeks from that date. At that point I didnt know if what i was doing was right but in the days that followed I figured that it was best I go for something new and realized that spending another 3 yrs at the other college would have been dreadfull for me mentally/emotionaly. </p>
<p>To be honest now that I have done one semester at this new college I can tell you I DO NOT REGRET IT!!! without a doubt!. Has it been the best decision? maybe but its not the school I wanted to transfer out too, I wanted to to go to another school of the same level I was attending but as a liberal arts school (I was atending a polytechnic school and wanted to go to a liberal arts school of the same tier). But like I mentioned I transfered two weeks before fall semester began and the LBA School’s admission deadline was way overdue. However I am now trying to transfer out of the new school Im attending but I am happy with where I am to be honest.</p>
<p>HOPE MY STORY HELPS IN ANYWAY! EMAIL IF ANYTHING ELSE</p>