Are these good reasons to leave?

Transfer Students
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<p>I'm at Wellesley, a top 5 liberal arts college right now (according to USNWR anyway) and I just want to say I'm feeling quite unhappy here.</p>

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<li><p>The people are rude, judgmental, and look down at others. No I'm not judging them from afar; I actually had personal contact with the snubbing. What I want to know is, are there people like this at real elite schools like Harvard and Brown?</p></li>
<li><p>Liberal arts colleges have few research opportunities. Let's face it, the research opportunities will be limited and extremely competitive to even get. One upperclassman told me she couldn't even find a regular internship over the summer.</p></li>
<li><p>Few people recognize the name. Yes, college confidential posters always say "Big name employers will always know!" The CEO of my dad's reputated company never even heard of it. And it has so much <em>bad rep, with the "dyke ball" and Rolling Stones article. The general consensus of guys from schools around here is that "We are easy and desperate for testosterone."</em></p></li>
<li><p>Yes. It's an all women school. And I already feel the cattiness starting. Also, there is no humor in the classrooms. No chill guys, just extremely ambitious girls who ignore you if you say hi or smile.</p></li>
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<p>I promise I am not a troll. I don't want to post from my real CC in case some Wellesley student roams on here and figures out who I am. But I'm seriously considering transferring. How is an all women environment supposed to "give women an advantage?" We have to face the real world anyway in the end. I really can't see myself living here for the next 4 years. I really can't.</p>

<p>But what are some colleges of the same caliber? I want to transfer to a university with good financial aid for transfer students. *My SATs were 2300+ but my class rank sucked (40 out of 590). * Suggestions? Should I suck it up and stay here? Look forward to grad school?</p>

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<p>“I’m at Wellesley”</p>

<p>How long have you been there? One week? I am sorry you had a bad start. You should evaluate the experience after being there for say, one semester. Perhaps your view might be different.</p>

<p>Wellesley is well known nationally and internationally as part of the “seven sisters”. It is a prestigious school, but it is not for everyone. So, if you don’t like it, transfer to another school and move on.</p>

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<p>My D and I visited to see if it was a fit for her and we were lucky enough to run into another a Wellesley student who had been two years ahead of D at the local, rural h.s. She was happy at Wellesley but definitely shared that there was the cadre of women who thought they were better than everyone and it was certainly very competitive. The good part of the school seems to be that you can achieve what you set your mind to, and the school will help you fulfill your dreams (even if it is 24 hours of reading Shakespeare aloud). But the stress and heavy workload attracts a certain kind of student. Not sure that many “chill” women chose Wellesley. But it is too soon to know if you misjudged the fit. Give it a few more months, but as you gather the data try and figure out what you don’t like and what you might want instead. Meaning look for positive characteristics that you want, not just identify what you don’t like about your current situation. Good luck. I hope it improves but if not, you are not stuck and there are many, many transfer students in college.</p>