<p>Traying to transfer to Cornell or Penn because I absolutely feel at home on the campuses. I went to visit a friend at Cornell and we ended up hanging out with a bunch of people I didn't know. I ended up making more friends in that one day than I have at my college (SUNY Binghamton) in the last few weeks. I just clicked. The academics and reputation are a huge part of it, of course... In short, I just think that I can do better; I know where I messed up in high school (largely due to my laziness), and I want to really do my best in presenting myself in the best possible light.</p>
<p>Also, the fact that I will likely be able to dorm in a single. I'm am very social, but I need to have my space.</p>
<p>I don't think that's true. There isn't a housing crunch, but transfers are usually put together in groups in Collegetown and west campus, and all of the transfer I know are in doubles.</p>
<p>how bout a near family death and its repurcussions through highschool
and after a 180 degree turn in life, the school does not offer the research/ ability to pursue my specific field of study</p>
<p>ok but I think transfers still have the option of getting a single - I don't know that for sure, but I'm assuming they have the option of a single or double (maybe you pay extra for a single?) because I know someone who transferred from JHU to Cornell and she has a single in west campus. I stayed over her dorm when I went to cornell and it was pretty nice.</p>
<p>DarkStar, a friend of mine requested a double at Cornell and ended up in a single... there are plenty of them, and I am fairly sure I could get one if I asked for it.</p>
<p>if im in premed and my college doesnt have a great prehealth advising program in my opinion (very difficult getting appointments, only 1 out of 2 advisors is helpful), is that a good reason to transfer?</p>
<p>what about strained resources? my school has like 4 advisors for the whole school, and as a result, i can’t get any in depth advice from them about classes and major (unless i go to my program advisor) and the amount of red tape at the school is UNBELIEVABLE. My AP scores got “lost” twice before the were processed and ruined my course selection. Is enduring a bureacratic nightmare caused by little resources (and which has jeopardized my academic plans) a good reason for transfer?</p>
<p>For me it is because my high school years did not go the best for me so I ended up going to a tier 4 school. Currently I am trying to transfer to a tier 1 at least so I can end up having a good chance of getting into a top law school.</p>
<p>^Well, that’s true but harsh. Maybe you want to put it in a way so that you write about how good the school you are applying to is, not trashing your old school.</p>
<p>Current school was the safety that I really didn’t want to go to, hate the environment, not a fan of the student body, want to leave the area, academic strength not that great, etc.</p>
<p>“Current school was the safety that I really didn’t want to go to, hate the environment, not a fan of the student body, want to leave the area, academic strength not that great, etc.”</p>
<p>Amen, hate the school so so so so much. I think your reasons should be personal, but in general most people transfer at least to top schools for prestige reasons.</p>