Cold Feet Before Transferring?

Hello, fellow transfers.

So I’m gonna be transferring to Chatham University from Rutgers as a sophomore. I had actually been planning on going to Chatham last year but because I could commute to Rutgers and save money I decided to give it a shot. Long story short, I was miserable and knew that I did not want to keep doing this for three more years, and I missed Chatham (it was perfect for me and ticked every box I had). I’m all set to go there and I’m excited to live in a new place and be in the school I’ve loved for a few years now.

For some reason though, I’ve recently been getting nervous about going. Part of it is probably just moving away from home, but I think it might also be that I already know what classes I would have to take at Rutgers and I made a pretty good dent in both core requirements and major/minor stuff, so I guess it’s just that I know I’ve already made a good start that why don’t I just finish? I know that if I actually stayed I would hate myself for it and that I would still dislike it, and yet I sometimes think that I would be alright if I just stuck it our for three more years. Has anyone else ever thought like this? I more than likely will not act on any of these thoughts, by the way, but they’re ridiculous.

It is very normal to be nervous. In fact, if you weren’t nervous, I’d think something was wrong with you. You’ll be fine. There’s Skype and FaceTime. You have a lot of ways to connect back home. And now that you have finished core courses, your UD courses will be so much more fun. Just be sure to join some clubs to get you out mingling. And remember roommates are not best friends,so don’t stress if you’re not doing everything together. That’s standard.

It’s Rutgers! Congrats!