<p>Hi!
I'm currently a first year at a midwestern LAC. While I've been having a great time here and I really am making the best of it, I cannot stop thinking about the other college I almost chose to attend--Vassar. I got into both and for some reason ended up choosing here, which was strange because Vassar had been something of a dream school. I think I just got a weird impression of the school when I visited and felt more comfortable committing here.
But now I feel like I might want to make the switch. I think Vassar is academically more robust and there are so many things about it that I love. And I just feel in the "wrong" place.
So I'd like advice from current students regarding the following:</p>
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<li><p>What do you think about getting in as a transfer? Is it feasible in the slightest? Other than getting good grades, what should I strive to do?
Are my chances of getting in increased because I've already gotten in once?</p></li>
<li><p>One thing I worried about Vassar was that I would encounter a lot of pretension. I wouldn't have thought this but for some current students telling me this (one of my weird impressions). I am a very friendly, warm and goofy person and I am confident. But I was worried there wouldn't be others who would respond to that. I am also from the midwest and the east coast felt a bit unwelcoming in the days I was there.
My current school is less.. "weird" than I thought it would be. Which makes me sad. And I yearn for a more artsy vibe. I am a visual artist myself.
What do you think about these aspects of the student body make up?</p></li>
<li><p>Do you think it would be awkward to transfer and not even worth it? I feel upset I'm in this position--four years in one place seems ideal. Would I miss the boat socially or otherwise having spent freshman year elsewhere? Could I be in a fellow group as a transfer? (I always thought those sounded neat)
Do you actually know any transfers?</p></li>
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<p>THANK YOU very much to anyone who responds.</p>