<p>Not a bad idea to give it another semester, and not a bad idea to apply to Alabama and have an acceptance waiting for final decision in May.</p>
<p>There really isn’t much you can do about location, lack of DI sports, size of student body, etc. at a mid-ranked LAC with under 2000 students. The advantage you will have transfering from an LAC to Bama is that you will have received much better instruction on writing well at the LAC with under 30 kids in the class, that is difficult to get in a Freshman English classes at Bama (or any Flagship) with 100+ kids in them. Writing well, which includes organizing your thoughts coherently and efficiently, is a priceless gift that LACs are better are providing than any other type of college. Now that you’ve got that going, BIG U is not as much of a downside. </p>
<p>Honors at Bama will probably put you in class with kids who have tested similarly to you. You will be among peers.</p>