Do I even bother trying to transfer?

Transfer Students
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<p>So I currently go to Carnegie Mellon and hate it here. i didn't want to come here in the first place. Basically, I'm looking to transfer to:
-Chicago (was waitlisted)
-Johns Hopkins (waitlisted)
-Cornell (ED rejected)
-Georgetown</p>

<p>Im hoping because I was already waitlisted at the first two it'll help and show that I want to go there. Anyways. I'm an international relations major, and possible business. I don't know if I want to transfer since I wouldn't be able to double I don't think if I were to transfer, but I could here. At the same time, IR is much more respectable at those schools, and I want to go to law school anyways. </p>

<p>Also, here are my stats which also worry me:
-3.2 gpa - had all As and Bs. I could have done better but the unhappiness just really got to me :(
-few jobs here and there (mortgage company)
-first gen - idk if that counts now that I'm already in school
-hs: rank 3/700 4.8gpa 30 ACT (sucky, I know) blah blah blah</p>

<p>Should I even bother? I'm banking on my waitlist status to help me out and also that my 3.2 was just freshman semester at a hard school. Do I give up a double major for a better program and happiness?</p>

<p>Oh, this also might be a dumb question, but let's say I apply and don't end up transferring either b/c I didn't get in or financial reasons, will that affect me financially at CMU? I'm only here b/c of the money, and I don't want them to think, oh she tried to transfer, she hates us, no more money for her!</p>

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<p>You’re current school can’t take the money away whenever they want. There were specific guidelines (gpa, disciplinary, etc.) listed when you received the award and those are the only things that can allow them to revoke your scholarship.</p>

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<p>Applying to transfer out should not affect your financial aid situation. </p>

<p>However the more important questions for you to answer are the ones raised by thse statements:
“i didn’t want to come here in the first place”
“I’m only here b/c of the money”</p>

<p>If you never wanted to go to CMU in the first place, why did you apply? Surely there was something that you liked enough about it when you began the application process.</p>

<p>What makes you think that your aid will be better anywhere else? </p>

<p>If money is a serious issue for you, do you have any options other than CMU and the places on your current list? Law school admission is very numbers dependent. Your GPA and your LSAT score will be more important than the name on your diploma. Considering how expensive law school is, you might want to stay put or transfer to your cheap home-state public U in order to save money.</p>

<p>You also could also read through the threads in the Law School forum to find out more about your options. Click on “Discussion Home” in the upper-left of this screen, and scroll down to find it.</p>