<p>I'm a current freshman at a Lac (Williams, amherst, swarthmore), and I absolutely hate it. I was just wondering if it gives me a big leg up when transferring to other ivies, and what gpa I would need. Also, any tips on the transfer process in general would be much appreciated.</p>
<p>Difficulty of transferring mostly depends on the school you want to transfer to. Among the Ivy League schools, Cornell and Columbia may be the most transfer-friendly, while Princeton accepts no transfers at all. State universities are often relatively transfer-friendly.</p>
<p>Why do you dislike your current school?</p>
<p>I feel the social life is exceedingly similar to high school. The popular jocks dominate, and they make up a huge percentage of the student body. Also, Iâm already bored of the school. Itâs parties are ridiculously repetitive and boring, and if youâre not VERY drunk, itâs impossible to have even a tiny bit of fun. Also, Iâm not planning on even attempting to transfer to HYP-âthatâs probably just a waste of time.</p>
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<p>There are always kids at schools like that who feel exactly the same way you do about the party scene. Find them. </p>
<p>Itâs too early in the first semester of your freshman year to give up and you may be confusing homesickness with hatred of the school. Find some like-minded friends and this will pass. It almost always does.</p>
<p>Most of my friends are actually unhappy here too. I have plenty of friends, so thatâs not a problem either. And I actually want a party scene, itâs just the parties here are awful. Also trust me, Iâm not homesick.</p>
<p>If you have friends and youâre all bored, then the problem is all of you, not the school. Nothing is stopping the group of you from making the party happen that you want.</p>
<p>In the immortal words of Betty Draper, âOnly boring people are bored.â</p>
<p>Some brief advice follows: were I to apply to transfer to one of the Ancient Eight from your top-rated LAC, Iâd be absolutely certain I didnât us the words (or even the thought) âother Ivies.â
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<p>TopTier: Uhh I originally got into one of them. And itâs not like I have to kiss up to an admissions officer here. They are the other ivies, no? Iâm not implying a Lacâs an ivy, just referencing the other ivies.</p>
<p>MrMom62: About 40% of the non athletes I talk to here are not very happy, and say the social life is mediocre. I spoke to a random senior who said it was âgod-awfulâ. And there arenât many places to have parties here, as the sports teams are largely the only ones who throw parties. Itâs not that easy for Freshmen to create parties.</p>
<p>Thatâs enough people to create a critical mass to do something. Sitting around complaining is accomplishing nothing, organize and start something new or quit complaining. What exactly is it you want in a party? And whatâs stopping you? Show some imagination. Stop waiting for life to be handed to you on a silver platter.</p>
<p>Oh come on, @thomasnworbâ, the very words, âtransferring to other Iviesâ absolutely indicates your implication that the three LACs you cited â all superb, by any standards â are Ivies. Further, although this is entirely irrelevant, you never stated that youâd been accepted by an Ivy, so I donât see how that excuse could apply. </p>
<p>@toptier Reading it again I understand your point, I didnât mean to do that, but itâs not that big a deal anyways.</p>
<p>@MrMom62 We hang out, Iâm not sure how and where we would make our own parties as Freshmen.</p>
<p>There have got to be like-minded upperclassmen. Enlist them. Also, if your school doesnât have it, and it surely must or you must organize it, there are groups at similar school that organize âfunâ (usually alcohol-free but it doesnât have to be) activities, such as Haverfordâs Fords Against Boredom or Hamiltonâs People Who Like To Do Fun Things. No matter where you are, there has got to be a way to organize something, even if itâs just a giant video game night.</p>