<p>For all of us who will be transferring this fall...Now that the time has almost come, how is everyone feeling? Nervous? Scared? Excited? A mix?</p>
<p>I know that I personally cannot figure out whether I am more excited or more nervous. Part of the nervousness is definitely because I am going to a school that doesn't have too many transfers... but I am still super super happy about where I am going!</p>
<p>We're almost there!! After all the stress of applying and wondering and waiting and hoping... :D</p>
<p>Stressed. I'm still dealing with financial aid stuff, packing, getting ready for orientation, straightening stuff out with my flight arrangements, and a whole crapload of other things I have to get done before move in day. </p>
<p>I would be excited, but all my nervous / excited energy is being spent on TCB. However, I'm sure once I arrive on campus, get all moved in, and am assured that my fin.aid is in place that the energy will be there and I'll be barely able to contain myself...</p>
<p>collegegirl86: i really hope everything gets straightened out! i'm still finalizing financial aid and loan stuff too, plus trying to find out whether i was supposed to find a job on-campus already (i have work-study, and just today stumbled upon something on the website that says i should have found a job in june... though i was never informed of this). i'm sure soon all will fall into place for you!</p>
<p>hobofromdowntown: i'm really sorry :( maybe you will re-apply again? i wish you the best of luck either way!</p>
<p>dranakin: in a way, yes, we do know what to expect... but you have an advantage as well. the school i'm transferring to has very few transfers, so the majority of people my year already know each other. but since you're gonna be a freshman, everyone is in the same boat as you are! and freshman bonding is a good experience :)</p>
<p>bubblymc: That's EXACTLY how i feel!!!</p>
<p>When does everyone leave? I leave in one week, on the 27th.... hopefully at this point next week i'll be all packed and sleeping. (last year, i was packing till about 4 am, slept for two hoursr, woke up at 6 and packed till 10 am. i don't advise it!)</p>
<p>Is anyone else nervous about making friends and stuff, what with cliques and social circles already being pretty solid? I know that's one of my biggest worries :eek:</p>
<p>starcatch: I'm pretty worried about making friends at the new school too =/ I think staying on-campus would be the best thing, I've seen many transfer successfully made friends by doing that. But by living off-campus, it would be a little hard. I'm still thinking about it but money is an issue.</p>
<p>I also leave on the 27th and, to be honest, I'm freaking out more and more with every day that passes! My school is only 2.5 hours from my home but, it's definitely far enough away to be "away".</p>
<p>It's funny, I'm 24 years old and I'm actually SCARED to leave home! And, really, I've left home before...I was in the military and I lived with an ex for a year and a half. But, those past experiences have not prepared me for what I'm about to do.
Being in the military, I was hundreds of miles away from home and unable to see my family for 6 months. There were letters and the once weekly phone calls but, I think, the situation I was in kind of prevented me from being TOO homesick (plus, with all the rules, I didn't ever feel like I was away from strict supervision). And, actually, I don't recall ever being very nervous about going, either.
Living with my ex was not a big change, either. I was about 30 minutes from my parents and was still able to see all my friends. Basically, I was "on my own" but I still had a bit of a buffer...(ie: I could go "home" when there were issues...LOL).
Going away to school seems like a completely different animal. I'll actually be on my own (governed by the small amount of "rules" set by the dorms/university)...away from the home "safety zone". Also, I don't know a lot of people there, either (one, actually)...but, thankfully, my school has a transfer floor in the dorm I am going to be living in!!! Lots of other people going through the same thing I am will definitely help!</p>
<p>Anyway, that's enough of my rambling...good luck to all you guys!!!
(And, yes, I'm new here!)</p>
<p>Oh, BTW, leaving home definitely gets harder as you get older! I've begun to learn this the hard way...LOL</p>
<p>Yams: I will be living on-campus (my school guarantees housing all four years), so I hope that will help. I really hope that you can, too! I can sympathize with money issues, I nearly wasn't able to transfer at all because the school I am transferring from gave me LOTS of merit money, and the school I'm transferring to only gives need-based. Needless to say, these next few years are going to be difficult financially. but it will all be worth it! :) Even though I am living on-campus, i am still pretty worried about making friends and such... </p>
<p>badktty: wow! i am sure that you will make the adjustment better than you think you will. plus, being on a transfer floor will be tremendously helpful - you'll be with a whole bunch of people who are in the same situation as you are in! i am sure you will make friends fast :)</p>