<p>Hey all. I was just curious whether anybody else keeps second guessing whether or not they want to transfer. I'm currently a freshman at a top LAC where I'm getting absolutely no financial aid, and I'm considering transferring to the College of New Jersey, where I could go for less than half the price. I want to be a teacher, and TCNJ has a great teacher preparation program. The problem is, however, that I'm not like completely unhappy or anything at my present school, and the school I'm going to is "better" than TCNJ. To get a job as a teacher, however, it really doesn't matter whether you went to TCNJ or this LAC, so I'm kind of at a loss as to what to do. As of now, I'm planning on applying for transfer to TCNJ and just seeing what happens. Has anyone else been unsure like this? If you were in my position, what would you do? Any advice would be appreciated!</p>
<p>P.S.I go to Colby by the way, since I too hate when people refuse to say.</p>
<p>I am not sure if you or your parents are paying for school, but if they are paying, think about whether or not you would stay if you had to foot the bill. Becasue you are not going to colby for a specific job, major, or grad school, ask yourself how much you would be willing to pay for the experience. If you would not be willing to pay all that money for the education and learning environment, then you should probably switch. However, if you really value your education independently of your career, then you should consider staying. At least that's my opinion.</p>
<p>Thanks for the input. I would say that I do in fact value my education very much, it's just that I don't feel that there is much incentive as far as my career goals go to stay at a school that my parents really can't afford. My parents already made it clear that I assume all loans after graduation, which will prove quite cumbersome to handle given the fact that I won't be making much. So, I have to say, I am really considering making the switch now. I mean, central Maine really isn't doing much for me as it is, and I think I will actually have more job opportunities in education coming out of TCNJ.</p>