Am I actually doing well? That’s another reason why I wanted to transfer; I didn’t think I was doing that well academically.
I shoulder some of the blame for this; while I did try to meet people as much as possible, and while I did get to know a lot of people, I didn’t put myself in situations where I had REPEATED contact with people, i.e. I didn’t really do any clubs or that sort of thing. I plan on doing more of that this coming year. I should note that while I am absolutely putting in the apps, it is not a done deal that I am transferring. If things are looking up this year, I have no reason to.
The international community in my college is great, and I think we have the biggest international contingent among our undergrads out of all colleges, so it makes for a very vibrant and supportive community. I’ve largely stuck to them as well as a select few Brits. I’ve definitely been making the mistake in the past of trying to gain the acceptance of people who won’t give me that, and will not be making that mistake again.