<p>I'm apply for a transfer to Northeastern, Syracuse and UDel from Baruch College.
The essay is not organized and I had a hard time NOT bashing on Baruch. The essay can't be tailored to each college so, I'm stuck.</p>
<pre><code>Im very family oriented, because of that I thought that I was making the right decision when I decided to go to a cheaper public college opposed to some of the expensive colleges I really wanted to go to. In Baruch College, I hoped to make the best of the commuter experience. I planned to keep my job, join clubs and maybe even try for an internship since I was in NYC. I did keep my job, its not interfering with my studies but because my job is on one side of Brooklyn, my home on the other, and my school is on Manhattan - I spend almost four hours a day on public transportation. Sure, I get plenty of studying done but more often than not, Im forced to stand on the train and waste precious time. Going to an away college will help me be much more productive because living on campus will have everything all in one place.
In the future I hope to have more professors that have discussions, not just lecture the class. Im also hoping to have better access to my professors. While emailing them is the simpler option, often I prefer to talk to them face to face. Most have office hours once a week for an hour or so. I dont want to fight with 300+ students per class for personal attention. I want the full liberal arts experience during college. I didnt sign up for a trade/technical/specialty school. Despite claims to be a liberal arts college, Baruch forces business down my throat in every class, art and history included. While it is the field Id like to go into, Id like a chance to change my mind and not be stuck in a school that focuses on the business students mostly.
Another reason that Im hoping to transfer is for the chance to double major. Baruch only allows liberal arts majors to double major, so anyone hoping to major in the Zicklen School of Business is out of luck. I completely understand the reasoning though, there are 12,000+ undergraduate students so everyone should have a chance. A bigger university could give me a chance to go after both a marketing and public relations major. Job prospects from a bigger, more well known, and prestigious college will be much greater. I hate to think this way, but it is reality. Prestige can help push a candidate forward and all my prospective transfer schools have a lot of it.
In college, as cliche as it is, I want to discover myself. Despite living in the city that never sleeps, Ive had the same friends and have done the same things more or less my whole life. I want to be out of my comfort zone. Living in a new city with new people will help me find who I am and what I really want to do with my life. I want to be part of a community and graduate a very large family. Just going to classes and home without having a chance to form real relationships isnt for me.
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