<p>I thought I'd post this question since 9 out of 10 (or more!!!) of the parents I run into tell me their kid is transferring, thinking about transferring, or waiting until after this year to decide where to go!</p>
<p>My D is over the moon in love with her college. Interestingly, she applied non-binding early to this college, but took a close look at several others before finally making her decision last spring. Her best friend, who took one look at her all women's college 18 months ago and decided not to continue her college tour to any other schools on her list, applied ED, and was accepted...now is adamant that single gender education is not for her and is spending her winter break on transfer apps!</p>
<p>My S loves his college, he couldn’t be happier. I wasn’t sure about his choice because of the distance, but he already calls his dorm “my real home”. Academics are great, better that I thought.</p>
<p>My son also LOVES his college. He applied ED because he was so sure he was ready to commit. Our biggest concern was that he was so confident that he'd made the perfect choice that it couldn't possibly live up to his expectations. On top of that, when he'd talk to friends and alumni about their experience there, they'd go on and on about how much they loved the school. Happily, for him, college life has lived up to all the hype. You could say he's found the perfect storm, but in a good way.</p>
<p>Yes. D is at UChicago and loves everything about it, and I credit her for making a well-informed decision. She began researching schools in her junior year, and visited close to 20 of them. She considered academics, social life, extracurriculars and the overall feel of the place when she visited. She even knew which dorm she wanted to live in and arranged to stay there on her overnight visit. Of all our friends, I'd have to say that D has the happiest placement. Of course, having a great roommate doesn't hurt!</p>
<p>Yes, very happy. Came home yesterday and is in the best mood I've seen in years - what happened to my sulky teenage boy? This was his third (maybe even fourth) choice school so it's great that it's working out. He warned us that his sleeping habits have changed quite a bit (don't wake me up before noon please). I was a night owl in college too so no big surprise...</p>
<p>D is very much in love with her choice of Rhodes. "Dad, I am in the right place." Everything is opening up for her just as she planned. She has found her people on campus. She couldn't be happier. (Much happier than high school.)</p>
<p>Absolutely, yes, and also echo curmudgeon's post: Much happier than in HS.</p>
<p>Glad to hear all of these success stories. I was beginning to wonder if there were any satisfied students out there. My D only applied to one school and is happy as can be, but I'm almost afraid to tell people that!</p>
<p>My D is satisfied with her choice (was ED) and happy about some aspects--but not the type to "fall in love " with a school--from my perspective she seems to be coping well and is not complaining.</p>
<p>I dont think my D's first semester could have gone any better. We were somewhat apprehensive when we droped her off last fall. She had dreamed of attending Harvard since grade school and was ultimately rejected in June from the waitlist. She had reasons for choosing the school she ended up at, but I was concerned if it was the right fit.</p>
<p>She's been home for a week, and I am really convinced it was the right choice. She has made lots of friends, and will end up with a 4.0. She even likes the food. The telling sign was when she refered to the school as "my school". </p>
<p>Like Cur's D, she too seems to be much happier than HS. Most of the parents I've talked to, have similar experiences with their kids this year. In older son's case, many transferred after a year.</p>
<p>My son also is happy with his choice. We hear a lot of, "At Roanoke we do this," and "at Roanoke I do that". He has more friends at college then he did at home, academics are good but challenging.</p>
<p>Notre Dame Son " I am at the perfect school for me"...
Parents happy S just made the Deans List in challenging engineering program, talk about a smooth Freshman transition !!!!
(his father and I only wish we had transitioned this well in college :)</p>
<p>I agree that there do seem to be a lot of kids transferring.
My son is happy with his school (Penn). I plan to find out more when I see him this weekend and ask about the pros and cons. He likes the social life and the city. Some of the freshman courses/teachers aren't as good as he would have liked, but he knows that will improve.</p>
<p>D is happy with her school - but 3 of her high school friends are transferring from their colleges. One at Univ. of San Diego says the school is too small and too appearance-oriented and status-conscious; another one at University of Montana also thinks the school is too small and can't see herself spending 4 years there; and a friend, very unhappy at Stanford, is transferring to Boulder in January. This ambitious, academically-successful achiever was shocked how much Standford students study "I can't go out tonight, I have a chemistry test in two weeks" is a quote she attributes to her roommates. As they say -- to each his own.</p>
<p>Daughter is very happy at Carleton, and even seems to have adapted to colder weather. She mentioned wanting a pair of ice skates - I think she's only been ice skating 3 times in her life! She feels challenged, but not overwhelmed, by her classes and has started thinking a few years ahead. The food could be better, though.</p>
<p>Son is still committed to Carnegie Mellon, his first choice school. Happy might not be the right word since there were lots of issues first semester, including a bad housing situation and theft from room. He settled into a new dorm just before Thanksgiving and is much happier. Even with all the stress (and he's a high anxiety kid in the best of circumstances) he continues to believe it's the right school for him. He's looking forward to a new start second semester and is most happy that he has now completed the last English class he will ever be required to take!</p>
<p>D is ecstatic, much happier than hs, and this is a kid who was truly devastated when she was deferred and rejected from what she thought was the school of her dreams last year. </p>
<p>Well, fast forward exactly one year and she's working hard, spending several hours a day at her EC, loves her dorm and her new friends, and her grades are great so far. D is experiencing her classes as very challenging, but less pressured and less competitive than hs., and with very accessible profs. </p>
<p>(As for the kid leaving Stanford for Colorado thinking everyone in Palo Alto is a grind -- apparently he hasn't met the happy campers pictured frolicking on what would appear to be a pretty frequent basis in my D's facebook! It really does seem that the group of kids a freshman falls in with, the dorm to which they're assigned, whether they get into the seminar of their choice and whether the professor is compelling or even just plain nice, and any number of other more or less social and interpersonal factors that you just can't plan for or predict completely in making all those visits and perusing catalogues can have a decisive effect on the student's initial college experience.)</p>
<p>schools in her junior year, and visited close to 20 of them</p>
<p>^ wow... i wish i had the funds to do that</p>
<p>also to the one about transferring from Stanford to boulder, because of the lack of social scene at Stanford
- you go to the other end of the spectrum at boulder.... where school is optional and hard liqueur and drugs are mandatory</p>
<p>you are looking at your daughter's facebook?????
^thats awkward</p>