<p>I spent a year at a top university studying business and economics. In choosing it, I denied that at heart I am a conservative capitalist; a description that many of the students and professors found confusing and unacceptable. The atmosphere is anti-capitalist in every sense, and the business offerings are soft and not practical. This has unquestionably been my experience, please accept it without argument. </p>
<p>I'm paying too much for an education I do not find to be of value. I was open to the progressive culture, and admired it at times, but I cannot see myself continuing in that atmosphere. </p>
<p>I have a top state university close-by that I could transfer to and pay in-state tuition. I was admitted as a freshman but denied for the school I currently attend. </p>
<p>My first question has to do with Spring Transfer universities. I'm aware of lists elsewhere, but which top universities allow spring transfers into top business/economics programs? I don't want to take a full year of simply because I made this revelation too late and missed transfer deadlines. But I also don't want to spend another wasted year when we're only allotted four for undergraduate studies. </p>
<p>My second question is, if (hypothetically) you had to take a full year off, what do you think would be most productive?</p>
<p>Sorry for sounding so blunt. I'm actually a pretty laid-back person but this impulse to leave is real and I'm trusting my gut.</p>
<p>I know Brown and UVa have spring transfers. So does Michigan, but I didn’t know what the policy is for Ross. Since you’re at a top university, I’d recommend if you do decide to take a year off, to do some research work during that time. The best way, IMO, to demonstrate that you’re interested in a certain type school of thought for econ/business is to work in that area. Nothing shows interest better than taking action. Also, if you take a year off, you can always take some classes on the side if you’re living near another uni/college.</p>
<p>Hope this helps.</p>
<p>Well you could do what this Brown student did and go to a place where you’re guarenteed to not meet any liberals:
[The</a> Unlikely Disciple: A Sinner’s Semester at America’s Holiest University: Kevin Roose: Amazon.com: Books](<a href=“http://www.amazon.com/The-Unlikely-Disciple-Semester-University/dp/B004Z4M3SE]The”>http://www.amazon.com/The-Unlikely-Disciple-Semester-University/dp/B004Z4M3SE)</p>
<p>Many schools offer a spring transfer! The College of William and Mary has spring transfers and has a very highly rated business school, Cornell University is more on the liberal side but offers a great business program, UVA offers spring transfers and is probably more to your political liking, MIT has a spring transfer option for US Citizens I believe and has a business school, Northwestern, and you can apply CMU for the spring for economics (the business school does not offer transfer admissions).</p>
<p>I’m sorry to hear that you are unhappy at Brown and I wish you the best of luck!</p>
<p>There are many economists (I consider myself conservative… math and economics student), so you must believe in something a little more, perhaps Austrian economics?</p>
<p>The cognitive dissonance associated with clinging onto a long debunked system must have been so overwhelming that it made you leave: </p>
<p>“In a state of dissonance, people may sometimes feel “disequilibrium”: frustration, hunger, dread, guilt, anger, embarrassment, anxiety (Festinger, L)” </p>
<p>It’s a shame that you are running from the facts to ensure that your head stays deep in the sand.</p>
<p>Pick up the phone. Call the universities that you are interested in (including that home-state public), and ASK if they have space for this fall. Maybe they do. While you are chatting with them, ASK if they accept people second semester. If they do, great! If they don’t, well add them to the “maybe” pile.</p>
<p>Since you believe that you are most interested in business, the logical thing to do during a semester or year off would be to get a job and pick up some practical experience.</p>
<p>Oh, and there are very few institutions that strictly allot only four academic years for an undergrad degree. It is very common for students to take more than four years to finish. If you need more time, and you can scrape together the money for it, no one who matters will care at all.</p>