Let's talk transfering and to where...

College Search & Selection
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<p>Quick overview:</p>

<p>Sophmore at University at Buffalo
2.5 GPA
1170 SAT
Intended Major: Business Administration Finance
Live at home
Manager at current job</p>

<p>I have been considering making a significant change for a variety of reasons.</p>

<p>The academics and advising have been disappointing. I make meetings which I have to wait months for and many professors are unavailable to meet with. I have started taking some of the major required courses, the TA's they have taught them don't really care. As one put it, "I don't really give a f*** about teaching, I already have a job lined up." I do not like the campus, it is awfully designed. A lot of the students I have met are rude and all about themselves, with that said I haven't really made any new friends. Having no social life isn't very fun. On a less important note, I am getting sick of cold weather.</p>

<p>I have simply lost interest in almost everything I have going on. I feel I am going to become "stuck" and lose out on many opportunities. I believe transfering will help me get back into a focused mindset being more interested in whats going on.</p>

<p>A few things I would like to transfer to:
-Business Program
-School size ~25k
-Warmer climate
- ~$25k per academic year MAX, my EFC is 0 so I do recieve a good amount of aid.
- Possibility of finding a job at a management level(I would be staying for 95% of the year)</p>

<p>So far, Oklahoma State is the only school I have come across. Sadly, it seems to be a smaller town which doesn't leave much as far as management employment opportunities.</p>

<p>My questions:</p>

<p>Should I just tough it out and suck it up at UB?
What are some other colleges to consider?
Is going away/out of state worth it? </p>

<p>Thanks for any and all feedback!</p>

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Very few schools offer good FA to transfers. Since you are getting some good aid at Buffalo I think you must be a NY resident. OK State won’t give you anything beyond the ~$6K for Pell and your $7500 Stafford loan, and you would be paying OOS costs of ~$36K/year. I think you should suck it up and get more connected to people at school.</p>

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<p>Lots of good info right here: [Transfer</a> Students - College Confidential](<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/transfer-students/]Transfer”>Transfer Students - College Confidential Forums)</p>

<p>As the title of the thread says, start here: <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/transfer-students/988533-resources-transfers-start-here.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/transfer-students/988533-resources-transfers-start-here.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Stay home and work full time are the problems. You can save a lot of money while making some more as a manager. But for some thing good, you have to give up some thing, that is your social life and networking, they cannot be coexisting. I know a few people who went to SUNY-BU, they all had a good time, but you are a commuter, you are not one of “them”, obviously, you will get the cold shoulder.</p>

<p>Try to stay on campus more, perhaps start a study group in the class you are in or some thing. You need to put in some to get some.</p>

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<p>oh, about the transfers. NO Where else in the world you can find a better deal, financially, than what you have now. Either the school is too expensive, not engough aid or no emplyment. If you don;t believe me, read up and investigate before you plunge.</p>