<p>I know this is a dumb thread topic, but I just feel like venting. I made a huge mistake today. I don't know what I was thinking, but I decided to ask a staff member at my current college for transfer advice. I was basically slapped in the face and thrown down a flight of stairs--well passive aggressively of course. Honestly, from other people's experiences on this board, I actually thought that the staff member would help. Apparently, I have some sort of implicit obligation to my current school ( i guess in addition to the 40,000 they charge every year, hmm?). Am I bitter? Yup. Anyway, are there any on-campus resources I can seek for advice? Should I ask a professor or is that a bad idea as well?</p>
<p>There should be... who did you ask? </p>
<p>Asking a professor would also be a bad idea, I'm thinking. You're essentially saying, "I think you're doing a bad job. Can you tell me who is smarter than you and how I go about learning from them... instead of you?"</p>
<p>Just try to locate some sort of transfer office on your campus.</p>
<p>Transfer advice ON CAMPUS is horrible.
No one can really help you out, I would contact the admissions office (of other schools) instead.</p>
<p>I have to go to my dean tomorrow to tell him that I am transferring.</p>
<p>Good LUCK! I still have to do it.</p>
<p>Well, I'm working at the office of Student Financial Services over winter break. I have a fairly good relationship with the staff there (including the Director of Financial Aid/Associate Dean of Admissions). I must have been smoking crack yesterday but I decided to ask the associate dean for transfer advice. He was actually really helpful and referred me to the dean of admissions. So I e-mailed him, trying to gauge his reaction, he seemed open to helping. But when I stopped in, he gave me this guilt trip about transferring, subtly accused me of trying to cheat my way into other schools by seeking advice (I was just asking for general advice!!), that I was an east-coast social climber, subtly implied that I had some sort of obligation to my current school, and repeatedly saying "I can't answer that!" in a very (beady-eyed, serial killer sort of way). Of course this is all from my point of view, but I'm taking this experience and leaving all subsequent questions to friends of CC board members.</p>
<p>Where do you go to school? In my experience, Advisor's and professor's have been very helpful when it comes to transferring. In terms of approaching professor's, it may not be a bad idea. People transfer for reasons besides academic quality, so if you approach the professor with an attitude of "this school is not a good fit for me, I need to find a better one" they would probably be more helpful. Be careful about academic inequality, focus on other reasons for transferring.</p>
<p>My professors are doing everything in their will to transfer me to a better school. Though they recognize a conflict of interest, they also acknowledge the lack of resources that my course of studies necessitate. Moreover, though professors should not be as enthusiastic, rude responses are unprofessional and only serve to the detriment of a student's wellbeing educationally and personally. I think what you need to emphasize is that you are the one who is doing the studying, and not the Dean, and so long as it remains, you still possess the option of transferring to a school, though not necessarily better, that fits your needs.</p>