<p>Hello,</p>
<p>My story is a bit complicated, but I would really appreciate your thoughts or comments. </p>
<p>Having been through the transfer process before, I have found that the institution I am at is not as I had expected. Since I am out-of-state student and did not visit the campus, I had a totally different impression of what it was like and have found myself unhappy and disappointed with nearly everything once I arrived in Fall 2008. I transferred from a mediocre state school to a top 30 university in my junior year (last year). </p>
<p>The first few weeks after I had transferred last year, I wish I had considered applying for transfer admission to more schools (I only applied to three schools) but was so intimidated by the process, I did not consider other schools. This has become the biggest regret of my life. Now having visited other campuses on the East Coast, I have found myself starting to loathe where I am and realized that I had transferred to the wrong institution. I will admit that the one thing that the college I am currently at allowed me to do was to study abroad last semester in the UK, which was an incredible experience. </p>
<p>Regardless, I came back this semester and realized that it was even worse than I had imagined. I am not happy at my current institution and have been contemplating transferring again. Would I be able to transfer again? Technically, I have more than 60 credits at my current institution (having only completed one semester worth of credit along with study abroad-- although this did not count towards my home institution credit). I know many universities put a cap on the number of credits one can earn to transfer. Believe it or not, I have the ability to graduate next semester (if I overload by taking 21 credits), although technically the university still considers me a "junior". </p>
<p>I currently have a 3.7 cumulative GPA and studied at one of the most renowned institutions in the UK (if not the world) last semester studying abroad, in which I received what would be equivalent to A- in American grading terms. As a result, if I were able to transfer, I am considering top schools including UPenn, Columbia, Brown, and maybe Dartmouth (I intended to apply for transfer to all of these schools but was too intimidated to do so when I was originally thinking of transferring-- big regret). Also, I did notice Yale has a transfer program, although they were explicit in their eligibility requirements that a student who has more than 60 credits would not be able to apply. </p>
<p>Does anyone have any advice as to how I should move forward? I realize my situation is not typical and would place me in the category of "non-traditional" student. Although I have accepted the fact that I decided to accept transfer admission here and I should stick with my decision from last year, I suppose it never hurts to ask if there is another possibility. Once again, I wish I had applied for transfer to more than three universities originally but I just found the entire process daunting. As a result of that decision, I have found myself constantly regretting where I ended up which has led to me constantly asking myself "what if I had applied to ____?" </p>
<p>Anyway, I would very much appreciate your advice, suggestions, and comments. Thank you.</p>