<p>Am I the only one who is completely overwhelmed by the transfer process? This is at least....three times as difficult as freshman admissions. I mean you have to have all these forms completed from your college, and with larger colleges it's so hard to get them all to where they need to go. You have to contact your old HS and get transcripts sent...then you have mid-year grade forms..instructor evaluations..I mean, it almost feels as if I have no control over my application. I can't just sit down, fill it all out, and be done. Over half of the things on my application checklists must be completed by others...and I hate it.</p>
<p>you're definately not alone. I feel really stressed out. Especially doing all this work knowing that there is a very slim chance that I'll be getting out of here.</p>
<p>I know it's hard, and I feel bad for all of you. The worst part is that you probably figured it was stressful enough the first time around! Hang in there. Nothing worth having is easy to obtain!!</p>
<p>omg i am stressed out all day, every day. thats all i think about (serious). god i want to leave my current school so bad. worst part is that i know i am getting rejected by all 3 schools i am applying to. this sucks</p>
<p>I felt really overwhelmed when I was applying for transfer admssion, but nothing was sweeter than receiving that acceptance letter! (I also felt I had a very small chance to get accepted) Keep up the good work and good luck!!</p>
<p>my safety school would be lower rated than the school i am currently at, so it doesnt really make sense. i prolly would be happier, but i would be taking a step down</p>
<p>Sorry to sound like a parent ... but since I am one, it just happens. Max, you are going to have a completely miserable year if you continue to feel as you do. If you are so sure you won't get into your schools, you are going to have to either apply to a safety or prepare yourself for the possibility that you will have to continue at a place that makes you miserable. If you think you can handle staying where you are if it comes to that, that's cool. If you don't, though, you are going to have to give yourself some kind of safety net. Life can be rough at times. Part of growing up is recognizing reality & figuring out how to deal with it.</p>
<p>If you say you'll never get into the schools just because you are worried ... not because you really believe it ... then chill out!</p>
<p>Is anybody going to be receiving admission notification after their current school year finishes? I will and it seems so strange compared to HS where we had a month to chill after deciding where we were going.</p>
<p>Hang in there, everybody. We're one of the few lucky ones to go through this crazy admissions process more than once. </p>
<p>niddumas - I finish early May and I do not find out from most schools until the end of that month. I totally see where you're coming from; it's going to be very strange indeed.</p>
<p>Not only is it tough to be doing all of this research and filling out all of these forms with no help from parents, but it all needs to be done in secrecy. I haven't told anyone at my current school that I'm transferring. I've only told people I went to high school with. I always have to turn my computer away to research these schools. And its not easy to visit schools when you're at college. Ugh, I'll be so glad when its finished.</p>
<p>Max, I feel the same way. I feel like I'm not going to be accepted to the schools I'm interested in but I do have a safety school and it is ranked lower than the school I attend now.</p>
<p>^Hah, yeah I know what you mean. It's tough having no one else to share all this emotional stress with because nobody else knows. I guess that's what CC is for.</p>
<p>I totally agree with what everyone is saying. I haven't told anyone at my college about my plans to transfer, so it sucks having to do/send everything in private. </p>
<p>And I find out from three of my schools (my non-safetys) after I leave school for the year, so its going to be wierd leaving and not really knowing where I'll be next year.</p>
<p>It's really not as bad as I thought i would be. Now, granted, I've done most of the hard work over the last 3 semesters(keeping a stellar gpa, developing relationships with professors for rec's, sacrificing friends, girls and fun for the sake of transferring etc.)</p>
<p>Basically all I've got to do that's major is write my essays, which is of course a significant part of all my app's, and of course I'm putting it off until the last minute.</p>
<p>At least I know that I will be at a school I will love next year, and although it might not be my top choice, I have no problem settling for my lower ranked choice/s because they are all infinitely better than where I am now. And what if I don't get into any of my schools? Haha, I'll probably take a semester off, I'm not coming back here again.</p>
<p>I know it is overwhelming to be put back into this process and the secrecy but i do know people at the school who are transferring too so I can talk about it with them but none of my other friends here. Does it make anyone else uncomfortable when friends will say something about "well next year...blah blah blah" and ur just like yeah..since u cant tell them ur transferring yet.</p>
<p>crazygrl - definitely. Its pretty awkward when people are like "oh I want to live in such and such dorm next year" and I'm thinking "actually, I'd rather be anywhere but here."</p>