Possible Transfer?

College Search & Selection
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I am currently about to be a freshman at Brown and I am thinking of possibly transferring for my sophomore year if I do not enjoy the first.

I was accepted to USC and Brown in late March and was so excited for both. USC was my #1 School as I had dreamed of going there since freshman year and I couldn’t believe that my dream became a reality. Brown was a last minute decision as I didn’t expect to get in and was very surprised and happy to have been given the opportunity.

When choosing between the schools, my heart was set on USC as I live in MA and have always wanted to live in LA. I also loved the academics and sports vibe that USC gave. Brown, despite being the better school and apart of the Ivy League, looked great to me, but was always a side thought to my #1. But, being down to the last wire and being pressured to choose, I allowed myself to be told which schoo to pick and ended up with Brown.

I know I was given an incredible opportunity to go to a great school, but I can’t seem to stop thinking of what could have been and I feel like I made the wrong choice. I might feel totally differently when I start, but is it bad that I’m already thinking of possibly transferring?

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Look up buyers remorse. At this point I strongly suggest you stop looking in the rear-view mirror and start looking ahead towards the absolutely amazing experience that lies ahead of you at Brown.

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“I am currently about to be a freshman at Brown and I am thinking of possibly transferring for my sophomore year if I do not enjoy the first.”

So why worry about it now?

You have until February to apply to transfer to USC. Go to Brown, try to make the best of it, and if Xmas break you are not happy compared to how you imagine life would be at USC (that’s another topic, the relationship between what HS kids imagine college to be like and what it really is) then apply to xfer.