Thanks, everyone! I don’t really know what to do, but I don’t have much time to figure it out. I know transferring is a risk, and I might not ~love a different school, but I just don’t really like being in New York. One of the schools I didn’t go to, Scripps, is really ideal for me and it was so hard to turn it down. The weather (yes, cold weather is very depressing to me, and I’m trying not to let that cloud my judgement, but it seems like the majority of the school year here is very cold and dreary), the small town outside of a big city, the campus, the consortium, etc. It also feels a lot more personal than here. It’s just not as well-known as my current school, which kind of worries me, and I feel like some might see transferring there as downgrading or something…I don’t know. Should I apply to transfer just in case I don’t feel better by the end of the year?
It’s up to you. If it were me,based on your posts I would. Because you sound just like my D2 did.
I’d apply to more than one school though. There might be some that fit you yet better than Scripps. And besides it may not admit you.
AJ, if you turned down an offer of admissions from Scripps, contact someone in admissions to find out how that would impact your application to transfer. Years ago when my son applied to colleges, several of the LACs he turned down sent letters saying that they would retain his file for 2 years and seemed to be saying that they would give favorable consideration to a transfer.
No one outside of CC cares about rankings or prestige of LAC’s, and Scripps is an excellent college, so that shouldn’t be a concern of yours…
However, because of the Claremont consortium, you are going to find some divisions among students based on their college – that is, you may find that there are students at Pomona who have dismissive attitudes toward students at PItzer and Scripps. So you really do need to sort out your own feelings – don’t try to rationalize your choice (come up with reasons why you should or should’t like a school) – instead try to focus on your own, real feelings and the real sources of unhappiness.
Oh, yeah, I know they might not admit me. I wouldn’t apply to only one school.
And yes, I know no school is perfect and that divisions exist everywhere. One of my main gripes, though, is location. Thank you for the advice; I’ll figure it out.