Should I transfer?

Transfer Students
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<p>I'm a sophomore attending at state university about 25 minutes away from where I live. I live on campus and I am involved in one club that meets once a week (and a small group that meets once a week). </p>

<p>The problem is that my close friends from high school all decided to go to a small, private school about 15 minutes away from our town. I knew that, unlike them, I did not want to commute. I wanted the college experience because I am such a homebody that I knew I needed to get out of my home and grow up a little. </p>

<p>The thing is... I only have one to two friends at college. I miss home a lot and I miss my old friends. The school is expensive (the main reason I decided not to go there) but it has a good academic program. However, the school I am in currently has an honors college of which I am a part, while the private school does not. </p>

<p>If I transferred, I could live at home and commute, see my friends a few times a week for lunch, and I think I would overall be happier. Yet, I would miss being in the honors college. I would also miss my roommate who is my closest friend here. Also, the private school offers worship 3 times a week and a minor in Biblical studies - which my current school does not offer (although the club I'm in is still religious based). I just feel confused. I know college isn't about being happy all the time - it's about learning to grow up. I'm just sick of being alone (please don't tell me to get more involved-I'm trying to but I'm taking 16 credits and in honors so I have to study and keep up my grades...). I can't commute to my current school because of the snow in winter... Any advice?</p>

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<p>You need to think about how a transfer would fit with your long-term goals. Which of these two universities is going to prepare you best for that future? Is there another university that would be a better match for you? You could consider transferring there instead.</p>

<p>To help make this decision, you should pop by the counseling center at your university. Talk with one of the counselors there about your options. They should have good ideas for you.</p>

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<p>You sound like you’re having the normal and reasonable issues associated with living in a new location as an adult for the first time.</p>

<p>Hang in there. There are dozens of threads similar to yours each year and almost all of them end up that the student had a MUCH better experience second semester and thereafter, and is glad they did not transfer.</p>

<p>You should discuss your perceptions with your roommate and also the religious group you’ve joined. Lots and lots of freshmen go through the same each year.</p>

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<p>But I’m not a freshman… I’m a sophomore.</p>

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<p>ahh, oK, missed that. If you are in your second year and you have two close friends, then it might not be the right environment for you. </p>

<p>Yeah, I’d transfer (after completing sophomore year) if I were a sophomore and still not liking the school.</p>