Should I Transfer?

Transfer Students
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<p>Hi
I'm currently a freshman at my state's flagship public instituition, but I am considering transfering to the public university in my home city. I chose to go to the state flagship because it has a (little) better reputation and thought it could afford me better oppurtunities because it is larger. I didn't even consider any other universities in high school because I always assumed I'd go here. However, since arriving at school I've decided to pursue foreign languages and education. It's definitely not a complicated or niche subject and I can get a good education in it at my current university but it's much more expensive for me to go here and it doesnt really feel like a good fit. </p>

<p>The school I want to transfer to has programs tailored for students who want to study two and even three languages as well as a really cool international residence program that I think can provide me the sense of community I feel I am missing at my current university. They even have the same study abroad programs. I also love my hometown and think I would enjoy living in this city far more than the one I'm living in now in terms of things to do and culture.</p>

<p>And although it's not a burden or huge sacrifice for my parents to send me to my current univeristy, they would end up saving close to $10,000 a year, which is a huge amount of money. I guess it just seems silly for them to pay all that extra money for me to be unhappy and unsatisfied away from home, when I could come home and get just as good an education and have the added plus of my family around me as a support network, and save all that money.</p>

<p>I would love a second opinion though.</p>

<p>Thanks :)</p>

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<p>What if you transfer to that university and realize that you don’t like it there?</p>

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<p>I’ve thought about this and it’s one of the main reasons I’m hesitant. My thinking is that I dont really like the school that I’m in now, and if I transfer and dont like my new school either, at least I’ll have my family as a support group and feel more at home. Plus I’m going to end up back in my hometown after graduation anyway (at least for a while) so that’s not really a problem either.</p>

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<p>I forgot to mention another pro-At the new university I could be in the Honors Program, but I don’t qualify at my current</p>

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<p>Better program for your major.
Less expensive.
Opportunity to join the Honors Program.</p>

<p>This looks like a no-brainer to me. I’d suggest picking up the phone, and calling to find out if there is a chance you could start there next semester instead of waiting until the fall.</p>