Hello,
I previously posted a few months ago about transferring colleges, and I’ve decided that if I’m going to do it, I want to apply for junior year (so apply as a sophomore). I am at a small, midwestern LAC, and I’m interested in creative writing, but also interested in studying something along the lines of English, philosophy, or psychology. I just completed my freshman year of college, and while my second semester was better than my first semester, I still just don’t see myself at my current school. Don’t get me wrong, taking some upper level classes within my interests last semester, I found that I love the professors at my college as well as the small class sizes. However, the school I attend is not very “academic”, and I don’t feel challenged. Most of the students here (only ~1500) party a lot and don’t really care about school, which is very alienating for me since I haven’t made any close friends. I understand that all schools party hard, but I am doubtful about finding my niche at a school with so few students, most of whom seem a lot more interested in the social aspect of college than career goals (not that I’m completely asocial, but I do care about my future even if my job prospects might not be the greatest :/). I really just don’t know what I want at this point in the transfer process. I like the small class sizes at my current school, but would like a greater variety of people to choose from and to connect with. I’m worried about the social life of a transfer because I’ve heard mixed things about it. I want to have a good gpa for grad school, but also feel sufficiently challenged.
I have to say, my personality type is somewhat introverted. I like to do fun stuff on the weekend (not heavy drinking) and study during the week, all while sleeping at a decent time every night. I tend to enjoy deep conversations more than small talk. I like writing, playing piano/guitar, and art. I know that most colleges aren’t suited to this type of person, so I am worried.
I’d really just like some more transfer suggestions. I’m up for anything at this point. I have a 3.9+ gpa (3.8something first semester, 4.0 second). My only leadership is that I am the editor/president/ of my school’s writing/literary mag. I also write for the school newspaper, am involved in a community service org and a political org, as well as a club sport. My high school stuff was not stellar, but not bad. I started getting wait-listed when I applied to schools with acceptance rates around 30-35%. I don’t know how else to describe it…above average, but not stellar SATs, GPA, extracurricular–although I did take a very rigorous course loud. Am I even eligible for some more selective schools…do students more like me attend those types of schools?
Big school? Small school? Selective? Non-selective? I just don’t know what I want. Help.