<p>Alright I have been heavily contemplating whether or not to stay at NYU or transfer to Claremont McKenna over the last 3 weeks to no avail. In addition to realizing over time that my indecisiveness is a character flaw I need to work on, I’ve managed to construe scenarios in my head where I am at both colleges. The main reason I applied for transfer in the first place was the exorbitantly bad mood I was in early on in the Spring Semester. In retrospect I have reason to believe that some of the contributing factors to that stupor of depression may not be as prevalent next semester, giving my a slight sliver of hope. At the same time I also feel like I would be wasting a valuable acceptance letter, not to mention all of the hoop-jumping I forced myself through to apply in the first place. (A year ago I would have taken CMC over NYU, then again I’ve changed a lot in the past year).
Basically the list I’ve managed to come up with over the last 2 weeks is…</p>
<p>NYU</p>
<p>Pros
- More or less guaranteed 3.7+ GPA Fall Semester
- Already have some friends, know the ropes
- Things to do in the city
-Entertainment
-Internships
- Situation will improve, though to a degree I cannot predict.
- Something about the city makes me want to get work done</p>
<p>Cons
- IMO hard to meet people, no true social circle yet
- Academic value of NYU not as good
- City can be really stressful for me
- Never really get a breather
- Weather doesnt help
- Was pretty miserable freshman year (due to a variety of reasons beside NYU) - hopefully wont reoccur</p>
<p>CMC</p>
<p>Pros
- Better school academically
- Should be easier to meet people
- Not that Im going to go solely by other peoples decisions, but most people think would be a better fit
- Proximity to friends and family
- make my parents happier
- Better weather
- Cleaner area</p>
<p>Cons
- As of now no guarantee of sophomore standing (I can only find out after I send my acceptance. Yes I know my fault)
- Have to start over-transition initially hard+ uncomfortable (especially when large-> small school)
- Might be ruling out NYU too early
- Have to take East Asian languages classes (which I love) off-campus at Pomona which may be a slight hindrance.
- Might be bored- nightlife not as good
- Not as much independence
- Classes might be harder
- Car recommended</p>
<p>With that said</p>
<li>I’ve thought about this constantly for a very long time. If I am having this hard of a time deciding, is it simply not worth it to transfer at all?</li>
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<p>Someone put me out of my misery. Thanks to those that took the time to read.</p>
<p>CMC is known as the party school of the Claremont Colleges, i think nightlife definitely won't be boring. </p>
<p>I think simply because CMC is smaller, the transition of starting over shouldn't be hard, because it's not like you're leaving a great circle of friends at NYU, while because you're in a small setting you're forced to meet people and they'll get to know you.</p>
<p>I think having to take classes at pomona is actually a +, you get to experience another great school, and meet more people within a small setting.</p>
<p>I Personally would make the decision in regards to where you want to work or where you see yourself living your life upon graduation. Do you want to work in NYC, or work in LA?</p>
<p>Those are some insightful points liek0806, thanks.</p>
<p>I can see where you are coming from in terms of where I see myself living- to be honest I can't really answer that question. I never saw myself out at New York in the first place (I'm originally from Northern California), and I really don't know what I'd want to do in terms of vocation, something that may determine my ultimate location.</p>
<p>I guess for some reason, I have this feeling that transferring to a small school will be somewhat like high school all over again.</p>
<p>i feel like I push for CMC, because I love CMC, so I'm very biased, but I think your gut is telling you what to do, and you know that more than me, more than anyone can tell you.</p>
<p>I think you want to hear a reason to make you transfer, because you know you're fine with NYU, it just that CMC has the "better look" to it.</p>
<p>I think you should go with your gut. Sometimes it just takes putting yourself in the shoes of being at CMC. If you're at CMC, do you think you'd wonder about NYU? Even though you can't really know what CMC is like. I can imagine you'll know where you can see yourself at, without looking back.</p>
<p>BTW I'm not sure what your financial situation is like, but if you're parents are getting into debt for NYU, while CMC is offering you GENEROUS aid, as in at least an extra 15K more than NYU, i'd hands down choose CMC. It's not worth getting into large amounts of debt for either school if there's an alternative that is just as good for way less.</p>
<p>Are you currently at CMC?</p>
<p>No but I applied as a transfer, was rejected, and will be applying for next fall.</p>
<p>If you've taken the tour, then you know all the little things that make CMC what CMC is. That's why I love it. Even if it is small like high school, isn't having to take classes at Pomona a benefit, because you get out of CMC and meet other students.</p>
<p>I feel like if I were at NYU, I'd easily be distracted by the city, and obviously if you can maintain a high gpa at NYU while being distracted by the city, the extra time spent on campus(where there aren't distractions nearby) only benefits you to achieve a high gpa at CMC. </p>
<p>I'm very indecisive myself, the only reason I'd ever pick NYU over CMC is because of the opportunities in NYC that are easily available, but other than that CMC is overall a better fit for the college experience I seek.</p>
<p>If NYU offers the best overall experience for you or think it will, than just stay at NYU, you dont have to leave just because you were accepted. If you're HAPPY at NYU, then why risk HAPPINESS when you already have it? If NYU seems like a thing you're doing just because its tolerable than that's when you should consider transferring.</p>
<p>Are you happy at NYU?</p>
<p>I'm starting to realize that this is one big gamble that I have no idea will turn out, much less people that aren't me trying to help. Thanks for your help.</p>
<p>This is going to make me seem even more indecisive, but while I was in the city I stayed a couple of days after finals to "find a reason to stay". To be honest things seemed pretty nice at that time, then again, the weather was atypically nice, school had just finished, and friends were making time to see me for the "last time". This pales in comparison to January-March, when I was in the most depressed mood of my life. I guess this is where the whole decision boils down to- I'm really goddamn afraid of that winter coming back. In retrospect it seems like a portion of that was just personal stuff that I need to work on and whatnot but also some social reasons, not to mention the fact that everyone around me was striving to transfer. It could have even been the weather. I don't know. It's a long story.</p>
<p><a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/transfer-students/456889-i-feel-like-i-m-being-quartered.html%5B/url%5D">http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/transfer-students/456889-i-feel-like-i-m-being-quartered.html</a></p>
<p>I'm sorry I'm the only person responding to your posts. It seems like back then you really wanted a centralized campus more than anything and a sense of belonging and a sense of community. is CMC the only school you applied to?</p>
<p>One of the toughest choice I've had to make is to continue at my 4 year school where i was a junior studying a pre-professional trade or risking it for the shot of trying to transfer into a different school for the sake of being an educated person(in the humanities,social sciences,etc), even if it meant doing a year of community college. I chose the later because I feel you can only be young once, and you can't go back to take advantages of opportunities such as attending an LAC to learn for the sake of learning. CMC just does an excellent job of making their majors more practical than theoretical. </p>
<p>I dont know.</p>