<p>I go to a small private university in California, and I am DYING to transfer. After studying abroad in Spain for a semester, I've realized that I really want to explore other countries in Europe and that language learning is a huge passion for me. I feel a strong desire to move out of the US. I would like to transfer to a university in Europe ASAP... but my main issue is that last semester i did AWFULLY. I was so busy having fun, i failed 2 classes, got 2 c's and 1 b. All other semesters i have been an almost straight A student. </p>
<p>Part of this was that I was really stressed out when I got to Spain because I had never traveled before, let alone live somewhere where I didn't speak the language. On top of that, I was having some really serious family issues weighing on me as well. My dad is very ill with terminal cancer. Once I realized coming home wasn't going to be an option, I distracted myself instead with going out every night and drinking and smoking and not taking school seriously. It was made easier by having a roommate with the same mindset. </p>
<p>Now I am back in the states, and all I want to do is leave! I am living with the same roommate again this upcoming semester, which may not be the smartest idea, but my housing options are limited. I know I need to be serious and I think I can be. </p>
<p>At this point I am so desperate to transfer, I would be happy to completely start over with my college career, considering I want to switch majors anyways. Is there any way I could apply to a university in Europe without sending them my past two years of college grades? Are there any schools in France, Spain, Ireland, etc, that anyone knows of where this would be possible? I am really open-minded about a potential future school... I just need some options.</p>
<p>Thanks for the advice :)</p>
<p>You need to slow down. You’re excited about a semester abroad which turned more into a semester long party. The fact that you are choosing again to room with a person who isn’t the best influence on your education shows that you’re not making good decisions right now. </p>
<p>Before you consider transferring to a university overseas, you need to clean up your house in the states. You really need to retake the courses you failed last semester. You can’t run away from your problems- that solves nothing.</p>
<p>What if you do transfer abroad (without sending transcripts) and after a semester or even a year, you hate it, or it’s too much if a struggle. If you then return to the states, what happens to your education? You likely wouldn’t be welcomed back into your old school and transferring with 2 Fs is unlikely.</p>
<p>It’s great to be excited about new adventures in life, but you need to act responsibly. Before you consider moving to a foreign country where you likely know no one, you need to consider the possible outcomes of that decision. Then you need a plan on how to work with those outcomes.</p>
<p>The thing is I can’t live on campus because the housing for upperclassmen is very limited and at this point almost certainly not available, and I have no one else to live with, as my first choice for a roommate found a different living situation. The person I plan to live with now says she doesn’t want to party much and that she has no intention of having parties at the house, and our third roommate hardly ever parties. She and I went crazy while we were studying abroad, but I have free will and I think that I am fully capable of being a successful student even if I’m living with her. And frankly I just don’t know what my other options are… I might call and see if on-campus living is still possible, but that is really highly unlikely. Not to mention it would be lonely and I would feel uncomfortable being one of the only juniors still living on-campus 
although maybe that is something I need to just get over.</p>
<p>I fully intend to try and retake these classes, but the issue is that they are classes that I took while at a university in Spain, so I’m not sure if I would be able to retake them here. That is also something I’m going to have to figure out, but I’m definitely worried there is not much I can do about it.</p>
<p>My plan is to go back to my university for the fall semester but I really feel like I’m wasting my time at this university and where I want to be is not here. I want to start making decisions that make sense. I think going to a European university is one of those.</p>
<p>Thanks for your input, definitely helpful to hear.</p>
<p>Just put in an application and see. I’ve heard it’s lot cheaper to go to school in Spain. Nothing you can do about the failed class now.</p>
<p>School is definitely WAY cheaper in Spain, which is part of the appeal to me. I feel silly paying so much for a US school that I don’t even feel is right for me. </p>
<p>I called on-campus housing today and there is no on-campus housing available, so it looks like I’m going to have to find a way to be productive even while living with a roommate who may not be the best influence. It is what it is!</p>