<p>I may transfer to a different college after my freshman year (I am going to Cornell this fall, but it wasn't my first choice at all). </p>
<p>If I transfer to a new school, sophomore year will be my first year there. I really want to study abroad, though. But I feel like I might be really disconnected from my new college's atmopshere having been there only 1 year, then studying abroad, then returning for senior year.</p>
<p>What do you all think?</p>
<p>Also, I'm assuming it would be impossible for a junior transfer to study abroad, since that would mean he/she would only spend one year at their new college, right?</p>
<p>Thanks.</p>
<p>If you transfer as a soph, how about going abroad for the summer or semester instead of a whole year??</p>
<p>For a jr transfer, yes, many colleges require you to be on campus at least 2 years.</p>
<p>You missed freshman year already and are seeking further alienation from campus? Quite an agenda. Go abroad during the summer when nothing stands to be lost. This way, you can make friends at Cornell (assuming they offer summer programs abroad) while still experiencing life abroad.</p>
<p>study abroad no matter what
but i agree with entomom, only go for a semester as most students only go for a semester anyways</p>
<p>or study abroad with Cornell your sophomore year and then transfer your junior year to another college</p>
<p>just make sure you go abroad, nothing is better :)</p>
<p>Thanks for the advice, everyone. The only reason I would want to study abroad is because I want to major in a language and be a teacher, so studying abroad would further improve my fluency. But I realize that not being able to study abroad for a whole year is what I’ll have to give up in order to transfer.</p>