<p>Hello all,</p>
<p>I am currently enrolled at Vanderbilt, but am considering transferring to UNC Chapel Hill. Socially, what is transferring to UNC like? Do transfers feel isolated? What about transfers who are already part of the Greek system?</p>
<p>Any input is appreciated!</p>
<p>Why are you considering transferring? What year are you?</p>
<p>From what I understand transfers fit in well at UNC, I know a lot of people who transferred from CCs who are doing great. Best advice is to join extracurricular and clubs, you can meet a lot of people that way! </p>
<p>Hi, I’m a fellow transfer and current senior at UNC. I have not felt socially isolated at all - there’s so much to do on and off-campus. There are approximately 900 transfers per year and they come from all over the US - I have friends that transferred from community colleges in NC to Boston College, Tufts, UChicago, and UMiami. Also, UNC has a specific course designed for transfers, which I took my first semester and I made so many friends. Please PM if you want, and I’ll offer any additional insights. </p>
<p>What do you plan on studying?</p>
I too am a former transfer, now I’m a proud Carolina alumnus. The transition was harder for me academically than socially to be quite honest. Being a large public research university, Carolina has a diverse student body; it should not be too hard to find your niche, and people are very open and accepting of others. At my former university before transferring to UNC-Chapel Hill, I was a founding father of my fraternity. Adjusting into the brotherhood was not too challenging, though it was not as smooth a process as I had hoped. With that said, I still was able to build rapport with the brothers, leading me to gain respect, enough to the point that I sat as leader on the Executive Board during my senior year (I transferred into UNC as a junior).
Aside from my involvement in Greek life, I was very involved in many other organizations that held my interests and aligned with my social, cultural, and religious affiliations. Through my interactions with my fellow peers in and outside of the classroom, I was able to solidify many friendships, and still keep in touch with a handful of my Carolina friends to this day.
Best of luck with your decision. As others have inquired, I am interested to know why you want to transfer from Vanderbilt. Vanderbilt is the Harvard of the South, and all of my friends who went there seem to have loved it. Just curious.