To transfer or not to transfer?

I sympathize with you, but to be honest, it all sounds like flimsy excuses that you are reaching for to justify transferring.

  1. Bad housing situation- this happens to everyone at every school. I know other people that also had mice and bug problems in their dorms, no AC or heater, and a host of other problems.
  2. Your academic advisor situation sounds really crappy, but it's partly your fault for leaving it at that. You could have went to your academic dean, RA, friends, or any upper class men for advice on how to handle the advisor and what classes to take. I learned more about my school's requirements from talking to my RA than my Advisor. Also, there are resources online for this, which I know can be a bit confusing, but you are a Harvard student.
  3. I just don't buy that no one would write you a rec cause you weren't in their department, especially as an underclassmen. Most freshmen don't have an idea what their major is going to be, so it's not like your first year professors expect you to have a definite major. You are seriously telling me that with Harvard's network and prestige, you couldn't land a job or internship?
  4. Also I am not trying to bash theology or your choices but come on. You don't have any other interests that you can go into? I think most theology majors double major anyways since there isn't really much you can do with theology. Maybe you can major in something else and explore theology on your own. $20,000 in debt to go to Catholic U is definitely not advisable, especially to study theology...If you really wanted to study theology, you should have applied to Jesuit schools like BC or Notre Dame.