<p>I'm at a good school currently and thinking of transferring (for the 2nd time) based on the fact that I'm unhappy here. Yale was always a school I saw myself attending so I have to ask: are you happy there?</p>
<p>Ummmm... may I suggest that whatever info you receive in reply to your query that this not become the basis on why you should transfer to Y? If you get five or fifty "I'm very happy" replies--- then what does that mean? Really? Will that be a tipping factor? Are you just looking for justification to do the process again? If one were to post a query if people are happy at the school you're currently attending, I'm sure you could come across people who will say "I'm very happy". Then what have you learned?</p>
<p>Suffice to say that Y is a wonderful place and many people are happy there. Now what should you do.... that requires more thoughtful reflection. Good luck to you.</p>
<p>Nowhere in my post does it imply that this would be the basis for my decision. I'm just inquiring about trends as a lot of commentary about my current school predicted some of the issues I'm having. </p>
<p>People inquire about the quality of the mattresses at a certain college; it doesn't mean that's the basis for their application.</p>
<p>Just because the majority of people are happy here doesn't mean that you will be. I'd say most students at any university are happy where they're at. Maybe you should examine why you are unhappy at your current school before transferring again based on what people on these forums say.</p>
<p>Sigh, again see post #3.</p>
<p>I read post #3. I don't think it's really relevant to what I'm saying. Sure, you may not make your decision on where to transfer based off of how happy students are supposed to be, but clearly you are making the decision to transfer from your university based on your current happiness. I'm saying maybe you should examine why you are unhappy currently, and ask yourself if that's something that could change at a new university, or if it's something deeper than that.</p>
<p>I think you should visit. </p>
<p>Maybe ask about people like you - same hobbies, interests, life styles, etc. </p>
<p>Just curious, what school are you at now?</p>
<p>undisclosed: I'm sympathetic to your situation: whether to attempt another transfer given your current situation. My post was only trying to point out that whatever anecdotal evidence you might receive from posting what you did would 1) not be very broad 2) may or may not be very representative and 3) shouldn't trump (or even influence) the other factors that you're weighing. Your sample here just wouldn't tell you much (it's like the "internet polls" on the CNN homepage asking people to vote on some current issue "Did McCain do X well?" Yes or no. Check back here for results tomorrow -- these are completely useless.)</p>
<p>That stated, my own personal take is that Yalies are by an large EXTREMELY excited and in love with the college. This energy was what got me, as a skeptical 17 year old HS Senior to apply (although I was already being courted w/tons of $ from my large and prestigious state school). My visit sealed its no. one placement for me. The student body was unlike the others that I had visited. Once there, I enjoyed the experience immensely as did my VERY large circle of friends. Our alumni association is pretty devoted and many, many of us volunteer hours by serving as alumni interviewers/recruiters. Our rate of donation is very high (even though Y's own endowment is growing like mad).</p>
<p>Yeah that's basically what I want to inquire. Working on stereotypes here obviously, one recurring thing about Yale students is that they all trip acid over campus in terms of happiness to be there and community. That's just what I wanted to inquire about here roughly (which is why some of these posts make no sense to me but I digress....). </p>
<p>In that same vein, a lot of the issues raised about my school (who I'm not here to bash but that a quick profile check will reveal pretty quickly) turned out to be absolutely true. It's not like I'm the kid crying himself to sleep every night but yknow, the next three years of my life here. If I could be happier somewhere else, there's no harm in researching that option.</p>