Hi! I am a freshman at Mizzou and have about a month left in the year. I really don’t love it here and don’t feel like its where Im supposed to be. I have a ton of friends but I just dont like the school that much and my gut is telling me to transfer. My original second choice was University of Iowa so I think I am transferring there. My best friend goes there too which is a plus but not a deciding factor. I don’t think she’s excited about me to be going to her school but I cant have that hold me back from doing what i need to do. Also she wont stop being my friend over this which is good but I definitely don’t want to rely on her at all. I am about 85% transferring there and was looking for advice from others who transferred to Iowa or transferred sophomore year because Im a little nervous. Should i live in the dorms or in university apartments that are only for upper class men? Any advice would really help!
thanks!
Miziowa, I have no insight on transfer question, although I can see how Mizzou and Iowa would differ, but I can offer a thought on where to live. Many Iowa sophomores live in dorms (50%??) and this is your sure-fire way to meet friends. Living off-campus before you’ve got a base of friends would be a mistake. I’d do that as a junior when you’ve got friends and won’t become isolated off-campus.
ok, I am going to look at what you wrote. you don’t like Mizzou but have a ton of friends. so I’d say your likeable. then you say you want to transfer to Iowa. which is fine. but you say your best friend goes there but she’s not excited about me going to her school. meaning she thinks she will have to adapt you into her new social life and introduce you to all her friends and hang with you all the time till you make friends. so if you go to Iowa be willing to go there on your own for your own reasons.
I think I would be able to do that, I wouldnt want to rely on her at all or make her feel pressured to change anythign for me.