<p>Okay. So I go to a certain school that I won't name, but I am not happy socially (as you can tell by my dozens of posts of "not trying anymore."). </p>
<p>So I love the academics, facilities, some of professors and staff, groups, and much more. However, the social life isn't cutting it. I'm alone (I've grown to accept it last semester. I am a happy person, just not happy with the social life/scene) but I don't really mind. Honestly, I would like to have a social life where I'm content, that is what I would say. </p>
<p>So here's my situation. </p>
<p>I'm on a full ride scholarship. I'm actually getting money to come to this school, believe it or not (they pay full tuition and fees, and are giving me a check for books and travel). I also really like my school. Taking away the social life, I really really like my school. However, I do wonder what it would be like to be in a school where I'm happy socially. </p>
<p>Do you guys think risking a full ride scholarship and my content with other aspects of my school is worth me transferring to another school in pursuit of a happier social life?</p>
<p>I had a pretty rough time socially my first semester, and now I’m so happy with my friends that it’s ridiculous. You still have time to make friends, though it might not seem like it. If you’re happy academically and otherwise, stay. It’ll be hard to make connections with people socially if you transfer, no matter where you go, and it’ll be harder to get to know professors and whatnot too.</p>
<p>It doesn’t make sense to give up the full ride. Just take the initiative and put yourself out there. You have no idea if it will be better wherever you’d transfer (since most people do make friends I have a hard time believing it’s the college’s fault) and then you’d be in the same situation but you’d have to pay for it yourself or with a lot of debt.</p>
<p>I don’ think it makes sense to give up the full ride either, for a lot of the same reasons as roxsox. Especially since you’re not saying “i am miserable and i need a better social life,” you are saying “what if.” Don’t transfer for a what if, transferring is way too hard. How many people have you heard raving about how GREAT the transfer student social life is? Seriously?</p>