<p>Hey,
A little background info....I went to a small school called shawnee state in ohio. I made tons of friends, got great grades and everything was awesome. The only negative was that it was a college that is not known very well and I was afraid that this college would not hold the same weight as other colleges. Well i decided to transfer after my freshman year to miami of ohio. Its a great school academically and its nice to be able to see tons of kids walking to class, and going to the football games. Yet, Im sitting here on a friday night typing this and wanting to take a road trip back to my old college. If your wondering join clubs, well i joined rugby, wrestling, and hall council. I got friends that i know by their names but i have zero best friends. My roomate is pretty cool and real good match to be roomates but not best friends. I dont think the social scene is going to get much better for me, and now im thinking do i switch back to my first school that was good in all respects, or hold on and try to get better w/ miami b/c miami definetly has more upside...if only i could get the same social aspects from this college as shawnee. </p>
<p>Also for possible transfer students....as much as a "better" college seems the grass isnt always greener.</p>
<p>Thanks for reading the long post and future responses.</p>
<p>i know this sounds cliche, but i think its right, you should go for whatever makes you happy. If you think that you will be better off @ the other school regardless of rank or popularity, then perhaps you should go back.</p>
<p>I'm assuming you're a sophomore. If it has been only a handful of weeks since you've been at Miami, then you may be doing yourself and the school a diservice by holding on to memories of your former university.</p>
<p>Sometime's hard to get into the swing of thing when you second guess your choices, or things are a little disconcerting. It's good that you are active at Miami, just give it a chance (i.e. at least one term). </p>
<p>Visiting your former school might not be such a hot idea at the moment, since you'll gravitate to what is comforting and familiar. It's like the first year of college, where you may have attend some HS events and enjoyed yourself with those friends of yours who are younger than you. It's good to visit, but that usually tapers-off as you meet new people, develop other interests, and get used to your college. With that in mind, I'd hold off a bit from visiting your former college friends until you figure out whether your feelings/lack of social life at Miami are being affected by your memories of Shawnee State or if there are other academic/social reasons for your dissatisfaction at your current university.</p>
<p>It might be that the social scene at Miami just requires more work, since from your post, kids there may have to study a little more than at Shawnee State--which may make the students slightly less social. From what I know, Miami is usually noted for its social life...so it might just be that you're not enjoying the scene because you are thinking about your time at Shawnee State.</p>
<p>You said it yourself, Miami has more upside.</p>
<p>Hang in there and don't be too hasty, Shawnee State will still be there as an option, if after a semester or two, you still want to go back.</p>
<p>It's okay to go back, actually it's fine; but I really want to echo what IsleBoy said. It is now October 7. Did you have a tight-knit group of really close friends at this same time last year? Even if you did, it will take longer in a transfer situation.</p>
<p>Although I transferred a lll-o-o-ng time ago, the friendship and social thing doesn't change, I don't think. I, too, was much more attached to my old school for that first term. Both schools were in greater Boston, so I could and did go back to socialize with my old friends quite a bit at first. After time passed, I made the close connections I needed at my new school. To be perfectly honest, I don't think you ever replicate the specialness of that freshman bonding experience; at least I didn't. I still look back fondly on those people and those days. But I did achieve great, close friends at my transfer school.</p>
<p>So, give it time. If your non-social reasons for transferring remain valid, give the friendship thing some time. Then, make your decision. I would give it the full year.</p>