<p>I just transferred after completing my freshman year at a school where the acceptance rate is about 58% and with 3,800 undergrad students. I am in my first semester of my sophomore year at a school with much better academics (acceptance rate approximately 28%) with almost 10,000 undergrads. I've gotten involved and have met people, but I don't have a group of friends, and I've been back to visit my old school and I'm realizing how much I miss it. I ended up at my current school because I thought the name and reputation would make it a great opportunity, but now I'm not sure if it is even worth it. I miss walking around campus knowing the majority of people I see and the closer community of a small school.<br>
Has anyone had experience of transferring and transferring back to their original school? Any Advice on what I should do?</p>
<p>Have you made an effort to make new friends here? because of course you’re going to miss something that you’re comfortable with!</p>
<p>I am actually in a very similar spot with you, but I am transfereing back because I would rather be at the school I originally went to. The way i see it is that we make mistakes and we shud just do what makes us happy. We will keep making mustakes but its all about learning from them and living without regret. I’m leaving the more prestigious college to go back to my original school. </p>
<p>The choice is yours. Maybe I am wrong to leave after one semester but I know when I am not happy, how long must I drag it out? I hope you make the choice you think is best. We are only human, the best thing we can do is try.</p>
<p>CopperNguyen, If you dont mind me asking, which are the two schools?</p>
<p>That’s crazy I just made a topic like this and it seems more and more people are making topics like that. My opinion on the matter is. We are young, we make mistakes. Is 2 years of misery worth the pain? My sister is in Chicago and he is scolding me for trying to transfer back. Easy to say for her when she is going to school in a city like Chicago!!! I am out her in the bumble country and it’s the kind of place where you must know people, be a freshman, or be an athlete to know anyone. Personally I feel that the school you first go to is the school you will most likely always be at. It’s our lives, if our parents or family scold us for transferring so be it.
I asked myself this question. When I turn 55 will I give a damn about how many times I transferred? NO!! We take everything so serious but most actions are minor in the long run and you will probably forget them anyway.
Also you will turn 21 (a major life point if you ask me) at a school you despise and feel alone in.</p>
<p>In my case, I want to transfer for spring but I don’t want to seem like I didn’t give it a try so I am staying for spring and am going to join an athletic team. That would make 4 clubs, a sports team and 16 credits. If I still don’t like it here I’m gone in the fall back to RU.<br>
The only issue with me is that I traveled 32 hours to my current school and I do actually feel bad if I asked my parents to make the same trip twice in a year (I would actually probably just fly and ship all of the extra things via ups).</p>