It’s 3 am right now on the east coast and I have so much on my mind. I’m a California native currently a freshman at a top 40 university. I always wanted to go to a UC but my parents encouraged me to explore different private schools and basically get out of California. I got accepted to a school that’s well known for its engineering and premed program, but the issue is that I’m a business/psychology major. I attend a small school with only 4000 undergrad, and the majority are engineering/premed students who give a lot of crap to/make fun of and belittle business students for choosing the “lesser major”. I don’t feel like the environment at this school is welcoming nor encouraging towards business majors such as myself. That’s the main reason why I’m so intent on transferring. The second reason is rather stupid, actually. My university is basically a nerd school, and the kids who come here were very sheltered in high school. My high school in California had 2,600 students. For me, coming here wasn’t a drastic change. For the most part, I’m a shy person who minds her business and focuses on her studies. You can imagine how surprised I was when my roommate told me some of the rumors circulating that involved me. I tried to ignore it at first, but it’s gotten to the point where I can’t meet new people without them having heard some false information about me. As a result of these rumors, I haven’t been able to make any friends despite joining clubs and attempting to be involved on campus. I’m not so much upset over my loneliness as I am over the level of immaturity within my class. I did my best to maintain a good reputation and be kind to my classmates, but clearly none of it worked. We’re all supposed to be mature college students here but I feel as if I haven’t left middle school (not even high school). I feel as if I am constantly surrounded by negativity and it’s bringing me down. To distract myself, I stay in my room or the library and study.
I gave this school a chance, and I pretty much hate it here. I know its only the first semester, but I am very intent on transferring to UCLA. My plan is to finish my freshman year at this school, do sophomore year at a community college, and transfer. This is a super bold move for me LOL but my asian parents are surprisingly understanding about it. I received a sizable scholarship to my current school which made it possible for me to enroll here, but if I were to transfer to another private school without scholarship, the financial burden would be too great for my family.
Sorry for the super long rant, but can you guys post about your transfer stories (from a private to a UC)?
Any tips or advice on what I should do?
Should i just stick out the four years here?
or just anything in general about the transfer process because Im super confused.
Thanks guys 