<p>Ok, I've been needing to talk about this so it's great to finally find the Transfer thread.
I go to the University of Toronto (went mainly because it would save money, I live at home) and I am miserable.</p>
<p>I hate the large classes, the horrible bell curve and necessity to keep most courses at a C average, I hate the commuter life, lack of school spirit, competitive atmosphere (a few people that I met already dropped out), lack of relationships with professors etc.</p>
<p>Ok, it's not as bad as I'm making it seem. The professors are amazing but I definitely see something in a couple of other schools that are prompting me to transfer.</p>
<p>Schools:
-Amherst
-Dartmouth
-Brown</p>
<p>I want a smaller, more tight-knit campus and each school offers something that I'm attracted to academically (Amherst's Law Jurisprudence and Social Thought major, Brown's New Curriculum and the freedom that comes with it, Dartmouth's various major/minor arrangements, plus I can take Studio Art, Geography and Biology)</p>
<p>One little problem: UofT has a reputation (in Canada. It's not like I'm pretending that it's Princeton) for grade deflation and I'm a little worried about my GPA. Will the school be taken into account during admissions? I would imagine that getting a 3.5 at UChicago or Harvey Mudd would be more impressive than a 3.5 at Harvard or Yale (hope I don't offend anyone with that, it's just what I keep reading).</p>
<p>Ok I apologize for this mess of a text, I was just hoping for any advice, personal experiences or even opinions on these colleges (I haven't visited them, maybe you know more about them)
Thanks!</p>