Transferring out of Fordham- prospective schools?

Transfer Students
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Hi all. I am a first year student at Fordham University’s Rose Hill campus. I was absolutely in love with this school when I was in high school, and I thought was my dream school. Without going into extreme detail, a lot has changed since then, and I am very unhappy here and am looking to transfer. I am just not clicking with the students here and it doesn’t feel like the place I want to spend the next three years. I am more miserable than I have ever been in my life and every day I spend here is like a battle not to run home and quit. I have no idea where to start with regards to transferring and what to do, because I never figured this would happen. I am just not the right student for Fordham. I don’t want to bash the school, because it really is a great place for some people, but for me, it has become a very negative place. I do not like the social scene or the surrounding area of the Bronx. I spend all my time alone in my room because I can’t seem to find any clubs of interest and I am not a partier. I’m really trying to make friends, and have made a few, but even with friends, the thought of staying here another three years makes me terrified. I am so disappointed with myself for this and I wish that I could just enjoy Fordham like I see so many other students doing. I got very, very depressed last semester and contemplated dropping out. I know college is supposed to be hard, but I can’t imagine anyone would be able to do it at all if it were as hard for everyone as it has been for me. I am very homesick here and if possible, would like to be closer to home (Boston).

Some facts about me:
I had a 3.6 cumulative GPA in high school (had a 4.0 junior/senior year of HS, but grades were not as strong fresh/soph year.)
1220 on my SATs
I was captain of my high school sailing team (and I sailed at Fordham this fall too)
I was in my school band
Participated in Ski Team
Have done a lot of volunteering with the ASPCA
I was president/founder of my High School’s animal welfare club.
This fall, I got a 3.4 GPA here at Fordham, and I am cautiously hoping for similar/better grades this semester.

With this in mind, some schools I am considering are Villanova, Boston College and Providence College. I have not visited any of the schools but am from Boston and both my sister and father attended graduate school at Boston College, so I am familiar with it. I realize that BC is a reach for me, but with it being so close to home, I feel like I need to apply, and I would also be able to try out for BC’s sailing team. I do not know much about Villanova and Providence College, but I thought that they were good peer schools to Fordham, and PC has the added benefit of being only an hour away from my house. I know Villanova is farther from Massachusetts, but I figured that if I was really happy there, I might not be aching to go home so much. I would love to hear what people think of these schools before I apply, as well as any other prospective schools that might fit me. Basically, I would like to be in or close to Boston, but would also consider a farther away school if it had a friendly student body and good academics. I also really like Catholic schools (I am catholic).

Thank you for taking the time to read this. I really appreciate the advice.

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Just wondering if you feel that the core requirements at Fordham, Rose Hill limit your ability to take classes that you would like, it seems like the cores take up most of your 5 classes every semester, even through junior and senior years, would you agree. Do you feel safe there? My daughter is accepted with Full Tuition to Fordham, but is undecided on a major she has interests in Science and Economics. She is also interested and accepted into Norhteastern and BU, although NU gave her a better scholarship, but would still cost us over $29K per year, ooch. I feel that since she is leaning towards the sciences she would be better off at NU, I read that Fordham is limited in Science, do you know what courses are available to undergraduates in the sciences, all I see is Chem, Bio, and Physics with Labs, she already took those in high school (AP’s). Plus she would have more freedom to take other courses like Economic ones at Northeastern due to the lower amount of core courses required by them. So what are your thoughts on this.

Also i noticed on google maps that the train runs right behind what looks like a bunch of dorm buildings, can the students hear the train horns in their dorms, do the trains run all night. Thanks.