<p>Well, look at the positive side, guys: I'll bet the ladies look a lot finer at CU. </p>
<p>hahahahahhaa.</p>
<p>In case you ARE being serious, stay for another year at least... maybe you just haven't clicked with the right people yet. I mean, both are huge schools, so there must be some kids that you will meet, who will enhance your college experience?</p>
<p>You will seriously regret if you transfer.</p>
<p>THEN AGAIN, IF YOU TRANSFER THATS ONE MORE SPOT OPEN FOR ME TO TRANSFER INTO.</p>
<p>janel89: lol. are you sure the original poster is not a girl :)</p>
<p>It appears that not everyone read your entire post, some just cant get past the notion that one would leave Stanford. You know you can always fill out the transfer application and decide to stay at Stanford if you feel better as time progresses. If perhaps at the end of this semester you still feel as if Stanford is not the place for you then I see no reason why you should remain in a place that brings you little pleasure. I must say that I have a few friends at Stanford and most of them echoed your post in the sense that it was a true academic shock. However, most of them have grown to love Stanford and the opportunities that they have been given.</p>
<p>hey has anyone seen that epizode of farscape where Sikozu said "weeeaaak speecieees". i found it very educational. it would seem that this board is full of hedonists who write essays about overcoming adversity. at the same time here "whatever makes you happy" is the statement of the week. or weak. whichever.</p>
<p>stay at stanford. i would not recommend moving back to where your family lives. part of college is growing up and becoming your own person so moving back home would stop that process. a girl at my former place of business graduated from northwestern and moved back home and she ended up with the same job i had making only a couple more bucks an hour. get a loan if you have to but if you transfer to colorado @ boulder you will regret it.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.law.harvard.edu/admissions/jd/colleges.php%5B/url%5D">http://www.law.harvard.edu/admissions/jd/colleges.php</a>
<a href="http://www.yale.edu/bulletin/html/law/students.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.yale.edu/bulletin/html/law/students.html</a></p>
<p>As for law school placement, Stanford is a lot better.
HLS: Stanford gets 91 and CO-B gets 7
YLS: Stanford gets 40 and CO-B gets 1</p>
<p>That said, I've met a few successful (good income) lawyers that went to law schools I've never heard of.</p>
<p>yeah but compare that to :</p>
<p>chicago ----- 16</p>
<p>UIUC--7</p>
<p>USC - 11</p>
<p>Wesleyan CT - 5</p>
<p>Looking at these numbers and some more, I'd say 7 from Boulder isn't so bad HLS placement.</p>
<p>I attended UC Boulder for one year before transferring out to top 5 engineering school in the east. I transferred because I wanted to stay closer to home. However, I stayed one last summer before transferring out which changed my entire perspective. I finally made the right friends and ended up having the best time ever. Aside from taking a few summer courses, all I did was party. I still sometimes think about transferring back.</p>
<p>CU Boulder was a great college. As far as physics/engineering/journalism are concerned; CU's top 30 and without a doubt one of the best. CU pre-law/UG business programs are decent but quite frankly, the college isn't known for these programs. I met a girl who sacricificed Berkeley Haas (for fin.aid. reasons) to go to CU UG program and she loves it. she's quite attractive, social and is having the time of her life. </p>
<p>I met a guy in poli. sci. who was pre-law and he admitted that he partied way too much and never studied that hard and still managed to get over a 3.7. Going to Boulder isn't necessarily a guarantee into a great social life though. It takes time to fit in and meet the right people. Though CU is undiverse; people are still very friendly and it doesn't usually pose a problem.</p>
<p>I kind of regret having to leave boulder. It's funny how you don't realize how beautiful something is until you've left it forever. If I could go back in time, I would not have transferred out - I would probably have worked harder there and had more fun and just stayed back. If you're a somewhat decent looking person and you're social, you will have a BLAST at CU Boulder. People who don't fit this category for whatever reasons find it very depressing and it can get very lonely for some others. A 4.0 at UC Boulder does mean a lot since Boulder is a recognized, good, solid state college and it will open up gates. Smart people succeed at Boulder and take advantage of it. The idiots/lazy people just stay for the ride and graduate with average GPA's. </p>
<p>I am willing to bet money that should the OP go to Boulder; he will succeed and get into top law schools. However, I think it unnecessary for him to transfer out of Stanford just yet. I recommend he stay back for at least 1 more semester and TRY to adapt and fit in and somewhat try to manage the financial aid stuff.</p>
<p>In the whole spectrum of life, undergrad. does NOT matter. picking HYPSM over other college purely based on prestige is a foolish mistake. My best friend was accepted to UCLA, Cornell, Michigan Ross and other business schools but he chose Michigan State Broad school of business. He had the best time of his life and graduated from the top 1% of his class. Today, he is working for one of the most competitive accounting firms and makes a ton of money ( i just got talking to him the other day and he told me he bought a 2000$ watch). I myself wish I wouldn't have carried away by "prestige" back in the days. </p>
<p>In any case, transferring is a pain in the arse regardless of what school you're transferring to or from (new environment/people). So like I said, the OP should try and stay at Stanford for 1 to two more semesters and if it still depressing; transfer to Boulder.</p>