<p>I posted a very similar thread on the UVa page.</p>
<p>I just finished my first year at University of Miami (FL).</p>
<p>For a number of reasons which I'll soon describe, I decided to transfer. </p>
<p>I got accepted to Boston College and Vassar and waitlisted at Virginia. Yesterday I was accepted off of the Virginia waitlist. I've narrowed it down to Vassar and UVa.</p>
<p>I'm going to tell you why I didn't like Miami, and I just would like to know what people's thoughts are.</p>
<p>Why I didn't like Miami in no particular order:
1) Constant and VERY expensive party scene (my roommate, for example, spent 700$ one night at a club in South Beach)
2) A lot of people tended to be insincere, superficial, a bit mean
3) I felt like doing well academically and being involved in academically oriented or campus/community oriented activities was not a priority
4) Not much of a community feel, too impersonal
5) Greek life was very in-your-face and, quite frankly, a lot of frat guys were tools and sorority girls were, yeah.... (I know Vassar doesn't have Greek, so that's a plus)
6) People either weren't that smart or didn't care about seeming stupid
7) Stuck up people</p>
<p>Right now, I feel like Vassar is a better fit for me. I like the small college feel (I stayed a couple nights at one) But I'm leaning further and further toward UVa (my dad and grandpa both went there, and I visited and very much enjoyed it there). </p>
<p>I'm very liberal (but I like to think independently about different things), somewhat reserved when meeting new people, and I have no problem drinking...I just don't want that to be my whole life. As far as the way I dress, it's a mixture of alternative/hipsterish, J.Crew, and Abercrombie & Fitch (yes, those brands in particular).</p>
<p>At a lot of schools the catchphrase is "there's something for everyone," and while that may be the case, not all schools are a fit for all people. Any thoughts based on what I've posted so far? They let me know yesterday and only gave me until Monday to decide!</p>