What do I do?

Transfer Students
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Hello all. I am upset, disappointed, and confused at the moment. I am also angry at myself for not withdrawing from an important class I took fall of freshman year. I got a D. It has ruined my precious GPA. Probably ruined my chances of transferring to a school I actually want to be at.

I’m a sophomore currently. I hate my school. I absolutely hate it. I joined a sorority thinking it would make it better (a great sorority at that), and I think it might have made it worse. I have friends outside of the sorority, who are great. But I don’t think I’ve ever had true happiness at my school. I go to my “safety” school. Honestly, I shouldn’t have even applied because I never wanted to go here in the first place.

I’ve tried probably 6+ different clubs, organizations, etc. to find my “niche” and haven’t found it. Every morning I just tell myself to make it through the day. I really don’t think college, or life should be like that. The one thing I really hate about it is the hookup and party culture (made it on that top party school list - yay?). I rather be surrounded by intellectually curious students who read books at coffee shops (not exactly, but that kind of vibe). I’d like to go somewhere classier, if that makes any sense. Classy people are very hard to find at my school. The classes are far too large. I prefer a more intimate environment. Also it’s way too hot here.

I want to transfer. There are a few problems with this. First, my GPA is s**t. Second, I found a perfect roommate here (which is hard to find, believe me). And third, I don’t know if transferring will solve anything. In my fantasy, I would be at a gorgeous school with an awesome, smart friend group with school spirit and I’d be experiencing all four seasons.

HS GPA: 3.58/4.62
Rank: top 20%
SAT: 2050
ACT: 30

College GPA: 3.51
Premed.

So, what do I do? Where would I even transfer? Should I just keep my head down and try to power through the next two years (minus a semester or two for studying abroad and probably graduating early to gf of here)? Any advice is appreciated.

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You have just a few weeks left in this academic term. The best use of your time for the next few weeks is to study like crazy and make sure your grades for this term are the best that they can be.
Most transfer application deadlines for next fall are around March 1, which gives you plenty of time over winter break to research other colleges. Do you still have a relationship with your high school’s college counselor? You may want to reach out to that person to talk over your options.
Finally, you may want to stop by the study abroad office at your college to think about those possibilities…

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I am pretty sure that the idea of

is a fantasy if you are expecting that the entire student body is like this. There are all types of people at any university. It is unfortunate that you have not been able to find that group at your current university.

Your GPA is certainly good enough to transfer but you need to keep pushing it up if you are really planning for medical school. Transferring may not result in an improved GPA so you have to be very careful if you do transfer. As @siliconvalleymom says, you have time before you need to submit your transfer applications. Think about it over the holiday break and consider all the issues, including the financial ones which certainly will be important if you intend to go to medical school after graduation.