Hi all,
Last semester I was sexually assaulted by two men and am currently working with the university that I attend in an effort to potentially have the students who committed it suspended or expelled. Unfortunately, the experience has made attending this university almost unbearable for me, as I am forced to see both of them on campus from time to time. I’ve gotten through this year despite depression/anxiety/PTSD as a result of the assault, but I know that I can’t continue to attend this school if I want to do well. Being here is a constant reminder of the trauma, and it is wearing me down.
That being said, I am afraid that if I transfer universities, I will not get in to a university that is considered “more prestigious” than the one I am currently at, or that even if I do transfer successfully, it will hurt my medical school application (I have heard that med schools often consider transferring an effort to “erase” a mediocre gpa).
My current GPA is a 3.34 (60 total credits). I’m worried that this isn’t high enough to transfer into a good school, but if I’m being honest, I really made my best effort, considering the conditions.
Does anyone have any insight regarding this? Would it be better to complete another year at my current university to give myself an opportunity to improve my GPA, and then transfer at the end of my junior year? Should I just “tough it out” and stay at my current university until I graduate?
Thanks in advance for any help.
P.S. Schools that I am currently looking into are the University of San Francisco, the University of North Carolina, and Boston University. If anyone has additional comments on any of these, feel free to share as well!