<p>I am a student at a New England LAC. I'm really unhappy here, so I applied to a couple schools for transfer. I guess I overestimated myself because they all rejected me. I REALLY don't want to come back here next year. Can anyone think of anything I could do for a year off, after which I could try to transfer again? I'm open to anything, I just really can't come back here.</p>
<p>maybe you can apply internships,or work full-time in related area...
but if I were you, I would try to figure out why I'm not getting into the schools I applied.
And think of reasons that makes you think that next year you will be admitted without attending school.
and go to see your school counselor... they can give you options...
good luck</p>
<p>get on JET program and go to Japan....but don't give up on studying or else you will forget everything...</p>
<p>I pretty sure the main reason I didn't get in was my high school grades. I had around a 2.9. I had a 3.7 here, plus really good recs and SATs, but I guess that wasn't enough to make up for high school.</p>
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I pretty sure the main reason I didn't get in was my high school grades. I had around a 2.9. I had a 3.7 here, plus really good recs and SATs, but I guess that wasn't enough to make up for high school.
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<p>It usually takes two years of college work, and taking a year off will not help.</p>
<p>I would know, because after a year off and a year of college, I was still rejected at Rice; however, after two years of rigorous college work, I now have offers from Rice and the University of Chicago.</p>
<p>bump............</p>
<p>Actually, I did one disastrous year at one school, took 3 years off, and then did one year at another school. I'm now a candidate at schools I couldn't even look at before. (I can't afford to be nearly as smug as nspeds, because my apps are still being evaluated.)</p>
<p>I think your time is useful in that it demonstrates discipline and maturity. I think it also makes you more certain of what you want out of your education to begin with. In other words, it will help you realize 1) why you're not happy at your current school, 2) exactly where and why you want to transfer. That makes a big difference. </p>
<p>Lastly, your time off is what you make of it. I worked full-time in my field, held down an unpaid research assistantship w/ a professor, volunteered and waitressed--at the same time. I was promoted no less than 5 times within my field during that period, and supervised about 30 employees. In other words, if you are able to demonstrate that you did more than internship grunt work and that you consistently grew over the course of your year off, it's totally worth it. Not only does it make you more competitive as a transfer admit, it makes you a more compelling job and grad school candidate.</p>
<p>I think it's really smart (and mature) of you to consider it. It will help is putting some distance between you and your high school record. It will also help you get away from the (sometimes shallow) college admissions mentality, too. Which is a really, really nice feeling. </p>
<p>If you're thinking of doing some non-profit stuff, hit me up. I'd be happy to give you some pointers.</p>