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By what point do you people think tranfering schools should be closely considered??
is 1 week into school year too soon?
i mean all my friends have a good time so far but im pretty much the opposite? (i mean socially)

By Hokie_2004 (Hokie_2004) on Sunday, September 12, 2004 - 08:30 pm: Edit

i wanted to transfer from the first week too. I go to vcu in richmond and the only reason im here is because my parents practically forced me to apply here and its the only school i got into. I've made some friends but i just feel horrible everyday that im here i really dont like it. The city is dirty, poor and really dangerous, my roommate is a jerk and theres no school spirit here alot of people go home on the weekends and its almost empty here plus people are always talking how their ashamed to go here, no ones realy proud to be here. Im looking to transfer to other schools for the spring so im already filing out apps.

By Crazyandy (Crazyandy) on Friday, September 17, 2004 - 11:48 pm: Edit

I understand you Lyoha. I know many kids who are so happy to be at their school and then I know many who are very unhappy and not really doing anything to help the situation. I'm kind of inbetween. I'm at Virginia Tech and things started off great. But as time goes on after week 5 I'm more homesick than ever and its really taking a toll on me. Granted, exams are next week so my mind is in worried mode already, but this scares me. I'm having a great time but I feel I need to be closer to family. Plus, I chose VT for the wrong reasons. Had I followed my heart a year ago, I believe I would be a much happier individual. I'm gonna give it time to see how things sort out but its one of those things were I hate to leave but I feel I have to. I'm just afraid that my parents are going to make me stay here if things get worse since I really don't have a "great" reason to leave this place... where do you all want to transfer to?

By Hokie_2004 (Hokie_2004) on Saturday, September 18, 2004 - 01:34 am: Edit

Crazyandy, you dont like VT? I would give anything to go to VT, I wanted to go there since i was in like 5th grade. Everytime I thought about going to college it was VT so you probably know how I felt when I got my rejection letter, I almost cried. Im applying to Miami,Ohio state and Michigan. I just want to go to a school that I want to go to not one that im forced to.

By Lilyemerald (Lilyemerald) on Saturday, September 18, 2004 - 05:08 am: Edit

I don't really have any experience with this one but my room mate transferred from CSU beacause she hated it her first semester.. but in her second semester she made some really good friends but she had to leave cos she already transferred.. so i'd say give it a semester or two... some things take time to get in motion... But it doesn't sound good that your parents forced you to go there... if you're really unhappy and can't study, get out of there asap..

By Lyoha45 (Lyoha45) on Saturday, September 18, 2004 - 11:40 am: Edit

when are transfer apps usually starting and due?
i hate BU for lack social stuff

By Hokie_2004 (Hokie_2004) on Saturday, September 18, 2004 - 05:24 pm: Edit

Depends when you want to transfer. Spring transfer most deadlines are in oct or november. Fall 05 is proably around february or march.

By Myway (Myway) on Tuesday, September 21, 2004 - 04:39 pm: Edit

fall 05 is june 1st for a lot of colleges

By Missverbose (Missverbose) on Sunday, September 26, 2004 - 12:26 am: Edit

I hate my school as well. I'm going to Rutgers University in NJ and I couldn't be more unhappy. I chose Rutgers purely based on the money issue and now wish that I had just taken out the loans. I was admitted to BU, Colgate, Lafayette, and Bucknell, but none of the financial aid packages could beat the price of an in-state RU education. Once I got here, though, I realized what a big mistake it was. The people here have no goals for their college career beyond staying permanently drunk. It's not for lack of trying. I was brought up to be able to take care of myself where things like laundry and schoolwork and cleaning are concerned. While I miss my family, it's not homesickness that is making me unhappy here. I've tried to meet people, but no one is interested in having a conversation and building friendships. All they do is drink! No one cares about books, music or art or ANYTHING intellectual, and most don't care to talk to you if you're interests lie in places other than illegal partying. Don't get me wrong, I'm not prude or straight-edge or anything, I simply fail to see how the pleasures of drugs and alcohol are seemingly so unending. After the first week of debauchery, I was like "Ok, what next?" People here seem like they will never move on. Many are attending college because they feel it's just a logical extension of high school, not because they have big goals for their futures. It's a four year party on Mommy and Daddy's bill.

Sorry for the rant, but after a month of trying to put myself "out there," I'm extremely unhappy here and was glad for the chance to commiserate.

By Magoo112 (Magoo112) on Thursday, September 30, 2004 - 12:51 am: Edit

What campus are you at? I don't think Rutgers is good anyways, and I would rather not go to college than go to rutgers and although I don't understand the financial decisions people make sometimes, I get what you mean...

I've seen rutgers/know a lot of people that go there and I really just don't like the school even if it is ranked top 75 or w/e.