Sitting in my dorm on my first night of college last year I thought to myself, “I already want to transfer”. I had been there for 6 hours and I knew that I was being dramatic but something deep down felt off. As the semester progressed, that feeling persisted, and by the start of the Spring semester, I came to the decision that I would apply to transfer. I knew that if I never had the option to leave I would feel trapped. I remember sitting in my dorm writing out pros and cons lists with my parents trying to make excuses for why I felt the way I did, and justifying the fact that it “wasn’t that bad”. In the end, I left my first school and transferred here to Endicott. While sometimes I do miss my old school and friends I know that I would not have the same opportunities or connections that I do now if I had stayed. Here are three signs that I knew transferring was the right choice for me:
Simply Not Happy
While this may seem simple, if you are unhappy there is no reason that you should continue to put yourself through the hard situations that make you feel this way. This was a hard thought to come to terms with because while I had great friends and there often were fun times, the bad times overshadowed them.
You Don’t Feel Supported
Comparing the faculty and administration at my previous and current schools, I am amazed at the difference. The fact that I can walk around an academic building and several faculty members who I don’t even have in a classroom setting will say hi, really drives the point that my current school appreciates and supports the student.
You Dread Going Back To Campus Every Time You Go Home
This was the one thing that really opened my eyes as to how truly unhappy I was, and how unsustainable that feeling is. I would delay going back to school as often as I could and found myself going home on random weekday nights just to get away from that feeling.