Considering a transfer before I even begin freshman year? I'm confused! Wah.?

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I decided on my college based solely on price and location. I did not hate the campus. It was alright, but I did take notice to the fact that there is no pool, not many pianos or many programs for the musical arts, and to be honest, the campus did not thrill me. I made the decision when I realized that we didn't need to pay the extra money for the college right across the road. By the way, I applied and was accepted to four colleges. One, which was two hours away and in a sketchy city, I ruled out.

A few weeks after I sent in my deposit, I started second guessing my decision. I contacted one of the other colleges on my list, and asked about transferring, how it works, and all that, and they said they would re-open my application in case I decided I wanted to switch. I called back a week later, and decided to stick with my decision. 
A a few days after I did this, I passed a  different college closer to my home. I had always dismissed this college because of its closeness to home, but upon passing it I actually opened my eyes and saw how beautiful the campus was. I even loved where it was located. I feel like I'm becoming a little less naive about college now. The college was SUNY Geneseo, for those who know of it. 
I never applied here and never even considered it, but when I looked into it, I discovered it to be the perfect college for me.  Unfortunately, I know it is incredibly selective and I may be wasting my time worrying about it.

It is normal to second guess my college decision before I even begin? I'm graduating in a few weeks, enrolled in one college, and I'm still unsure of where I want to go. Any words of advice?

AR Eissa · Accepted Answer

If you haven't actually started college yet its not transferring you can just accept the offer of another school and start there, you will just lose the deposit you paid at the other school.

If you will take a year at the college then transfer, then you have to apply again and mention that you have applied before then they will reopen you application and reconsider you, normally if you get accepted once you get accepted again (assuming you apply really early the second time)

? · Answer

Hey, I'm speaking as a soon-to-be senior in college, and a two time transfer student.

I began college at a big 10 school (UW-Madison) and felt out of place right away. About two weeks into college, I was looking at transferring to a different public university (UW-La Crosse), one that I felt a lot more at home with. I actually ended up staying the year at Madison and transferring my sophomore year, but to the private school in La Crosse, because it had my major (nursing) and the UW did not. Basically, I went to the area I wanted to be in, but not necessarily the school. I stayed there for a year to complete the gen eds required for the nursing program, then got accepted, and started the program this past fall (2010). Well, I was never quite happy there and was always thinking about how I'd rather be at the UWL instead of where I was, and actually left the program and spent this past semester at UW-La Crosse. By that time though, 2nd semester of my junior year, I really wasn't able to build a foundation. I'm going back to get my R.N., and I'll just have to get through it.
What I've learned from this experience is this: go to the college where you feel most comfortable at, where you love, and finish there. Go to SUNY Geneseo. If you don't, and go to a different college, you will be so distracted by the thoughts of how you'd rather be at the college where you actually want to be at, and it'll be a waste of your time and money. Your situation is a bit complicated as it's nearing the end of May, but at least try. You will never waste your time trying to get into your ideal college. Good luck, I hope it works out!

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Considering a transfer before I even begin freshman year? I'm confused! Wah.?

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