Wrong college
I applied to transfer my freshman year but ended up staying put. I think I was a bit lost and unsure of what I wanted. In retrospect, that college was not the best choice for me, and I wish I had just gone to one of the prestigious large state schools (like Berkeley) like the other smart kids in my graduating class rather than travel to the other side of the country to a medium sized liberal arts school. I thought I’d be happier and “find myself” if I went far away. But I was the same person I was, and changing locations didn’t make me happier...but of course that’s a different story.
In your Ds’s case, I’d try to evaluate why he chose the school that he did, and whether you guys think that college is truly a good fit for him. With covid, I don’t think anyone is having an ideal freshman year...and those who are will end up with Covid (DH’s best friend’s daughter is now quarantined in her freshman dorm because her roommate was rushed to the ER with a fever and shortness of breath 10 days after they moved in.). It’s okay for him to change his mind. But I do think there can be a lot of dissatisfaction and disappointment if a kid pins all of their hopes on an amazing college experience on some sort of ideal. And it’s not like be will lose anything if he transfers elsewhere (because covid is ruining the fun parts of college.)
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Last edited by georgiegirl; 08-26-2020 at 01:16 AM.
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