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[quote=Anonymous]Yes she should consider transferring but it’s not clear why the school is not a good fit. WHY is she not clicking with other students? What are the differences? Why is she not being accepted? Until she can articulate what needs to be different from the current environment, it’s really hard to determine where she should apply to. Certain schools attract certain types of students (for better or worse). Are the students snobs and she needs them more down to earth? Are the students so different from her upbringing that she has nothing in common with them? Would changing dorms open her up to different types of students? Is the school too small or too big?

I went to school at a large Midwest public university. There was a girl on the floor of my dorm from Boston who was really unhappy and not making friends. Many of the students on our floor happened to be from the local area and often went home on weekends. She also didn’t share a lot in common with them. She transferred to a different dorm that had more out of state students and her problem was solved. Didn’t require a change of schools but a dorm environment with more students with similar backgrounds.

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