Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Transfer Advice? Should I go to SUNY Geneseo?

I applied as a transfer student to SUNY Geneseo and I got accepted (this has been my third time applying.) I currently attend SUNY Albany. I applied because there were going to be major cuts in my program in which I am studying (foreign language), I was having trouble in other areas of my life, and I did not like the city or campus. Now things have been gotten better and back to normal since I applied, I have friends that love, a good job, etc. After doing my research I have found that they are not cutting back on my program as much, and even with the small cuts, SUNY Albany still has a very large program (larger and with more options than Geneseo's foreign language program). And looking at all suny schools, there have been cuts to various programs everywhere so really i've decided wherever I go there will a chance of that. I've also grown to enjoy the campus and city (or at least gotten used to being a city dweller) and I love the diversity and international student body here at UA. On top of that, I am a 3.7 student but I do like to go out and party. I also know that Geneseo is probably the best and most selective suny school with high standards, and suny albany tends to have a big party school rep (and its rep has suffered even more in the past month due to some instances that made national news.) But I feel like if I transfer I would only be doing it becuase of reputation, yet is a very good chance to pass up and a bit of an honor. I am happy here, and have to keep in ind that ua has a large(r) foreign langauge program. Should I ove away from a place I love with the programs I want, good academics yet with a not so hot rep to a very good school that doesnt have as large of program but is one of the best schools in the country? Any advice?

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