Hello,
I am currently enrolled in the 2nd semester of my first year at my first-choice school. It is a really well-respected business school on the west coast, and I have decent grades. However, as time has gone on, it is slowly becoming more apparent to me that I may not be at the right school. The place is really strong on finance and mathematics, two things I am not strong at at all. My intended major in management, and after a semester and a half, a few things are starting to become clear to me that were not clear when I was in the application/decision process. Despite being a very well-respected school, its finance program is really what is very well respected. Graduates get quick jobs with recruiters that have partnered with the school, but upon further inspection, almost every recruiter is a finance/accounting/investment bank firm. There do not seem to be many opportunities for other things.
As for my classes, I struggle in my required mathematics and finance classes, but excel in my laughably easy other classes. I do not mean to come off that way, as someone who thinks they are too smart or something, because I am not that type of person at all, I just want to explain how there is a huge difference in the quality/focus of the finance/accounting programs vs. everything else. Right now, I am taking my last required math and finance classes, and then I more or less get to choose my classes (relevant to major) for the rest of the way.
I am really unhappy in my current situation, and am strongly thinking about transferring out, likely to another college I was accepted to, to study communications (something I am very interested in, more so than management.) However, I also realize that after I get through the next few months and finish my required finance/mathematics courses that I struggle in, that burden will be off my shoulders for good, and I may end up liking the place. At the end of the day though, finance, mathematics, and accounting are really what the school's main focus is, while most other majors/departments go by the wayside in terms of funding and overall quality.
If I wait until my next semester (Fall 2016) once I have cleared the required classes and see if I like the place any better, is it too late to think about transferring?
As for transferring, the place I want to transfer to was my number two, and accepted me in high school. They offered me half tuition, whereas the place I am at now gave me zero in financial aid/grants. The only cons I can think of for transferring there is that the place is about a 40 minute commute, which would put strain on scheduling, but other than that, it seems like a good option.
At the end of the day, I cannot make up my mind. Again, sorry for the long post.
Any advice?
Thanks.
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