So I'm a current Freshmen (or I guess Sophomore now) at Emerson College in Boston, and to say the least, I'm not enjoying it as much as I thought I would. There's a lot of things I don't like about the school, but they basically come down to these three points:
1. The academics are way too easy and not challenging at all. I had way more free time than I should have. I'm an English/Creative Writing major, and while Emerson is a good school for that, I still want more of a challenge, and I know there are better schools out there.
2. Boston is a great city, but I'm just not a city person at all. I've lived in the suburbs my whole life, and I've always loved nature and the like. Emerson has no real campus. It's right in the middle of downtown Boston which is great for food and shopping, but I thought I'd get used to an urban environment after one year. Turns out I never did. So if I transfer, I would like a school that has an actual campus.
3. I don't really fit in with the student body. The typical Emerson student body is cheery, eccentric, and very very liberal. I tend to be quiet, laid back, and pretty easy going. I'm also not against liberals or anything, but I tend to lean more on the conservative side of things when it comes to politics.
Currently, my two top schools to transfer to are Whitman and Wesleyan. They both seem to have what I want, and are not impossible or overly difficult to transfer into (i.e. Amherst, Vassar). My current college GPA is around a 3.8-3.9 (second semester grades haven't come out yet), so I believe I at least have a chance at getting into Whitman and Wesleyan.
The problem is that Whitman is all the way in Washington (I'm from NY), and my parents don't really want me going across the country. They're okay with me going, but only if it's a last resort. I like Wesleyan, and they're probably more well known than Whitman, but they seem pretty similar overall. They both have great English/Writing programs. They both have beautiful campuses. But the thing is, Wesleyan kind of seems like a more prestigious Emerson (in terms of artsy, overly liberal student body and such). I really think Whitman's student body would be a better fit (they're still liberal but not as much and they also seem more laid back), but I'm just not sure yet.
So, I guess I'm having trouble deciding between the two. I personally like Whitman more, but it is very far away. The distance is more of an issue with my parents than with me. I just don't want to end up going to Wesleyan (if I get accepted), and feel the same way I did at Emerson.
Thanks for reading.
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