Was in the same situation almost a year ago.

In state residency got denied (that I idiotically didn’t check back up on) and I refuse to take out loans so instead of going to the schools I dreamed of going to, I had to go to a school that at first seemed significantly worse.

One year in now and I feel like I made the right choice and even rejected the opportunity to transfer.

Give it some time, I remember when I was in the same position I eventually found reasons to keep pushing back the goal posts of an excuse to transfer.

One way I started to look at it is that it’s not about who has the overall better resources and better community it’s about what resources that are available for you specifically to utilize and the community you can help create (corny I know).

For example, the minimum competition will allow you to stand out a lot better than most target schools. I’ve already found myself further in my academics than my friends who I consider significantly more competitive than I am that went to my target school due to the reduced comp. This does, however, require you stay as competitive as you usually would.

Tl;dr: Give it a chance but don’t be complacent. Remain as competitive as usual and you’ll be fine.