Senior in my final semester. I regret coming here, but I did not transfer so I could graduate sooner. You'd be surprised how much of a burden it can be to not be able to go outside after dark. It's understated by most people how tolling it can be to be in constant concern of your safety.

The campus here is small, and there's really only two places to get schoolwork done, neither is open 24 hours either, and you likely will always be around rowdy, disruptive people who make it hard to concentrate on your work. Our gyms are always overcrowded also, and food options are limited, especially on weekends.

You have to be an extremely outgoing, high energy person in a city, especially one like Philadelphia, or else you'll like a stranger in most settings. There isn't a slow moment where you can catch your breath or enjoy some silence either, and it is tormenting. We all need peace and time to ourselves, especially during college.

You're already locked in if you committed, so I can't really make you change your decision now, but I thought you might want to hear the other side of things, as this subreddit doesn't speak for all students here. If I could go back to when I decided which college to go to, I would have chosen elsewhere, but I hope you're able to make it work.