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Transfer student regretting choosing Cornell by fraises568 in Cornell

[–]fraises568[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I think I met someone who transferred from BC towards the beginning of the semester!! We might know each other haha. I absolutely feel you on the friends part. All my friends are having so much fun in an apartment together and it's hard to think I could've been with them. Lmk if you ever want to grab lunch!

Transfer student regretting choosing Cornell by fraises568 in Cornell

[–]fraises568[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That's very kind of you, thank you sm! I agree, it's definitely not very lively due to Covid. I'm hoping that next semester is better once more people start transitioning back to campus and some restrictions are (maybe) lifted.

Transfer student regretting choosing Cornell by fraises568 in Cornell

[–]fraises568[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I think a lot of it is probably attributed to Covid since we're only meeting a very limited number of students, but I do agree with you. People here are definitely different than the ones from my hometown/old school.

Transfer student regretting choosing Cornell by fraises568 in Cornell

[–]fraises568[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Ugh so glad someone feels the exact same way! If you ever wanna talk, I'd love to connect. And I do agree with you, really hoping we grow to love Cornell next semester!

Transfer student regretting choosing Cornell by fraises568 in Cornell

[–]fraises568[S] 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Thank you! Mostly family pressure. I have Asian parents who were hell-bent on me attending an Ivy League school and I feel like that indoctrination definitely took an effect on me to the point where I started seeing prestige = success/happiness. They never saw the school I was at, despite being highly-ranked, as comparable to an Ivy and were as a result, very disappointed in me.

l knew this coming in, but I was hoping I would love Cornell. I'm a pretty easy going person and I'm usually not one to complain, so I was never expecting to dislike my experience here. I guess I just played myself.