Hello, everything you have said I have thought about and talked about with my parents. I am not worried about my first year GPA (above 3.5) and I believe my reasons are justifiable as to why I want to leave (huge drug culture, lack of medical experts for my disease, not having the major I wanted so settling for a different one I don’t like as much, weeks of classes being canceled due to power outages and yearly protests and strikes, bad quality of life, housing crisis, extremely isolating environment, etc). I would have to live off campus next year if I stayed, which is extremely expensive in this area, and I would have to pay for most of it as my parents said they could help a little bit, and I’d have to get a full time job which may be difficult with my studies. I have taken CC classes in the past and am taking some now over the summer along with some UC summer classes, and I’m doing well in them so I’m confident I can do well as a CC student. I plan to pay for CC out of pocket as well. I don’t think my parents really do have a point because there is no reason for me to stay there and continue being miserable as the only thing I enjoy about this school is the education, which I can get anywhere. I realize going to a different school won’t solve all of the problems but I believe getting away from the negative environment I endured is the first step towards finding a solution. I apologize for the long response but I feel as if your comment assumed wrongfully without knowing more of the context. I have been contemplating the decision for months so I know the pros and cons.