Hmm. What is it, exactly, that you don't like about Yale? And what would be different if you went to a California school? Because research is going to be similar, and the people in the program are going to be similar (presumably those are the people you'll interact with most), and weather doesn't really seem like a very good reason to transfer.... I dunno, it just seems like a case of the grass on the other side, right now.
On a more positive note, I don't really see why you should beat yourself up over staying at Yale. It doesn't seem that bad, and you had your reasons for going there, so I don't think you should regret your decision. In fact, as I was suggesting above, you don't really seem to have complaints about Yale; you're just mysteriously unhappy. Did you ever go see a counselor?
Also, maybe you should not worry so much about what you "should" be doing? I mean, what's the basis for deciding that kind of thing? It seems like something that should not really be worried about much, or not taken very seriously.
To be honest, I think you should just buckle down and have the strength to perservere with what you undertook, going to Yale, but if you're absolutely convinced you're going to be miserable there, and it really would be better elsewhere, maybe you should change something. I guess, in a way, applying for transfers isn't really so bad, because you're not committed to leaving, but I'm not sure if it will really help.
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Date: 2007-03-26 07:26 am (UTC)From:On a more positive note, I don't really see why you should beat yourself up over staying at Yale. It doesn't seem that bad, and you had your reasons for going there, so I don't think you should regret your decision. In fact, as I was suggesting above, you don't really seem to have complaints about Yale; you're just mysteriously unhappy. Did you ever go see a counselor?
Also, maybe you should not worry so much about what you "should" be doing? I mean, what's the basis for deciding that kind of thing? It seems like something that should not really be worried about much, or not taken very seriously.
To be honest, I think you should just buckle down and have the strength to perservere with what you undertook, going to Yale, but if you're absolutely convinced you're going to be miserable there, and it really would be better elsewhere, maybe you should change something. I guess, in a way, applying for transfers isn't really so bad, because you're not committed to leaving, but I'm not sure if it will really help.