I'm considering transferring out of UCSD. I'm from LA and was accepted into both UCSD and UCLA last year. I chose UCSD because of its focus on science and because it is further away from home than UCLA (I was born on campus, went to preschool and elementary school there, and my dad is a prof there). However, I am regretting my decision because I am not happy here in UCSD. It feels like a factory line full of suffocated boxes, each containing an item code (GPA) and a robotic pre-med student. Almost everyone I meet wants to be a doctor or engineer. While I am a chemistry major, I'm also an artistic person and I hate the fact that everyone is so uncreative and focused on becoming a doctor or engineer. I find myself missing home a lot and dreaming of the times when I get to eat better food, meet my friends from home, and be with my parents.
I was hoping I could transfer into UCLA for next year. Here are some stats:
HS GPA: 4.2 Weighted, about 3.8 UW
SAT: 740 CR, 750 W, 780 M
SAT II: 800 math 2 and Chemistry, 720 Latin
APs: 5s on Chemistry, Calc AB, Physics B, Latin Vergil, 4s on English Lit and Studio Art: Drawing
ECs: Art (Drawing and Painting)
College:
GPA: 3.85
Member of Revelle Honors Program
Have a Job tutoring HS students and I volunteer as part of a club to tutor at underprivileged schools
I'm studying abroad this summer, doing a math program in Rome
I have 56 quarter units, will have 97 by the end of spring and 105 my summer
Classes:
Fall:
Organic Chem I: A
Calculus for Science and Eng II: A
Intro to Latin Lit: A -
Psychology I: A-
Revelle Honors Seminar: Pass
Winter (grades pending)
Organic Chem II Honors
Multivariable Calc
Humanities I
Physics for Science/Engineering: Mechanics
Teaching Science Seminar
Revelle Honors Seminar
Spring:
Organic Chem III Honors
Differential Equations
Humanities II
Physics for Science/Engineering: Electricity and Magnetism
Heritage: Hindi for Hindi Speakers
Revelle Honors Seminar
I like the academics and the opportunities of this UC school; I just don't like the setting to be honest. Do you think I should apply to UCLA for transfer?
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