Spectrum's transfer expert and News Editor Leah Greenbaum offers her tips on a smooth, chillaxing transfer experience.
This is my last year at Columbia and the first one when I’ll finally stop introducing myself as a “transfer student” to everyone I meet. During my freshman year at UC Berkeley (go Bears!) I longed to be at Columbia, my dream school, where I was sure I’d fit in. One year and some paperwork later, I was surprised to find that, even at Columbia, I stuck out like a bear cub in a lion’s den—or at least I imagined I did. Here are some tips to ease into life at Columbia when you feel like that old weirdo with no friends.
People will always ask you why you transferred. Always. Forever. Come up with a pithy one-sentence answer that isn’t “I really wanted to go to an Ivy League”. Mine is: "I was having a rough weekend so I filled out the app and I was so surprised that I got in, I just couldn't turn it down [charming smile]!"
