Why I transferred from Cornell University to Northwestern University #transferstudent

This has been the most highly requested video on my channel, and some of you have probably been wondering if I'd ever talk about why I transferred. Please know that I wasn't ignoring your requests. I was simply waiting until I was mentally and physically ready to open up. It wasn't easy for me to talk about this subject, but I think having such a supportive community here on my channel is what helped me build up the courage to share it with all of you.

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[tylerissoreal]

I'm really happy to hear all the reasons why NU was a better fit for you. Proud of you for having the courage to talk about dealing with loss, vulnerability is what makes us human.

[Lee-S]

I'm sorry for your loss 😢 I'm glad you were able to transfer and find an environment better suited to you. This video highlights how much finances affect the kind of education experience we're able to have.

[meowzillabang]

As a high school student, I do struggle selecting my ed school, since my grades and stats aims me into a T20 school but seriously I dont find much difference in them. Both cornell and northwestern are my possible reach schools, but everything I know about cornell seems to associate with stress... I do have a hard time making the decision, and thanks for your vid. Your experience does help me in making up the info gap, and hilariously I might go for a WashU or sth, at least at this moment I think so.

[lindaschultz]

I’m so proud of you bc you’re so honestly and brave to face yourself! It’s definitely not so easy for someone who got into Ivy League school then dropped off. Your family is so supporting as well as the Asian one.
Btw, my daughter has been deferred then rejected by some ivy schools but waitlisted from Harvard. She’s sad a while and now deciding from Bowdoin and Tufts and make the final decision by May 1st.
Which one do you recommended? And should she try to transfer to Ivy League school later?
Hope you have a great days in Northwestern. Thank you.

[johnklin]

Sad that your Cornell experience was all remote, just one year. Obviously being in person is a much different experience.

Also, Cornell is a pressure cooker and was even known more for suicides when students jumped off the campus bridges into the gorges. That's why there are anti suicide nets by those bridges now.

[melissascott]

I think it's nearly impossible to get past a fully virtual freshman year. I have a lot of friends whose schools didn't either open the dorms in '21, Some universities did the opposite and had the entire campus open with no Covid vax requirements - so then you either had to pick to stay home and be safe, or go to school and risk it (and risk your family too). That said, I'm not sure you would have liked being in Ithaca (or in the Northeast) because it's a tough thing to be far from home for school, and you talk a lot in your video about always wanting to be closer to home before even going to campus. I'm surprised though that you didn't even give it a try your Spring term, if for nothing else than to be certain you wanted to transfer since it's pretty much a one-and-done opportunity and to see if the reasons you chose Cornell were all still there for you.

As for the loss of your classmates, it's a rough thing and never easy, regardless of campus. But as I'm sure you've seen at NU, the university is there for you but they're not going to be texting you to see if you're doing okay for whatever might be troubling you. The only difference is if you were in a relationship or roomed with a student who died or lived on their floor or possibly their dorm (if it's a smaller one than say, Donlon). My freshman year we had two tragedies that rocked our floor - my roommate's mom died suddenly a month after our friend's dad and uncle were murdered in his hometown just before Christmas. Cornell had our RAs, therapists, and Student Life right there for the floor. They talked with us, and were really there for my roommate, helping her navigate the rest of her semester as she took a month off to be with her family. Our friend decided to come back to campus in January, and he was a mess as you can imagine, but we helped him, Cornell was there, we all rallied around him. But if either had been virtual... or if I'd been, would it have been the same help & support from the Cornell community? I don't know. I don't see how it could've been.

I'm glad that you found a spot that works for you and had the courage to make a change rather than just suck it up. This is also why transfers are easier than freshman admissions, because some students go to other schools, change their mind, drop out, take a leave, etc. Good luck, and glad you're happy.

[JamesJoyce]

does anyone really know the difference between Cornell and Northwestern - I mean seriously

[JohnVKaravitis]

Are those ventilation conduits running through your dorm room???

[iahve]

Is there no limit of NU on the number of years a transfer student should study at the previous university? Since most of university, in my memory, only admit student who has studied at the previous university at least 1 or 2years. I’m just curious about it.

[ronney]

did u transfer your freshman year or sophomore year?