My Biggest Regrets and Lessons Learned as a Transfer Student | Cornell to Northwestern

Here are all of my biggest regrets and lessons learned as a transfer student who transferred from Cornell University to Northwestern University. If you are applying to transfer or thinking about transferring, then make sure to watch this video!

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1. Happiness comes from inside.
2. Living present.
3. No one perfect ( universities )
4. Find good friendship
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[hareshwedanayake]

Amazing video! A lot of these also apply to life in general and dealing with any kind of transition. Thank you for being so genuine. I'm sure a lot of people will appreciate this video. It would be great if you could also do a video on lessons you've learned and regrets about your time in college in general, including both your time at Cornell and Northwestern.

[ihavenosoul]

I'm in the exact same situation as you, currently a freshman at umich doing mechanical engineering and wondering if i should commit to NU. I'm writing this 12 hours before my deposit deadline so I've obviously been debating this for a long time and writing this in some random youtuber's comment section this late into the process is obviously really stupid. I hate having to make hard decisions and I have procrastinated til now to avoid dealing with the problem.

To be honest my main reasons for choosing to transfer to NU are 1) it was my dream school in HS 2) it's probably more prestigious for undergrad and 3) its location and proximity to chicago are a lot better than that of umich. I'm not completely set on working as an engineer after I graduate so I'm thinking the undergraduate overall ranking matters more here than overall rankings. I also felt like whole greek life/partying/athletics scene at umich is too obnoxious/pervasive for me and not really that fun.

My biggest fear about transferring is that I'll be taking a huge, unnecessary risk. My time at umich wasn't the best but it was certainly decent - i've made quite some friends, had a few great profs, and a lot of memories that i'll never forget, and there isn't anything about the university that's a complete dealbreaker at all. what if I end up transferring and I don't find a good friend group or I mess up my GPA? There's also the fact that umich is ranked slighly higher above NU for engineering. moreover I recently visited evanston and found that the vibe, in general, was less friendly, and perhaps that's a function of NU being more exclusive/elitist than Umich - i felt that people at umich were noticeably more

My decision is really emotionally based, I think. My gut tells me to go to northwestern because it's my dream school - because of the pretty campus and the closeness to a city (actually something fun to do instead of partying at the same frats over and over again!). when I got into northwestern I was grinning like a dumbass the whole day. when I got into michigan last year i didn't even smile. but rationally/logically there doesn't seem to be much solid basis for a transfer.

I know you're probably not gonna reply before I make my decision, but regardless... any advice?

[ZahidSyed-fp]

Hey Lucy, I'm an incoming transfer to Northwestern studying Computer Science. I tried to reach out to you on Linkedin but maybe you aren't as active there so thought I'd try here. I found your videos on YouTube and they were really helpful in getting a feel of how my experience could potentially be. Thank you for making them.

I had a few questions and I'd appreciate it you could provide some insight.

1) If I recall correctly, you mention that you completed the BS/MS and also an internship during your winter and spring quarters. How were you able to fit these experiences in 3 years. Did you take a summer quarter doing classes?

2) Do you think the BS/MS is worth it? I'll be coming in as a junior transfer and I'm deciding between potentially doing the BS/MS or doing a math double major and wanted to know if the MS makes a difference in terms of job opportunities or compensation.

3) I know you came in as a sophomore transfer but did you have any friends among junior transfers. As a sophomore you spend the majority of your time at NU but for juniors you only get 2 years so I'm wondering if there's any differences.

Once again thank you for the videos!

[jessicabek]

great content as ever, thanks so much for the effort you put into these videos ❤❤

[marryland]

Hello Lucy! You videos have always been so helpful! I’m admitted to northwestern as a transfer student this year and also want to study CS. Could you please talk about your experience with clubs at Northwestern? Thank you!

[lindaschultz]

You have a good attitude about facing something either right or wrong! Btw, my girl is considering to transfer from Tufts to another school right now. Up to now she got into Umich and waiting for Columbia and Cornell. Do you think she should go somewhere or just stay in Tufts?