Transfer Update

A few months ago, I posted about my indecision about transferring from Worcester Polytechnic Institute to the University of Notre Dame or the College of William and Mary. A couple months went by and I recieved   acceptance letters from both schools, but I was still undecided. Notre Dame had been my first choice, and when I was accepted I basically took William and Mary off the list. I was either going to stay at WPI   and continue with my Management Engineering major or I was headed to  South Bend to major in English.

     I was afraid to go off to school somewhere 12 hours away, and leave a place where I had so much going for me. I knew that I could never transfer to ND without actually going there and seeing it for myself. So my parents and I made the 12 hour drive  from Massachusetts. We started walking the campus and went into the Main Building, and the Basilica. At some point during those first few minutes on campus, I had made my decision. I was going to be a Golden Domer.

      There is something intangible about Notre Dame. There is just a feeling you get while on the campus. It’s indescribable, but if you talk to anyone who has been there, I think they’ll tell you the same thing. This so-called ‘Spirit of Notre Dame’ replaced all of my fears about leaving WPI, with a profound sense of faith and trust, and a belief that everything would work itself out. As I prepare to leave for Notre Dame in 10 days, I am filled with an excitement and an extreme sense of pride. There truly is “Nowhere else but Notre Dame”

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The Transfer Question

I am currently a freshman at Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Massachusetts.  For those of you who aren’t familiar with WPI, it is a leading college focused primarily on the engineering and science disciplines.  I am currently majoring in Management Engineering, but I’ve been considering other majors, particularly English.  Over my Christmas break I decided to apply to a couple schools as possible transfer destinations.  I still have to decide what I want to major in, but if I choose English I will most definitely transfer in the fall.  I applied to Notre Dame and The College of William and Mary, two prestigious universities. 

I will have to make a decision in the next few weeks, but I’m still of two minds.  I think I want to major in English, but I’m afraid to actually commit to it and go through with a transfer.  I’m really involved at WPI, and my grades are good.  I don’t want to regret transferring and that is my biggest fear.  This said, I love to read and I enjoy writing.  I’m looking ahead to law school, or possibly teaching as career options.  If I stick with the engineering, I would probably enter the business world, and try and work myself up the corporate ladder.  I’d really like to hear from someone who has transferred, and how the decision worked out for you.

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