ima prospective student deciding between washu and a few others. Ive heard that at washu, you can major in whatever you want regardless of ur school. So for example, if i am in arts and sciences and wanted to major in something in olin, I could. So whats the difference and is internal transfer important atp? soorry for the shit grammar
yo anyone got some nepo internships for me? lowkey with the transfer process i kinda forgot to apply... (just a joke but deadass hml)
One thing I’ve noticed after this admissions cycle is how distorted people’s perception becomes once they spend too much time online.
People genuinely talk about schools like Brown, Columbia, Dartmouth, Duke, Penn, Northwestern, LACs, etc. as if they’re somehow disappointing outcomes because another school ranked 3 spots higher exists.
Meanwhile, in the real world, the average person sees all of these schools the exact same way:
“Wow, that’s insanely impressive.”
At a certain level, tiny differences in prestige become almost entirely symbolic.
A lot of admissions culture turns college into a video game leaderboard where everyone is trying to get the highest-ranked logo possible.
But eventually you realize there is no finish line.
The person at X college wants Y.
The X student wants Y job.
The X CEO wants work-life balance like Y.
There will always be another comparison if your mindset is built around external validation.
At some point, you have to stop asking “Which school wins?” and start asking “Where will I actually build the best life for myself?”
maybe it's cope but looking at all the common data sets, this has to be the hardest year to transfer year. BC and georgetown both accepting half the students they did the year before. A bunch of schools have over 2000 apps this year and only 400 two years before. The transfer method is patched.