Reflective Essay-Personal Narrative

Since I left the college which I attended freshman year, my relatives have been in something of a state of panic, barraging me with questions as to why I wanted to transfer elsewhere. It 's been difficult to answer them properly because, in truth, there is no single reason, but rather, a variety of reasons. Here I will lay out, as concisely as possible, these reasons. Naturally, there were practical reasons for transferring, but there were also personal reasons. My personal reasons for leaving my former college are of chief significance to me, my family, and my circle of friends, but in this context, I suppose that the practical reasons are more relevant. Therefore, I 'll get the personal reasons out of the way first, which could be summarized …show more content…
I do not have a weak disposition when it comes to facing necessary difficulties, but if I feel like I am going backwards, or if I can look around me and see that my current situation is more harmful than helpful to me, then I 'll do my best to move myself to a better place. This brings me to the more practical reasons: I originally enrolled at the college because I was offered a hefty scholarship and both me and my parents had decided that it would be more economically beneficial if I was to attend there for two years and then transfer to a school more suited to my major of choice. However, when I arrived at the school, I realized very quickly that the arts program there was so small that there were practically no classes that I could take which would properly prepare me for the film major which I planned to pursue after transferring. Since most students there had decided on a major by the beginning of sophomore year, I realized that I would need to move to a school which offered more arts courses, so I could start racking up credits early on which would be more suited to my career