Temple University Experience

Coming to the conclusion that I would like to transfer from Temple University was a hard and heartbreaking decision, but I felt it had to be done. The sense of community and the support on campus was positive and I’d love to see that in the school I attend in the fall. I admire how close-knit Temple is despite its size. However, the size of the school has been an issue in the aspect of the university's overall organization. There was no entrance exam for Mandarin Chinese, and when I tried to be placed into a higher Mandarin class I was told to meet with several different people and there was a lot of miscommunication. After meeting with several teachers and advisors and being told I could have taken Chinese 2, I was told by my academic advisor I wouldn’t be able to take a higher Chinese class. Something similar to this happened for my placement in Mathematics classes as well. When I took the placement test I was emailed that I had placed into one math class, then at orientation I was told to sign up for a math class that was three levels below said mathematics class. …show more content…
I love being part of such a large community, but at the same time, this can make meeting with teachers or counselors much harder. At home, I had a counselor that I would see regularly, but now that I am six hours away it is much harder for me to see her. As for the counseling services at Temple, because it is such a large school it is much harder to see a counselor for more than four visits. Dealing with mental illness in college hasn’t been too difficult, and being in a new environment and learning new things has been very good for me and my overall mental health. However, I feel that being closer to home would be more helpful when I do feel certain symptoms of my mental illness, depression, that can interfere with my school