Comments on: Transfer students to live under one roof http://www.gwhatchet.com/2012/08/30/to-ease-transition-transfers-housed-under-one-roof/ Serving the George Washington University Community Tue, 21 May 2013 08:05:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Transfer http://www.gwhatchet.com/2012/08/30/to-ease-transition-transfers-housed-under-one-roof/#comment-125958 Transfer Thu, 30 Aug 2012 17:41:25 +0000 http://www.gwhatchet.com/?p=44140#comment-125958 This is a fantastic idea. When you're the only transfer student in a building, and everyone else already has social groups established, it can be extremely difficult to adjust. If you luck out and have a good roommate or other friendly people living in your building, then you might not want to live with other transfers but, from personal experience and commiserating with at least 10 other transfer students, this tends to not be the case. I don't buy that transfers "wont connect with the rest of the university" case. How about housing groups of transfers with existing students then? There's a million ways to help ease transfer students transition while still ensuring they're connected to returning students and campus life. This is a fantastic idea. When you’re the only transfer student in a building, and everyone else already has social groups established, it can be extremely difficult to adjust. If you luck out and have a good roommate or other friendly people living in your building, then you might not want to live with other transfers but, from personal experience and commiserating with at least 10 other transfer students, this tends to not be the case.

I don’t buy that transfers “wont connect with the rest of the university” case. How about housing groups of transfers with existing students then? There’s a million ways to help ease transfer students transition while still ensuring they’re connected to returning students and campus life.

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