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As transfers make make switch, some struggle

By Olivia Latimer news Editor 8 min read

Krall spent the first two years of her college education at Westminster College. There, she started out majoring in biology with the aspiration to be a physician’s assistant. After her first semester, she changed her major to public relations before again changing it one semester later to communication and broadcast journalism where she spent her whole sophomore year. 

“I thought that I could either stay at Westminster and be stressed all the time, or I could start over somewhere new,” said Krall.

“I still have a lot of respect for sororities, but that specific one really fell short of my expectations and turned out to not be what I thought it would at all,” said Krall. “I wasn’t getting what I wanted out of it and it definitely wasn’t helping my faith.”

“At first I was nervous about what people would think, because I was so involved, when I decided to transfer,” said Krall. “I was worried that people would think I was just checking out. I realized I just had to get over what other people thought. It’s my happiness at stake. It was a really hard decision to make, but once I got here, it was totally worth it.”

 

The goal of Anchor is to help students just starting out at Waynesburg to realize that they are never alone in their problems and to help get them acclimated, especially if they are having a hard time adjusting. 

 

“I thought I may have made a mistake, changing my major from biology,” said Krall. “I was really confused and just put a lot of time into praying and talking to my mom and my best friend. Through that, I realized that I did want to pursue public relations.”

“When I came to visit the school, I sat down with admissions. They were so helpful and they were really my deciding factor,” said Krall. “For the first time since I had started college, I had someone really guiding me. After the meeting, I felt confident that I was going to transfer here.”

“Everyone showed that they really cared about me as an individual,” said Krall.

“They basically just told me, ‘okay, turn in all these forms and we’ll see you,'” said Krall. “It was just a really big shock. I spent so much time and was so involved there and they just kind of dropped me like a hot potato.”

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According to Smith, there are plenty of ways for transfer students to get through some of the struggles they may be facing with their new lives.

“There are plenty of other transfer students and even returning students who are very open to making new friends,” said Smith. “I think this campus especially is helpful. Everyone is very friendly and like-minded.”

“Don’t be afraid to really put yourself out there,” said Smith. 

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