I need people's honest advice about this, It may take awhile to read. Sorry If I'm also vague.?

I just finished my freshmen year at this one university, I am in this organization in which it is fun, but also seems to be falling apart. Some people tell me I can turn it around though and believe in me. However, the school i just attended doesn't seem to not have very good academics, also its location is where there is almost nothing to do but party 24/7 and some peoples values dont seem to be high, in other words the school i just attended doesnt have the best reputation in its acdmeics. I am thinking about transferring to this other university where just about everything is top rated in the nation in its academics also its in a city where there is lots to do. Yes, I would like to transfer to the school but there is a big downside: starting completly over meeting new people and making new friends because i dont know anybody really there except a few people i went to high school with but wasnt really friends with. I really like some of the friends I made at this school this year and like the organization still, but ive always been told ';never settle for less'; especially when i have the opportunity to go somewhere else. I am still young and have about 21/2 to 3 years left of college, i just dont know if transferring is right.





so my question is: Should i stay at the mediocre school i'm at now and make the most of it and stay with the organization im in now and try to build on it??? OR Should I transfer to the school with great acdemics and ';much to do'; around its area, EVEN if it means starting all over meeting new people from scratch?





i know most friends arent going to get you where you will be at in life, but friendship and memories are still very important to me.





I would just like to see what yall would say, becasue im still very undecided and must make the decision soon.I need people's honest advice about this, It may take awhile to read. Sorry If I'm also vague.?
I would transfer personally. In life you will continue to meet new people and grow different relationships. The transfer will be like another freshman year for you and since you had no problem joining an organization and meeting people there, I see no reason why you cannot do the same thing at the other university. The other university has many more upsides for you now and for the rest of your life, whereas the other university can only hinder you and your chances at success; plus if the friends you met there are true friends, chances are you will not lose those friends and may even be able to still visit them on occasion, talk over the phone, e-mail, or have them visit you. Hope all goes well and good luck with your tough decision.I need people's honest advice about this, It may take awhile to read. Sorry If I'm also vague.?
A school with a good reputation is always a plus. Partying is good but where is your education going to? That is what is great about college, starting over and meeting new friends and keep your old ones.
Move on sweetie! Do what is best for your future. This don't mean you have to stop being friends with everyone! My best friend and i met in college. I am 39 now and we are still like sisters! Your education is very important right now and you need to set yourself up for the future. You will make new friend and that is going to be fun too! Don't let anything hold you back from a first class education! Take care!
Transfer.





Colleges are designed to make it easy to meet people. In fact after you get out of school it is suddenly much harder to meet people.





A school with a good rep is improtant, but it's really important to find a peer group that helps you be your best.





Consider this, the 5 people you spend the most time with sort of ';define you'; as a person. We are hard wired to be social creatures, even against our will we will subconsiously act more and more like the people we are around the most in order to fit in better.





This makes total sense back when there were only 100 people on the whole planet and getting along was a matter of survivial... but now adays it means every joe-shmo you spend more than 10 minutes with a day affects your personality... Yikes! there are so many people out there I DONT want to be like.





Make a list of qualities you admire in other people, and want to be more like. Ie. intellegent, driven, kind, friendly, athletic, witty, artistic, leadership, good with money, etc.





Count up the hours a week you spend with other people. Tally up the 5 people you regularly spend the most time with. Which of these friends do you want to be more like. Sadly you may not wish you were more like any of them... in short you may be settling for friends so you aren't alone - but not really aspiring to grow as a person.





Ouchy. All because you went to highschool with a couple of them and friendship was ';easy';... You might need to work at it more in a new school - but at least it will be on purpose - people you meant to put time and effort into relationships with.





Good luck, right now I'm wishing I had gone to a higher grade college. I went to a state school, none of my college buddies are professionals now, so who can I network with? I'm stuck trying to network with people who filled up their networks at a good college! Arrgggg.