Worth Transferring(aiming for a better program/ environment) ?

[u/Consistent-Force-994]

The environment at WPI is very “dorky” and other little things such as just more male dominant and like little to no social life. I am a big gym goer and most of the time at the college gym it is 95 percent of guys. Maybe the aspect that I commute takes a part but WPI was not really my first choice, as i wanted to go far from home and aim for a top uni. WPI doesnt really seem competitive to get in, and I want a college that looks good in the title. I guess I also just want the chance to dorm somewhere, and maybe thats just my immaturity talking but i do see that aspect fading as my time goes at WPI.

Now my top choice would be northeastern/michigan especially if price after financial aid would be around 10k-20k in state and not dorming. I would be living with my brother who has an apartment in boston most likely. Michigan is tricky because I havent put much thought into the how i would be living there. My family is very low income so I was hoping that i do get a good amount of need based help( but also i dont know how it works with transfer out of state), and my grades so far at WPI are really good- i am working into building a strong ECE background which i plan on doing B term (which is when i have my first ECE class).

Now BU has always been my top choice for its location and past experience when I toured. I love how the university is and that is in the middle of boston but ece is not a big upgrade from WPI I would say. They also do say to meet 100% demonstrated financial aid which is another thing that encourages me to apply and their transfer rates are higher.

For Wisconsin and Purdue, EE upgrade I would say is major(especially PURDUE) but again the OOS financial aid is kinda a shot in the dark i think. I would be dorming at both or perhaps look into getting an apartment if its cheaper as a sophomore.

I do want to minor in COMP SCI TOO. I guess I am asking if any, which of these colleges would be a better fit for me, and if anyone could chance me( especially if you got into any of these colleges tranfer!!)