When Justin Saunders began his college career at LeTourneau University in Longview, he realized it wasn’t the right fit for him.
“LeTourneau was a smaller school, and I wanted a school that wasn’t too big, but wasn’t too little,” Justin says. He wanted to attend a larger school with more networking opportunities than his smaller university offered. That was when he decided to look into Stephen F. Austin State University with a population of about 12,000.
“SFA was a perfect fit for me. I liked the environment, and it was also a much stronger business school.” Justin had always been familiar with SFA because he grew up in the area and visited the campus for many UIL competitions.
However, being a transfer student didn’t come without some challenges. “I was very involved and had a lot of leadership roles at LeTourneau,” Justin says. “The hardest part was getting back to the status I had there and making new friends. I had to get used to the school and used to the city.”
Justin “without a doubt” made the right decision to transfer. “Coming here, you have the ability to be what you want and have options available to you.”
He advises other transfer students to get involved on campus in some way immediately and be welcome to changes, especially different ways of thinking.
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