<p>Disadvantages of spring transfer include:</p>
<p>**-Many colleges have good orientation programs and welcome events specifically for transfers in the fall, but not all have them in the spring</p>
<p>-Year-long classes, which almost always start in fall, are off-limits, as are semester-long classes with a Part I and a Part II, where Part I is the prerequisite and is only offered in fall</p>
<p>-You may be plunked in a shared room with the roommate no one else could live with during the first term. In fact, your housing options may be limited to wherever there is space. Although fall transfers are usually low on the room-draw pecking order, too, spring transfers are more apt to end up in a dorm where there are no other sophomores or juniors, or whatever you are, or in the noisy triple next to the lounge or bathroom … or both :eek:</p>
<p>-It can be harder to integrate yourself into dorm life in general when coming in mid-year **</p>
<p>But none of these drawbacks are always true and none should be deal-breakers, either. In fact, on some campuses being the only newcomer (or one of just a small handful) in the dorm at the start of the second semester can even be a plus since other students may be looking for a fresh face to brighten up a gray winter.</p>