<p>Do give serious thought and research to the idea of transferring. One thing to remember is that most of the selective colleges have lower, often significantly lower, admission rates for transfers than for entering fr.</p>
<p>Also, it is often difficult to transfer to a college that you weren’t accepted to after 1 year. This is because you will have only completed 1 sem of college when transfer decisions are made, so most of the weight will still be on your HS record and test scores.</p>
<p>Finally, there is often a social and sometimes an academic cost to transferring. I have a kid who transferred, it was a very difficult decision and process. And while I think that transferring can be a good option, it’s not to be taken lightly and it’s not as seamless as sometimes portrayed.</p>