It’s not a stretch for young college students to transfer somewhere and then want to transfer back. There are a couple of typical scenarios. The first one is one you see all of the time on CC, especially in the RD round. Some kid has “College X” as his “dream school” (none of us like that expression) and gets rejected, but does get accepted to Emory. From day one, that kid still has College X and all of its trapping on his or her mind and applies for transfer for the next fall term. Spring rolls in and the kid gets accepted to College X. The parents are so proud for this incredible dream come true. The kid enrolls at College X.
A funny thing happened on the way to College X though. The kid realizes that he or she will actually miss Emory both from an academic and social situation and that the “dream” was just that and the dream and reality can be two different things. At that point, you either make the best of it at College X and put Emory in your rear view mirror or swallow some pride and go back to Emory where Vandemory will welcome them back with open arms and tell them “I told you so.”