It’s not the only such program. My one kid got into a top school but had to apply and audition into the program he wanted the next year. He didn’t want to take the chance of not getting in there and chose a school where he was a direct admit. It was a good thing too because he did horribly in college, just on the brink of flunking out. Lost his scholarship. But that he was in the only program he wanted to do was instrumental in him getting through.
My other kid was turned down for a program that was described as an easy transfer until you researched it carefully which we did not do.