Is this a good reason to transfer?

noimagination
Wed, 14 Dec 2011 22:46:38 +0000

Yes, it is a good reason.
No, your approach is not likely to be successful.

There are very few merit scholarships available to transfers. You need to look at in-state schools and schools with low OOS tuition. The flagship and land-grant universities in the Dakotas are cheap.