<p>Here is my opinion.
The reason people think transferring is easy because…it kind of is. HEAR ME OUT THOUGH before people start attacking me.
Take Grad schools for example. Their #1 factor is usually undergrad GPA. Why? Because it’s a strong indicator of how a person performs with high level college rigor.
Now, when a high school student applies and has an average GPA, a college may turn that person down. But once they’re in college, where each class COSTS money, a handful of students work hard and get decent grades (again, not ALL but some). If they choose to transfer at that point, it’s easier because the GPA they earned at that college is a way better indicator of how well that person does in a college environment than a HS GPA.
Of course, there are exceptions (taking BS classes in college, transferring to a harder school, etc). </p>
<p>Now, that is why I’m saying it can be easier–simply because if you work harder in college than in HS, it CAN (not always though) influence the college admission committee that you are in fact ready to be in that institution.</p>