<p>Ok, I didn’t bother to read this thread except for the original post, but it boggles my mind that anyone could think transfers took the “easy way” out. If anything, making the proper adjustments after high school to your study habits is A LOT harder if you didn’t originally do well in high school since you have to deal with social adjustments as well as the different format in college and in many schools, especially the top schools, transferring in is extremely difficult and involves incredibly low acceptance rates. There’s also the extra stress of having to adjust to a college environment twice in an undergraduate career, even if the school you transferred into is what you would consider a “dream school.” There’s also of course the planning involved in taking the proper courses and keeping a rigorous schedule your freshman (and possibly also sophomore year) that would more likely impress adcoms.</p>
<p>What happened to respect for people who took second chances? I think the opportunity UC schools provide to many CC transfers who are passed their high school mistakes from within California is a great thing. After all, those schools were made to serve the people of California. Some people take more time to mature and still others just had bad luck with college acceptance the first time they applied or they made bad decisions when applying and were otherwise amazing students.</p>