<p>riroka, My son is also a freshman at Tulane looking at transferring. I am guessing that your son’s reasoning is way more complicated than just “I want Division 1 sports”, but that he is having a hard time putting into words just what it is he does want. Tulane is a very good school, but that doesn’t mean it is the best school for everyone. My son loves New Orleans, loves his classes, and has made a lot of friends, but hates the smallness of the campus. I know everyone raves about how close the kids all are, how it is like an LAC with all the advantages of a research University, how good the administration is at keeping in contact with the students, but that is all the stuff my son dislikes. Donuts on Newcomb College porch every Friday morning? Way to “touchy-feely” for my son. It doesn’t help that he and his roommate did not work out in anyway. </p>
<p>We have allowed him to explore other options, but we are requiring him to keep the Tulane option open. As he does those transfer applications they almost all ask the question “Why do you want to tranfer”. I think that is making him very reflective of his Tulane experience and I would not be surprised if he ended up staying at Tulane.</p>
<p>Don’t shut your son down. He may have very good reasons that he is just having a hard time articulating. Help him work through his reasoning and see where it leads him. In the end you want what is the best for him, not what looks good to someone else.</p>