Transferring from UCLA to a Private

Hi everyone,

So today I officially SIR’d to UCLA - after I learned that my financial aid appeal to Johns Hopkins was unsuccessful. I am absolutely heartbroken about Hopkins, but I know UCLA is a great school as well. Because I prefer small campuses with close professor interaction, I have a feeling that I might be uncomfortable here. I was wondering that IF I decided I didn’t like it at UCLA, how feasible it is to transfer to a private school, such as Johns Hopkins or an Ivy like Yale (just as an example) after the freshman year? Is it easier doing it after sophomore year?