<p>I’m a junior right now - previously I went to a very small, private ‘gifted & talented’ school from eighth grade to sophomore year and just transferred back to a larger public school. (As an aside, it was a jump from around 35 people to 700.) I’m curious - is this going to hurt my application for an Ivy? I had strong grades even without weight at my old school and was fencing team captain and student body president, so I think it shows I didn’t leave because of academic or social issues (at least, not on my transcript…) Anyone? I’m an Asian male, if it helps or hurts.</p>
<p>no
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<p>10charac? Also, why?</p>
<p>No. Focus on doing well in the big school. You can write your essays about the transition and how you grew personally as a result.</p>
<p>I can’t see how it matters, unless you were expelled from the first one. But interviewers may ask you why you switched.</p>
<p>Thank you for all the answers. Another question, what about recs? Should I give one from both schools, or just my current?</p>
<p>whichever school teacher that knows you best – most colleges prefer that your teachers be from your 11th or 12th grade, but if you have a better bond with teachers from the school before, you should give it to them. So the basic answer is “whichever teacher that knows you best regardless of the school”</p>