??? So much easier to transfer. |
Easier than what? When you transfer, you lose friends and connections. Maybe worth it if you are unhappy at your first school, but to start assuming that you'll transfer because of prestige is a bad idea. |
I know 3 kids in 2023 who were shut out of their top choices (2 landed in T30 schools but in a just world, they should have gone to Ivies). The T30 kids both transferred to Cornell. The one who really got screwed transferred to Georgetown. So all good outcomes in the end. |
Nobody got screwed, they just weren't selected from a pool of many thousands of qualified candidates. |
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This sense of entitlement is really harmful. |
This view of shut out just isn’t accurate. Plenty of stellar kids get the wrong counselor (who writes a bland letter and just doesn’t care) or don’t brag (or make up) enough, or just get overlooked. Happened To my kid and at least one of his friends this year. |