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[quote=Anonymous][quote]She finds others at her school "obsessed with academics" and feels their intensity hurts her mental health.[/quote]
In my opinion, the obsession of peers with academics and its effect on a student's stress level are often features of the eye-of-the-beholder. There are more obsessed and less obsessed students at all schools. She might look around for less obsessed friends.

Similarly-selective colleges that she is considering for transfer options may not be significantly different for academic peer groups. If she wants a much larger portion of chill, non-obsessed students, she may need to step down significantly for prestige, with no guarantee that she won't still feel stressed.

[quote]also looking for a "more fun and typical college experience" that she believes the other schools will offer[/quote]
Hard to know what to say about this part. In a few years, this won't matter to her.

You might point out that the social experience of transfers isn't necessarily the same as that of freshmen.

I would suggest letting her apply as a transfer, but with the understanding that the conversation should happen at the end of the school year, when she has a full year under her belt. That will presumably also be after she has been admitted; check timelines for transfer admission and enrollment carefully.[/quote]

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