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[quote=Anonymous]Transferring is often the best thing a student can do if s/he finds there's something missing at the school s/he chose.  Our son transferred and things worked out great.  He loves his new school -- it's just the right place for himi -- and he learned that what might seem like a huge mistake can be fixed.  This is not a bad lesson to learn early in life.

I'd encourage your daughter to give her school a fair chance --  be friendly even to the dorky folks from the FB page, get involved in one or two activities, and work hard -- if she decides to transfer, she'll need really good grades.  The transfer application process gets started in second semester, so she'll have the first semester to assess.  Listen to what she tells you about the school when you visit for families weekend and when she comes home for Thanksgiving and winter break.  Trust her to know if it's not the right place for her.  After our son transferred, many people told us that they or their children had been unhappy in college and later regretted not transferring.  BTW, did you know President Obama transferred (from Occidental to Columbia)?  It's not a badge of shame, but of an indication of gaining self-knowledge, the courage to admit a mistake and the optimism needed to fix it.      [/quote]

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