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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why would she apply anywhere she knows she’d want to transfer from?? How is she in this position?[/quote]

Last year I would have agreed with this. This admissions cycle was more than unpredictable. It left her with options but not ones that made her excited to enroll. Looking for any way to troubleshoot this to help my kid whose going through it.[/quote]
While this year was certainly more unpredictable, it is not that uncommon for students to be disappointed in their admission results, not be thrilled about enrolling, and consider the possibility of transfer before they've even begun.

In my opinion (last year having two kids end up at their safeties - where they are now thriving), the goal here is not about setting up for future transfer, but for settling in with one of the schools she's been accepted to. I get the sense that you, the parent, feel the same way.

If possible, I would revisit the two or three she is deciding between. Have her get on their social media, e.g. their instagram and FB groups for 2026, and any other relevant forums. Caveat, it's not that I think social media class pages are a great representation of these kids as individuals (teens having an outsized concern for appearances). But, I think it may help a student see all these human faces who ARE making the choice to attend these schools.

Once she gets there, I would encourage her to dig into activities. (If she's still hoping to transfer at that point, remind her that highly selective schools may want to see that the transfer student was involved on campus.)[/quote]

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