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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm the original poster and it's a top 25 school and they would likely apply to a variety of top 50 schools and some liberal arts colleges. They could land in a peer school or in a school that is an academic/prestige step down. We don't really care about this but it's hard not to acknowledge it. Again, academics are going very well so this is not an issue of not being able to keep up or feeling in over their head academically. [/quote]

Original poster again. Actually, I should rephrase this to say: They could land in a school that is a rankings step up, a peer school or a school that is a step down. Or a liberal arts college which probably would be a step down in some peoples' eyes based both on ranking and perception. They would be making a choice on fit, not on ranking. 
Again, we are not rankings obsessed but for the purpose of this post I wanted to spell out what they're looking at and that they are not transferring to get into a more prestigious/academic school (which it seems is what quietly drives a lot of transfer pursuits). [/quote]

Actually, you seem quite ranking obsessed. Take a deep breath and read your posts. “Prestige”, “top 25”, “could be a step down”. Maybe your kid ended up at the wrong school because you unintentionally were speaking in this coded language all along? [/quote]

Agree! This type of language also makes students think that there really is some ideal college experience out there. The right “tier”, the right “social experience”, the best campus, etc etc etc.

Is the environment really the problem or is there something else underlying?

Are they focused on escape rather than problem-solving?

Are they really being fair in their assessment about how things will change at a new location? They will be the same person there…[/quote] This is what you should be focused on. Social dynamics are important but exactly what needs to change? Size? Rural vs Suburban vs Urban? Greek life? Fresh start due to unfortunate circumstances?  Your reaction needs to be neutral, let them apply and see what happens. As others have noted, saying you want to transfer is one thing going to through they actual process is another. Plus transfer decisions are a long way off and by that time they may find a new interest and find it’s not worth the hassle.[/quote]

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