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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We had this happen. Second child was admitted to 4 Ivies but not the older sibling's school despite having a great anpplication and applying ED1. They went elsewhere, got a 4.0 and applied as a transfer, got in and are going in the fall as a sophomore. First child has a 4.0 at the school in question it wasn't like they've  burnt any bridge either.

It's a hard situation because you want to tell the school to f-off but you have a child there AND you're paying them a lot of money.  I'm looking forward to putting this behind us and going all-in at this school. [/quote]

We are thinking of trying that route, but I don’t want the first year to not be fully enjoyed by fixating on a transfer. Was your kid able to fully immerse herself and enjoy freshmen year. It seems like if you made connections and good friends it would be hard to leave ?[/quote]

So my kid went all-in at the freshman year school and none of us spoke the word "transfer" until mid Feb of this year (apps were due mid March). In mid-Feb they told us out-of-the-blue that they wanted  to put an application in.

A kid has to get fully engaged in their current school if they want to transfer as they'll need 2 professor recs plus a resume of involvement at their current school that supports their major.  And the top schools only want transfer students who are doing something  pretty great at their current school and current community.  Even more so than freshman apps they are looking for movers and shakers that are passionately involved in something on a large scale. P

Good luck! It's been a journey. I still wonder why it all happened.  
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Thanks so much ![/quote]

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