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Anonymous wrote:My D was miserable at her university. She investigated the transfer process and was overwhelmed with her studies. I had to jump in help a lot with the applications and requesting transcripts etc. Ended up deciding to apply to only one school and the fall back was if she didn't get in she would come home for a semester and take some local classes. She got into the one. Learned that sometimes it is easier to transfer than get admitted as freshman. Also a 3.7 GPA is outstanding, so she should be okay. Good Luck!!

Really? I heard the opposite.

It is hard to get merit aid, but easier to get in.

It is generally much harder to transfer to a top school. The ivies pretty much have no merit aid.

OP, I would recommend including an easier 'big' school like Cornell or a smaller, more nurturing school like Barnard or Wesleyan or Bowdoin. My other suggestion would be to go back to her acceptances from high school and consider contacting some of the schools that she turned down at the time. Those are schools that were already sold on her once. When my kid hated her small LAC, she applied for transfer to the school she had a hard time turning down as a senior-- and, despite a low transfer admissions rate, they accepted her. It's worth a shot.

They have ZERO merit aid.

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My D was miserable at her university. She investigated the transfer process and was overwhelmed with her studies. I had to jump in help a lot with the applications and requesting transcripts etc. Ended up deciding to apply to only one school and the fall back was if she didn't get in she would come home for a semester and take some local classes. She got into the one. Learned that sometimes it is easier to transfer than get admitted as freshman. Also a 3.7 GPA is outstanding, so she should be okay. Good Luck!!

Really? I heard the opposite.

It is hard to get merit aid, but easier to get in.

It is generally much harder to transfer to a top school. The ivies pretty much have no merit aid.

OP, I would recommend including an easier 'big' school like Cornell or a smaller, more nurturing school like Barnard or Wesleyan or Bowdoin. My other suggestion would be to go back to her acceptances from high school and consider contacting some of the schools that she turned down at the time. Those are schools that were already sold on her once. When my kid hated her small LAC, she applied for transfer to the school she had a hard time turning down as a senior-- and, despite a low transfer admissions rate, they accepted her. It's worth a shot.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My D was miserable at her university. She investigated the transfer process and was overwhelmed with her studies. I had to jump in help a lot with the applications and requesting transcripts etc. Ended up deciding to apply to only one school and the fall back was if she didn't get in she would come home for a semester and take some local classes. She got into the one. Learned that sometimes it is easier to transfer than get admitted as freshman. Also a 3.7 GPA is outstanding, so she should be okay. Good Luck!!

Really? I heard the opposite.

It is hard to get merit aid, but easier to get in.

It is generally much harder to transfer to a top school. The ivies pretty much have no merit aid.

OP, I would recommend including an easier 'big' school like Cornell or a smaller, more nurturing school like Barnard or Wesleyan or Bowdoin. My other suggestion would be to go back to her acceptances from high school and consider contacting some of the schools that she turned down at the time. Those are schools that were already sold on her once. When my kid hated her small LAC, she applied for transfer to the school she had a hard time turning down as a senior-- and, despite a low transfer admissions rate, they accepted her. It's worth a shot.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My D was miserable at her university. She investigated the transfer process and was overwhelmed with her studies. I had to jump in help a lot with the applications and requesting transcripts etc. Ended up deciding to apply to only one school and the fall back was if she didn't get in she would come home for a semester and take some local classes. She got into the one. Learned that sometimes it is easier to transfer than get admitted as freshman. Also a 3.7 GPA is outstanding, so she should be okay. Good Luck!!

Really? I heard the opposite.

It is hard to get merit aid, but easier to get in.

It is generally much harder to transfer to a top school. The ivies pretty much have no merit aid.

OP, I would recommend including an easier 'big' school like Cornell or a smaller, more nurturing school like Barnard or Wesleyan or Bowdoin. My other suggestion would be to go back to her acceptances from high school and consider contacting some of the schools that she turned down at the time. Those are schools that were already sold on her once. When my kid hated her small LAC, she applied for transfer to the school she had a hard time turning down as a senior-- and, despite a low transfer admissions rate, they accepted her. It's worth a shot.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My D was miserable at her university. She investigated the transfer process and was overwhelmed with her studies. I had to jump in help a lot with the applications and requesting transcripts etc. Ended up deciding to apply to only one school and the fall back was if she didn't get in she would come home for a semester and take some local classes. She got into the one. Learned that sometimes it is easier to transfer than get admitted as freshman. Also a 3.7 GPA is outstanding, so she should be okay. Good Luck!!

Really? I heard the opposite.

It is hard to get merit aid, but easier to get in.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My D was miserable at her university. She investigated the transfer process and was overwhelmed with her studies. I had to jump in help a lot with the applications and requesting transcripts etc. Ended up deciding to apply to only one school and the fall back was if she didn't get in she would come home for a semester and take some local classes. She got into the one. Learned that sometimes it is easier to transfer than get admitted as freshman. Also a 3.7 GPA is outstanding, so she should be okay. Good Luck!!

Really? I heard the opposite.

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Anonymous wrote:I'll keep this short. DD is a sophomore at an Ivy. Was assaulted and stalked her freshman year for five brutal and traumatizing months. Is miserable at the current school she's at and wants to leave. Has a 3.7 as a gender studies major. Where can she transfer to? Ideally, she wants to go to another Ivy (except Cornell or Penn because she hates those schools), but I feel like her GPA might prevent her from transferring to another Ivy. Other schools on her list are Wesleyan, Vassar, Barnard, Northwestern, and Stanford (I know, long shot). I've never been through this... Help!

Why? Wanting an "Ivy" is not a criterion for choosing a school that works better for her.

DD does like the prestige associated with an Ivy, but she's also interested in other schools (see my original post). Unfortunately, all these schools have pretty low transfer acceptance rates for kids applying for financial aid.

If she wants to avoid making another mistake in choosing a school, she needs to get rid of that mentality.

How can you say SHE made a mistake choosing a school when someone attacked her? What does that have to do with her school selection?

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Anonymous wrote:It's easier to transfer to some schools, harder to transfer to others. Depends on the school and the year. I imagine that with covid if she's full pay it will be easier than most years due to what I expect would be attrition but that's just a guess. A 3.7 is a very good GPA and she will be competitive most places. To have the best shot, she'll need to disclose the reason for leaving and make an affirmative case as to why she wants to go to that school.

Best of luck to your daughter.

Thank you. We are most definitely not full pay though.

Are the mom whose daughter refuses to major in stem?

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Anonymous wrote:It's easier to transfer to some schools, harder to transfer to others. Depends on the school and the year. I imagine that with covid if she's full pay it will be easier than most years due to what I expect would be attrition but that's just a guess. A 3.7 is a very good GPA and she will be competitive most places. To have the best shot, she'll need to disclose the reason for leaving and make an affirmative case as to why she wants to go to that school.

Best of luck to your daughter.

Thank you. We are most definitely not full pay though.

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Anonymous wrote:I'll keep this short. DD is a sophomore at an Ivy. Was assaulted and stalked her freshman year for five brutal and traumatizing months. Is miserable at the current school she's at and wants to leave. Has a 3.7 as a gender studies major. Where can she transfer to? Ideally, she wants to go to another Ivy (except Cornell or Penn because she hates those schools), but I feel like her GPA might prevent her from transferring to another Ivy. Other schools on her list are Wesleyan, Vassar, Barnard, Northwestern, and Stanford (I know, long shot). I've never been through this... Help!

Why? Wanting an "Ivy" is not a criterion for choosing a school that works better for her.

DD does like the prestige associated with an Ivy, but she's also interested in other schools (see my original post). Unfortunately, all these schools have pretty low transfer acceptance rates for kids applying for financial aid.

If she wants to avoid making another mistake in choosing a school, she needs to get rid of that mentality.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'll keep this short. DD is a sophomore at an Ivy. Was assaulted and stalked her freshman year for five brutal and traumatizing months. Is miserable at the current school she's at and wants to leave. Has a 3.7 as a gender studies major. Where can she transfer to? Ideally, she wants to go to another Ivy (except Cornell or Penn because she hates those schools), but I feel like her GPA might prevent her from transferring to another Ivy. Other schools on her list are Wesleyan, Vassar, Barnard, Northwestern, and Stanford (I know, long shot). I've never been through this... Help!

Why? Wanting an "Ivy" is not a criterion for choosing a school that works better for her.

DD does like the prestige associated with an Ivy, but she's also interested in other schools (see my original post). Unfortunately, all these schools have pretty low transfer acceptance rates for kids applying for financial aid.

If she wants to avoid making another mistake in choosing a school, she needs to get rid of that mentality.

Yes I'm sure she's being stalked and harassed because she values prestige. GTFOH.

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:I'll keep this short. DD is a sophomore at an Ivy. Was assaulted and stalked her freshman year for five brutal and traumatizing months. Is miserable at the current school she's at and wants to leave. Has a 3.7 as a gender studies major. Where can she transfer to? Ideally, she wants to go to another Ivy (except Cornell or Penn because she hates those schools), but I feel like her GPA might prevent her from transferring to another Ivy. Other schools on her list are Wesleyan, Vassar, Barnard, Northwestern, and Stanford (I know, long shot). I've never been through this... Help!

Why? Wanting an "Ivy" is not a criterion for choosing a school that works better for her.

DD does like the prestige associated with an Ivy, but she's also interested in other schools (see my original post). Unfortunately, all these schools have pretty low transfer acceptance rates for kids applying for financial aid.

If she wants to avoid making another mistake in choosing a school, she needs to get rid of that mentality.