I have always assumed the answer was no, but I was wondering if it’s possible to have an agreement of any kind with your second choice college to transfer perhaps after year 1 if it does not go so well?
In our case, daughter was very torn over schools, both offering large merit packages. She even bought the sweatshirt of choice #2 when she thought it was #1, but then changed her mind. I presume that since colleges offer merit to strong students based on the GPA and SAT scores, and that only admitted freshmen help their rankings, that merit money would vanish after that first freshman period.
But if half way through year 1 she realized it was a big mistake, is there anything that can be done? Or are her only choices at that point to apply as a transfer to choice 2 and pay full price, which would be a lose/lose situation (stay at a school that isn’t working for you for a discount, or transfer at a premium)?
Is there a way to ask admissions if they would honor an offer if the student were to apply as a transfer for the following year?
It’s silly to me that a prized student wouldn’t be considered a prized student 6 months later in life … but I understand that much of this college process is a business and a game, and not really a meritocracy.
Thanks for any insights!