<p>I'm currently a sophmore in high school who is thinking about transferring high schools and wondering if that would hurt my chances of getting into a really good college. I just moved to my current high school this year from out of state and I really don't like it. The classes are not challenging at all, especially for freshmen and sophmores, and I'm not crazy about any my teachers. I'm in AP world history, the only AP they offer for sophmores, English Honours (where I've already read 6 of the 8 books we will read this year), and Precalc honours. It's very boring (i have high straight A's without even trying) and I don't like any of my classes. I'm considering two different schools. One is a small private school with the IB program (which I really want to do and would have done if I hadn't moved) and the other is a public that offers many more APs and has several clubs I want to join. I definitely want to transfer, but I'm worried going to three different high schools will hurt my chances at going to college. I want to go to a top school like Stanford or a really good school like UC Berekley. I don't have any leadership positions at my current school because they do all their club elections the year before and I would have the same problem if I transferred. I don't know if I should just stay at my current high school and make the best of it (next year I can take several more APs, plus this year I was thinking of self-studying the APs I'm interested in but arent't offered, and I was going to start a Model UN club my junior year to show my passion for international relations) or if I should switch to a school where I might be happier and fit in better.</p>
<p>I don’t see a whole lot of value in self studying APs because you don’t get as much credit for it (no class credit or curriculum challenge). Going to multiple HS is really irrelevant for college admission (ask any child of a military member). Getting to an officer level in clubs is the only thing you really give up. Look carefully at the two other schools and see what colleges their graduates have attended.</p>