<p>I keep seeing messages from high school seniors who are disappointed by not getting into their top choice or a "prestigious" enough school. Look over your options and pick a school that you got into! Don't think about transferring if you haven't even started college yet! Come on! Many of my friends from high school didn't get into their top choices but went elsewhere, and they're happy at their current colleges! (For example, my friend didn't get into Yale, but she got into Berkeley, Tufts, Georgetown, and other great schools. She goes to Tufts now and loves it!) Go to college, and then you can consider transferring (if you're unhappy) because you'll have valid, mature, and concrete reasons for transferring . </p>
<p>I don't want to hear whiny high school seniors asking about stats and chances. You transfer when you're attending (or have attended) college, and you're not there yet! Be somewhat content! STOP TAINTING THE BOARD, HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS!</p>
<p>Don_k-- clearly you aren't reading many of the posts. This is widespread. There are at least 3 posts on the front page of Transfer Students written by high school seniors who are exactly as santamaria described.</p>
<p>I think this is more of a high-point during this time of year due to the release of RD decisions; I think the preponderance of such posts should diminish in a week or two.</p>
<p>I am pretty sure most of the discontents who post here will do quite well in college. However, I do think it's stupid to consider how likely their transfer chances are, considering they have never even entered a college classroom. I thus endorse santamaria's supplication to stop such inane postings. We dont have any idea of your chances, so post again once you actually have college GPA.</p>
<p>For God's sake, give the college you're attending a chance, and don't make the mistake I did and condemn your institution before you get there and make your first year a horrible experience</p>
<p>I disagree. When I was a high school senior I knew that I wanted to transfer to a top 20 school. Now that I am in college, I still want a top 20 school. You shouldn't discourage these students from achieving their goals. If a person wants a prestigious school, they should keep pushing. They come here for advice. If you don't have anything constructive to say, then don't say anything at all. If a person wants advice on how to transfer then they deserve that advice. The last thing they need is ONE MORE person preaching to them about accepting something less than what they want.</p>
<p>No. I know exactly what you are talking about. I don't see how one person, who happens to be a new members, has any authority to tell people to "stop tainting" the board. It is rude and paroxically WHINNY.</p>
<p>I am sure that if these people wanted a lesson on "being content" they would go to India and spend some time with a bunch of Buddhist monks studying the Dharma. They do not need nor want someone preaching to them. How do I know? Because they haven't asked for someone to preach to them.</p>
<p>I am not trying to discourage students to not transfer or to "accept something less," but high schools seniors need to focus on their present situation and accept certain realities. You have to make the best of your situation and not always cling to a "dream school." At the end of the day, do you gain that much from knowing that you attend Harvard instead of the University of Virginia? If you measure your worth only in terms of college acceptances/attendance, you are bound to be unhappy. In ways, college admissions is a somewhat random process, and it's not worth investing everything in it. Instead of resentment, go to college with a positive attitude. Who wants to hang out with a person who is obsessed with a certain "dream" school and always thinks that they are too good for you or your current college? Of course, you should strive for good grades and try to be involved in activities. Yes, you can transfer to a "better" school, but a high senior may find out that their current college is more challenging than they anticipated or love their school. </p>
<p>Plus, a lot of transfer admission is weighted on the college GPA, and high school seniors have not started college yet! Move on, and start college before thinking about transferring! This is not for high school seniors!</p>
<p>THIS FORUM IS ABOUT COLLEGE STUDENTS WHO ARE THINKING ABOUT OR IN THE TRANSFER ADMISSION PROCESS! YOU HAVE TO BE ATTENDING COLLEGE IN ORDER TO TRANSFER!</p>
<p>By the way, to the person who thinks that my "new member" status makes me less credible. I have been a member since fall 2003! Since CollegeConfidential went through an entire website change a while ago, I lost my member information, and CC didn't have the information on record anymore. Because of this, I had to change my user name and information.</p>
<p>I didn't think your knew member status made you less credible per say, I was just noting that I found irony in a person with a "new member" status talking about the boards. I have also been here since fall 03' and had to change my acount. But, I have also been talking about transfering since fall 03' while I was still a senior in high school. I got very valuable advice.</p>
<p>For me, I just always wanted to go to Georgetown (it's hard to find a school like that). I sent my transfer ap in and I will know June 1. I guess it is just a matter of personal preference, but the advice I got here was very valuable to me as a High School Senior.</p>