I am currently in my first semester of college, and I want to transfer because I absolutely hate the school Im at. I really want to transfer after one semester to a school closer to my house that I was originally planning on attending. I had decent grades and GPA in high school, (3.75 gpa and 1340 sat) which got me into Pitt (the school I go to now) with a decent scholarship. So I was wondering, if I do well this semester and next semester in college, would I be able to get into a much higher level school than out of high school, or would I have to wait till after my sophomore year to be considered at a better school than pitt? If the chances aren’t that much better after just one year and I probably won’t be accepted into higher level schools, I am just going to transfer to one of the schools I got into last year and leave after one semester. However if I have a chance of getting into a school like UNC chapel hill or Boston college I will wait out the year at pitt and suffer through. Thanks for any help or advice 
If you want to transfer after just a semester to a place where you already have been accepted, contact the admissions office there and ask if you can simply reactivate your application. In some cases all that is needed is the new college transcript.
To transfer “up” you will need stellar grades and recommendations, and a clear academic reason for the transfer. You will need to be able to explain why the program you want to transfer into is superior for your goals. With only one year at Pitt, your high school record will still be important.