Our D was asked to leave her private HS after JR year. She enrolled in CC and I and her friends were wondering what she wanted to do next. She had been with us when we moved S into his private U and decided she wanted to apply there. She asked us and we said, “Fine.” She asked the CC and they said they had no experience in getting anyone in there as a transfer. She got her buddies to review her essay(s) and app and sent it in. They asked her for mid-term grades and we didn’t hear anything for many months. In late July, she was accepted to her surprise and delight and she transferred in Jan less than 6 months later.
Sometimes, it’s important for us to let our kids take the lead and see how things shake out. Our D has since graduated in her dream field and is very pleased that she only needed ONE application and didn’t have all the angst that many have in applying to multiple Us. (It did save us a bunch of application and test score fees as well.)