<p>As a freshmen, I do not think I will be able to get into any of the universities I want, (highschool was incredibly traumatic with family medical problems) so my marks are just hovering around 80%... Not too great.</p>
<p>I plan to go to my hometown's college for a year, work hard there, then apply for transfer.
But, is it harder to get in as a transfer than as a freshmen?
Also, does it hurt to apply to the colleges I have in mind for freshmen year, (most likely) get rejected, and then apply again next year? Does that look bad to the admissions office?</p>
<p>It depends on which college. Go to either the Common Data Set or the CBs Big Future website to find admissions rates for fr and transfers; note that some rates will be misleading due to transfer agreements.</p>
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<p>It’s possible, I remember one selective college saying that it didn’t like to see applicants just keep reapplying each year. And many transfer applications will ask if you have applied previously and what the outcome was.</p>
<p>Only some of the colleges that take in lots of freshmen are transfer-friendly. And many of the transfer-friendly colleges prefer to take transfers who will be juniors declaring a major at transfer time.</p>
<p>Also, scholarships may be more limited for transfer students.</p>
<p>The most transfer-friendly colleges are usually state universities, since they often encourage students to do their first two years at community colleges.</p>