<p>Does anyone have any statistics on transferring for me? I'm curious.</p>
<p>You can do the research for that by looking at the Common Data Set filings for each of the last seven years. These are available here:</p>
<p>Just as an aside, I am really not a fan of starting freshman year already planning to transfer because of not getting into the "reach" schools. That seems to be the perfect self-fulfilling prophecy scenario for an unhappy freshman year. </p>
<p>If someone is that unhappy about their college choice, I would recommend accepting a spot in the freshman class and then deferring for a year until ready for college with a positive attitude.</p>
<p>I think if you are truly unhappy about where you were admitted, you need to consider a gap year and reapplying for a freshman spot. I would suggest going to visit the school(s) you were accepted to, and if you truly cannot see going there, then consider the gap year, if your chances at the other schools would be made better, for whatever reasons. On the other hand, if you do like it, then put effort into making it work. There must have been a reason you applied there?</p>
<p>Thanks for the advice. Oh, I do like where I'm going, but I'm just looking to go to the East. I'm going to be at a school very similar to Swarthmore in its liberal arts nature and prestige, so it is basically another match. I actually do love the school, but it isn't exactly what I want. Swarthmore is Not a reach though. I was rejected and waitlisted at my reaches, and I expected that, so I'm not a very unhappy kid. And a gap year, I have to say, I'm entirely against that and so is the rest of the family so that isn't an option. And I'm going with a positive attitude, I just want to get on the east coast because that is where I want to be eventually.</p>
<p>Where are you going for your frosh year?</p>
<p>Kenyon College. I'm going because they gave me the best financial aid package and I knew I could prepare myself well frosh year.</p>