<p>Hello, I am a high school student (10th grade) who is currently attending an international school in Japan.
This is my second school (I attended schools in US for 5 years before) and apparently, I want to transfer to another school and go back to US because my current school is extremely horrible.
However, all of the admission experts (you know.. those kind of people who get paid teaching SAT and helping writing applications.) that I know wavered me from moving because moving schools for the second time looks extremely bad on my application since the colleges think that I will do the same thing (moving around) even though I advance to universities.</p>
<p>What do you guys think?
Is there a way that I can appeal to colleges even though I move?</p>
<p>Thanks :)</p>
<p>Plenty students change high schools for all kinds of reasons (usually because their parents move.) So no, that by itself will not affect your admission, especially since, as far as schools are concerned you only changed schools ONCE (in 11th grade.) College admissions committees don’t really care what you did before grades 9-12.</p>
<p>Oh… I forgot to mention this.
I already moved the school once when I jumped from 9th to 10th grade…
Do you think moving the school twice is risky?</p>
<p>There are many factors at play here:</p>
<p>What kinds of college/university do you hope to attend? What country/countries are you looking at for your education - only the US, the US and Japan, any number of other countries as well?
Are you a US citizen or legal permanent resident, or are you an international student?
Would you move on your own to attend a boarding school, or is your whole family moving back to the US?
What options do you have if you remain in Japan? Are you in a Japanese school or in a US-style “international” high school? Is there another local school that would work for you and your family?
What, exactly is it that makes your current school so awful? Is it truly awful, or are you simply in the middle of a cultural adaptation process? If it is the latter, give it another six months and chances are that you will start to feel more at home.</p>
<p>Lots of students change high schools multiple times due to their family circumstances and are able to be admitted at colleges and universities that suit them. So yes, it can work out well. Whether it can work out for you is another story entirely. Sit down with your parents and talk through your options. They will need to be on board if you want to change high schools.</p>