<p>unsoccer-mom,</p>
<p>Wow! I thought my daughter was the only one. She also left her LAC after freshman year; a school that she adored and thrived at! I think she thought she was missing out on something after hearing the stories from her friends that attended school larger and closer to home. Transferred from sophomore year and knew the first week that she had made a huge mistake. She is now in the process of reapplying to the LAC and will not hear for another month. If she doesn't get readmitted to the LAC she will return to the school she transferred to.</p>
<p>If I had to give one piece of advice to students that are thinking about transferring, I would suggest not withdrawing from the original school; take a leave of absences. With a leave you usually have a year to be away from the school and then can return. If you withdraw, you have to reapply as a transfer. My daughter learned a hard lesson, but we are hoping all will work out for the best.</p>