What if I hate it there and want to transfer away?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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<p>So i'm debating coming to MIT next year, and it's a really tough choice. Then my mom said something to me yesterday: "You know, if you don't like it, you can just transfer somewhere else..."</p>

<p>She's right, which makes me think - why not give it a try? But then there are those nasty little questions:</p>

<p>If I come to MIT for a year and then really find it is not the place for me, what are my options for transferring away?
Is it hard to transfer from MIT into a school that is as prestigious as MIT?
Am I going to end up at a state school?
I know MIT and Harvard have really close connections and allow students to take classes at either school; does this make it easier or harder to transfer from one to the other?
Does anyone ever actually do this, or does everyone come to MIT and fall so in love with it that they never want to leave? If kids do transfer, where do they go?</p>

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<p>Very few people transfer out of MIT. The only person I ever knew to transfer out transferred to a state school in her home state because she was very homesick.</p>

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<p>If you go to MIT and apply to transfer, your realistic options include every school except Princeton, which does not take transfers. MIT is very prestigious and you will be highly regarded if you do decide to apply.</p>