Will transferring hurt you?

<p>I'm sure this has been asked before, but will transferring colleges more than once (twice, specifically) be harmful to applying to a college you wish to get into?</p>

<p>To be more specific, I am currently attending a private college this semester (first year). So far, half the semester has gone by and I've hated just about every minute of it. I am thinking of transferring to University of Kentucky (near home) after this semester with a total of only 13 credits.</p>

<p>The thing is I would like to ultimately attend the University of Georgia. Would transferring after only the first semester of my freshman year hurt my chances of getting into University of Georgia if I decided to transfer from UK after one semester? Or should I just hold out for one year at my current college?</p>

<p>The thing is if I enjoy UK I may just remain there for the rest of college. I'm sorry if this was confusing, but any suggestions or help would be great!</p>

<p>Thanks in advance!</p>

<p>I don't know if it would be harmful, but I strongly advise you against transferring twice. Transferring once is difficult enough.</p>

<p>I transferred twice[St. Johns > SUNY Binghamton > UPenn attending one semester at each of the first two]. I don't think it's suppose to hurt your application, but you never know what goes on behind closed doors[admissions doors that is].</p>

<p>well it doesn't help, but i can't see how it would dramatically hurt you either</p>

<p>yeah I can't see how it would hurt your application, but no one can say for sure.</p>

<p>but you might want to think about how that's going to effect you personally...it's gonna be hard, going to college for a semester, leaving, starting new at a school for another semester and leaving, and then starting again. not only the transfer app hassle, but also making friends and such. just a thought.</p>

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you never know what goes on behind closed doors (admissions doors that is)

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There's a mentality that grad and prof schools sometimes view transferring twice as flakiness but, imo, it should be fine as long as you can articulate your reasoning.</p>