<p>If you are poorly matched to your school or you have a change of family circumstance (need to be closer to home), your teachers/advisor will have no problem writing recommendations for you. </p>
<p>By a poor match, I’d say that you are either far and beyond the top student or are struggling academically, where the school cannot meet your academic needs, or you have outgrown a critical EC program - MVP on varsity Team freshman year.</p>
<p>Just because you are a straight A student in their toughest classes, doesn’t mean the school is a poor fit, as long as the school challenges you. If you are preceived as shopping for status in your transfer, it will come out in your recommendation much to your disadvantage.</p>
<p>And of course, there is the problem of timing. Usually re-enrollment committment fees are due Mar 1, before your dream school sends out their acceptances. If you are lucky your current school will allow you to hold a spot, but often your FA goes out the window. You could be left with no boarding school.</p>
<p>Think carefully.</p>