Some students have attended the same school their whole lives, while others have changed their educational environment; these students are called transfers. Transfers have moved from different cities, states, or even outside of the country. Foreign exchange students also fall into this category.
Sophomore Hayleigh Gilly from Valley View, Texas, explains how transferring can be a refreshing start from what you are used to.
“I had transferred here for a new change from Texas, just a little fresh start to clear up my mind,” Gilly said.
Junior Adam Ginnett, who transferred from Higley High School in Gilbert, Arizona, transferred for a completely different reason.
“I transferred here because my parents flipped houses, and the housing market in Arizona is not the best right now,” Ginnett said. “But here, there are a lot of old houses, so we moved here.”
Freshman Faith Gordon, who transferred from Macon Middle School, talks about how transferring can be a whole new experience in a new environment.
“I thought that this school would be much better, and I thought that I could make better friends than at my old school, and that I could get better grades here,” Gordon said.
Transferring from one school or district to another can be challenging.
“The hardest part about my transfer is that I left my parents, siblings and all of my other family and all my friends back in Texas,” Gilly said. “Also, getting to know new people and finding where my classes are.”
Moving schools can cause an impact and increase the difficulty compared to staying in the same school.
“So, I transferred about a month or two ago, and I didn’t know anybody for the first month, so I was super bored,” Ginnett said.
Transferring can be difficult to get all your documents in one place.
“The hardest part of transferring is getting signed up,” Gordon said. “Trying to transfer my medical documents, my medication, all my grades to here and making sure that I have the right classes.”
There are many differences between different cities.
“The difference from here than Texas is that the schools are way bigger and there are more people here than in the small part of Texas that I’m from,” Gilly said.
Adjusting to a new environment can be challenging when you are used to the opposite of that environment.
“It’s a lot smaller, us people, colder, but definitely nicer than Arizona because over there it’s 115 right now, and here it’s only like 85 or something,” Ginnett said. “So, it’s really nice.”
When transferring, minor or major changes can affect the student.
“Logansport is a very big town, and has more crops than my other old town,” Gordon said. “It’s louder than in other cities, and there weren’t a lot of families in my other town, while most of my family lived here.”
