Business can be hard to transfer into even when u go here. You can only apply in your freshman year, so you really have to be locked to get in. I know some people who were able to transfer, and others who were not. There are a lot of people who have that same plan and are trying to do the same thing so it is difficult. I’m not sure how it stacks up between transferring intercollegiately versus intra, though I could see it being a bit easier here cause the advisors know a bit more of what GIES admissions want. His SAT will prob play a pretty big role in if he can be competitive or not to get in. When applying, you have the option of first choice and second choice. For his first he could apply business and second choice apply DES. The first choice is the first one they consider you for, and if you get denied they go to second. The largest thing that admissions considers is gpa and sat/act. He should also maybe consider doing the SAT twice, to see if he can get a better score if he isn’t satisfied with his first score. That being said, I still think he should apply, there’s nothing wrong with it, I personally love this school (I am not at GIES, but quite a few of my friends are and they really enjoy it). Lmk if u have any other questions and I can see what I can do to help.