On the other hand, Founder Norwood had decided that she would be "merciless Mersey" when it came to wizard-raised children who requested transfer to MMA. To those children, Norwood decreed, "No transfer allowed." The first-generation-magical students at MMA did not need other students in the school who believed in their own superiority and who were convinced that they were entitled to special treatment. Not to mention, MMA was not set up to teach children eleven or older, who knew less about the nonmagical world than a nonmagical seven-year old knew.