I plan to attend a university for 1 year so that I can transfer. I will most likely transfer to NC State, but am keeping my options open. Also considering Davidson college. I don’t know if I should go to UNCW UNCG UNCC NCCU or a community college, probably Wake Tech. I am looking for a university that will give me the best chances of transferring. My major is Social Work, possibly minor International Affairs/Relations. State recommends 30 hours of credit towards my major and at least a 3.00 to be a good candidate. UNCW seems to be the clear choice, but I don’t like the distance it is from my home (3 hours away. I know I should be happy to get away, but I don’t want to go that far) and the lack of diversity on the campus. UNCW doesn’t seem to be very liberal and diverse. I enjoy and was looking forward to a liberal and diverse environment in college. Many people I know may go there, but I am the only AA student I know of who has been accepted. From what I’ve read, UNCW has a small AA population. What university should I choose?
*also considering 1st year at William Peace
Why are you going to a school with the intent of transferring? If so, then I’d definitely advise against you picking UNCW. I’m an AA student who’s fit in more than just fine here on campus despite some initial trepidations when applying. The atmosphere is left of center, but you get a fair mixture.
But, honestly, if you’re looking to transfer after just one year, go with the least academically respected option. Which isn’t UNCW.
If you want to finish up at NC State, then it is likely that your best bet is to attend a local community college that has a formal transfer agreement (often called an articulation agreement) with NC State. Here is one link to start with: http://www.nccommunitycolleges.edu/academic-programs/college-transferarticulation-agreements/comprehensive-articulation-agreement-caa It looks like you need 60 semester hours with a GPA of 2.0 to guarantee the transfer.
Thanks guys! Alright. I was thinking that performing well at a respected university would better my chances. Thanks for letting me know that’s not necessarily the case.
NC State wait listed me and I doubt I will get a spot this year. States my top pick also, so I plan to transfer when I can. Who knows I may stay at the school I choose or pick another uni to transfer to. Thanks for the advice.
So basically, I should attend a uni with not so respected acedemics and perform exceptional well (by the uni’s standards). Would UNCC or UNCG be a good fit? I don’t mind attending a community college, but my parents don’t seem happy with the idea. They want me to experience a “real” college freshman year, but I am focused on bettering my chances.
Ohhhhh no no no. I’m only saying to not go to UNCW if you are dead set on transferring. But UNCW is the obvious choice.
A word from the wise: if your first choice college denies you when applying out of high school, then they’re probably not as great of a fit as you would have hoped. Better to get denied than to go through the surely-difficult process of having to transfer after your first year.
Oh ok. Gotcha
And a few other things:
- while it’s completely your prerogative, don’t let distance deter you. I’m nine hours away from home and wouldn’t be happy anywhere else in the world.
- if you’re looking for a “liberal” environment, why would you transfer to State or Davidson?
Ok I’ll think about it. It’s not extremely far. State seems liberal to me… Well I know I’m comfortable with the campus. I’ve never been to Davidson, but it’s supposed to be strong in the field I plan to go into. I’ll be visiting UNCW soon, so I’ll see how much I like it.
Just wondering- why is UNCW not a good idea if someone wants to transfer?
Transfer students generally don’t get much scholarship money. Can your parents afford to pay for college if you don’t get any grants? If not, pick a school they can afford that you’re willing to attend all 4 years.
It’s never a good idea to go to a school planning to transfer out. (Community college is an exception here.) Normally that means you don’t take the time to socialize and adjust if you just tell yourself you’re going to leave in a year anyway.
UNCW is fine as a transfer student, but that same precaution applies to any 4 year school.
@african_flower because we’re tired of people always using us as a stepping stone for Carolina or State. We’re severely slept on academically, we’re getting to be as good as State (and we best them in some programs). Plus, who wouldn’t want to live at the beach for four years?
Really, I’d advise you to spend at least 1.5 years here before trying to transfer. So many people who enter as part of the 2+2 program with State end up staying here all four years anyways.
Alright. I’m really thinking about it. Thanks for the help
Looks like that won’t happen. My parents want to send me to UNCG because my sibling goes there. A family member also told them about “race meetings” black students had to go to before attending UNCW years ago. I’m not even going to give them my input anymore since it obviously doesn’t matter.
Did you actually get into Davidson, or are you hoping to transfer there?
Considering that UNC-W actually has a 2+2 program with NC State, it sounds like the best option.
It’s definitely better academically than your other choices and would provide a better foundation for transfer - if that’s what you want to do.
But you should never choose a university with the goal of transferring, because it so rarely pans out. You should choose the university where you see yourself for 4 years - if you end up transferring, fine, but if you have to stay for 4 years, make it the best university for you.
Just because UNCG is the best school for your sibling doesn’t mean it’s the best for you, and UNCW is quite a few rungs below UNCW academically, so I’d pick UNCW for the academics first, especially if it turns out you don’t transfer - you don’t want to be stuck at a college that’s not on-level for you.
“race meetings Black sudents had to go go before attending UNCW”…
I don’t know how UNCW does it, but ALL majority-white colleges have special orientations for groups who will be minorities, so that they get an edge, have friends right off the bat, know about support systems and people who are employed by the college to make sure everything goes ok and fix whatever doesn’t, etc. Note that Asian American students, African American students, and Latinos/Latinas would be together, this isn’t a segregated event. There would be a special orientation for first-gen students and a special orientation for international students, too, as well as a bridge program for students from lower-performing high schools (especially from rural parts of the state). This is a GOOD thing, because it helps students who may otherwise feel uncomfortable for whatever reason (leaving their familyfor the first time, first person in the family to go to college, attending far from home…), feel at home right away and hit the ground running when classes start. These programs strive to be as inclusive as possible.
Well, this isn’t universally true. Not all colleges have this. The number that do, do it in different ways - some group students from all minority racial groups together; some focus on black, Latino, and Native American students; some speak separately to different racial groups. And most colleges actually don’t have a special orientation for first-generation college students.
But colleges change a lot, so if your aunt is referring to something that happened “years ago” it may be a non-factor now. I’d do a little more digging before I let that color my decision.
^ my point was that this isn’t some kind of leftover from unc segregation days, to be seen as a negative.
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Okay, mate. Here we go.
This isn’t Alabama or Mississippi. There’s absolutely ZERO racial tension on this campus, at least from my perspective. Everyone gets along with everyone and the sense of community here is one of the university’s strongest, if not the very strongest, attribute. I don’t remember having a different orientation group on the basis of my race. So not even that is a fact.
Second, I was in a slightly similar position last year with my own parents. See, I’m from New Jersey, so I mostly applied to northeastern schools. My final two schools were UNCW and a private school in CT that was about half the size. My family, particularly my parents, wanted me to remain up north for a few reasons. Namely, they were fearful of a perceived lack of safety (and fair amount of racial aggression) that I would be experiencing in North Carolina. Although I had already verbally committed to UNCW as soon as I was accepted in January, their trepidations caused me to delay my official announcement by about two months. But in the end, they realized that it was my college choice and let me do what I wanted to do. Plus, the CT private turned out to be unaffordable anyways. Considering what I had wanted in a school, it had been an easy decision at the time.
Almost a year later, it’s looked even easier. I wouldn’t be happy anywhere else. Trust me when I say that you will be fine.