<p>As a freshman, if I were thinking of transferring, is there anybody I can go to in college for advice about what I should do/if I should transfer or is that not possible?</p>
<p>You might be well advised to talk to someone in admissions at the college to which you’d like to transfer. They should be able to tell you about admissions requirements and the transferability of credits from your current school.</p>
<p>Might be a good idea to chat with your advisor, especially if you plan to remain at your current school for the spring semester. You’ll want to be taking “plain vanilla” courses that will easily transfer to your new school (check their requirements) and this might involve avoiding classes that everyone at the current school generally takes. (For example, at my school, second semester freshpeeps take an interdisciplinary seminar, which probably wouldn’t transfer as anything other than elective credit, but I’d advise someone looking at transferring to take something like Biology or History instead.)</p>
<p>So as a freshman, you’re wondering who to talk to? Are you still in touch with your guidance counselor at your HS? You’ll probably be home for Thanksgiving and that might be a good person to speak with then. Or call ahead. I know our GCs were always helpful to students wherever they went.</p>
<p>How about your parents? They might be supportive and could offer good advice.</p>
<p>Your advisor is another good resource, if only to help guide you to take certain basic courses. You might also want to be a bit devious and stop by the admissions office and see what they’d suggest to transfers. Usually, the biggest issue is transferring credits. Consider a favorite professor too. You’re probably in big classes with tons of kids, but if you have had a chance to speak with a professor, they could be helpful too. They certainly are familiar with academia.</p>
<p>You won’t need to retake the SATs, but your current gpa will have greater weight. Be mindful of the fact that most scholarships aren’t available to transfers. The basic application question you’ll have to write is, “Why are you transferring and why do you think this college is the right choice for you?”</p>
<p>Well, this is complicated.
I’m an international, so no GC from HS.
I also probably only want to apply to this one school for transfer this fall. I would think it would be wayyy awkward going to my current professors or advisor about transferrig… I would talk to my parents over December- right now, though, they’d just say I should concentrate on college. Which is true, and I am, but I need advice and don’t know where to go.</p>
<p>Then ask here! We’re a great bunch who love giving advice! What are you wondering about?</p>
<p>^Why thank you! Will more than do. :)</p>
<p>Firstly, is it worth reapplying to this one college? Reapplying 'cause I was not accepted last year. I don’t really know what I can do to improve my profile and another rejection would be terrible. Then again, I would regret not giving it another shot.
Secondly, I don’t really know whether my adjustment issues here are coming from this college not bieng a good fit for me or me just not having adjusted. My classes this semester are too easy, for instance, though I have two good ones… I’m also taking a much harder schedule next semester. Haven’t made any real friends, though there are people I can hang around with. How soon can I reasonably expect to know if I should transfer?</p>
<p>The only real hint that says that you might want to consider transferring is how you feel about that one college that rejected you. Ouch. You still wish you’re there. But, I think you’re still just getting used to being where you are and maybe even a little reluctant to find yourself liking it.</p>
<p>I think you should make an effort to join all sorts of activities and keep yourself fully immersed in the college. Catch the spirit. Make new friends. Try things you’ve never done before. Don’t think about transferring until you really get to know the school and think about what’s good about being there.</p>
<p>First semester is hard for many kids. It’s probably doubly hard because you’re far from home and maybe even speak a different language. It sounds like you’re going to work a little harder to make this part of going away to college work better. Maybe you won’t even notice any major change until you return for the spring semester, but you got to make the effort now before you consider transferring.</p>
<p>I think the real issue is your school is that it is not an intellectual match for you, and you aren’t being sufficiently challenged.</p>
<p>Please do talk to your professors. As one, I strongly believe they WILL understand. Trust me, they were very likely from stronger schools themselves and they know the student body they are dealing with. It is not a personal affront to them that you are a stronger student who isn’t getting the most out of your educational environment where they happen to work. They may be able to provide some decent guidance to you.</p>
<p>You should seriously consider transferring. Finish your year off there but plan for a better alternative for the next three. You might find with more time you ‘find your people’ on this campus, but the problem of insufficient intellectual challenge is going to persist.</p>
<p>Just because you were rejected by your “dream school” as a freshmen, does not mean you can’t transfer there. Having a track record of "a"s at honors college can help a lot, especially for international student.</p>
<p>That said, if money is an issue for your family, transferring may not be an option, as fin aid for transfers is usually less generous.</p>
<p>You may fill out and turn in some transfer apps, and decide at the end of the year what is the best course of action based on your admissions results. But whatever happens, you have to be able not to take any rejections “personally”. They are not rejecting you, they are rejecting an application. You are still the same person. Your “value” does not change based on the schools that accept or reject you.</p>
<p>See your honors college advisor at once, be honest about the ease of your course work. There may be remedies you are unaware of.</p>