<p>Hey guys, I applied to a couple of liberal arts colleges this year, got into very few and fewer gave me financial aid - prolly because my SAT score was horrible and I couldn't give it again due to some reasons (it was 1730, horrible I know).
I've always wanted to do law, hence I was wondering if I could attend law school in my country, like do the first year and then apply to an American college - but not transfer, apply for first year. Will they, then look at my uni grades? Or my school grades? Cuz I can work twice as hard in my uni, my school grades are okayish - 2 As and 2 Bs in my A level (first year - still waiting for second year results).
So my two questions:</p>
<p>1) Can I apply, IF I'm attending a law school here? For a different course though, like economics or political science - I'll major in something else and not do law school then.</p>
<p>2) And secondly, will they look at my SAT score and school grades? Or uni grades?</p>
<p>You will be applying as a transfer student. Check the requirements for transfer applications at the websites of the places you are interested in. Each one will have different requirements.</p>
<p>No, I cannot do that and that’s exactly what I’ve said in my question. I want to apply as a first year student - it seems pretty clear to me. I cannot apply as a transfer student because I’ll be attending my country’s law school and I cannot transfer from my law school to an undergraduate American college. Hence, my question.</p>
<p>If you attend a year of full time post-HS college, anywhere, studying anything, you will be considered a transfer applicant by ANY US college.</p>
<p>As hm1 states, the definition of who is a fr and transfer student varies by school. However, the range for a transfer student is from 1 post-HS college class to less than a year of full time post-HS college work (as determined by the school). So, if you have completed a full year, you will need to apply as a transfer anywhere.</p>
<p>All colleges require transcripts from all colleges attended when you apply.</p>
<p>And will the fact that I studied law prevent me from transferring credits to a regular US college? :/</p>
<p>Here’s the key part: post-HS college.</p>
<p>Colleges don’t count college courses taken during HS towards their transfer definitions, but ANYTHING post-HS counts and must be submitted. Here’s an example from Yale’s website:</p>
<p>[Transfer</a> Program | Yale College Admissions](<a href=“http://admissions.yale.edu/transfer#eligible]Transfer”>http://admissions.yale.edu/transfer#eligible)</p>
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<p>And here is what the freshman Common Application says for College courses:</p>
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<p>That’s so helpful, thank you so much entomom. But I’m terribly sorry, just want to clarify it one last time: I know I will need to submit my first year law school grades to the college I want to transfer to, but will I still be eligible for transfer, considering that I’ve done LAW from a foreign country? Will I be allowed to study, let’s say Economics, or something else?
Sorry to bother you with so many questions, hope you’ll find the time to answer. :)</p>
<p>Yes, you absolutely will be able to apply as a transfer. You just won’t be able to apply as a fr applicant, which often has advantages as far as admission rates, need based FA and merit scholarships.</p>
<p>As a soph transfer applicant (having completed 1 year of college and entering the new school as a soph), you should be able to major in most anything outside of engineering and other disciplines that often have a strict curriculum. In the US, students generally declare their major at the end of soph year. And depending on how many of your law classes they accepted credit for, you are likely to enter as somewhere between fr and soph standing.</p>
<p>Some of the details get tricky, particularly since colleges vary in their policies. Glad to have been of help, best of luck!</p>
<p>Thank you SO much entomom! Cannot possibly thank you enough! :)</p>
<p>Hey lastly, and sorry again, what will be the most important factor in my admission process? I would rather it be my uni grades and stuff, because my SAT score is really bad. Do I need to give it again, if I’m applying as a transfer student? Also, I gave my A levels in my high school, should I give any of them again, if I want to make my application better? Or do only, uni grades matter?</p>
<p>Thank you so much!</p>
<p>As a soph transfer you will only have finished 1 sem of college when you apply, at most colleges will see an unofficial midterm report before decisions are made. So the weight will be more on your HS record (gpa and rigor of coursework) and test scores than what you’ve done in college. </p>
<p>Some colleges permit you to sit the SAT while in college, others don’t. You need to go to the college websites and see what their policies are.</p>
<p>As far as whether or not you should/need to retake the SAT, that really depends on your score and the colleges you’re applying to. And even then, it’s within the context of your entire application, so there’s no simple answer.</p>
<p>I’m sorry, I’m ignorant about A levels, etc. so I’m not the one to answer that question, hopefully someone else will have experience and respond.</p>