<p>I'm an upperclassmen at School A who took time off to work.</p>
<p>I want to temporarily transfer to School B and take 1 year of classes as a degree student. I'm applying for financial aid/Stafford loan, so I must be a degree student at school B.</p>
<p>I eventually want to transfer back to School A to get my bachelor's degree.</p>
<p>The more expensive school is School A. I'm transferring to School B for a year strictly for financial reasons.</p>
<p>How does transferring to one school, then transferring back to your first school work?</p>
<p>Would School A even notice? Would I lose some credits transferring back and forth like this?</p>
<p>The transferring back-and-forth does happen. My daughter had a friend who transferred Virginia Tech ->UVA ->Virginia Tech. I have no idea if you would lose credits. Better chance of not if they are state U’s in the same state and the classes weren’t too specialized. Even if it sounds like it would work, I don’t think you should make it “a plan”
Too many things could go wrong. And even though you’d think you could talk this out with the U’s, neither is going to like hearing this which could create it’s own problems ~ and motivation, and making friends and feeling settled. Again, it does happen, but it’s not ideal and I don’t think should be planned for. I guess my answer would soften some if - you are older and don’t need the community-belonging-consistency, and the U’s are large, not too selective - making it easier to come-and-go.</p>
<p>Good to know.</p>
<p>These schools are not located in the same state and are very different academic fields.</p>
<p>If you transfer, does College B tell College A that the credits you took there are being transferred? Then, College B picks which credits it wants to accept?</p>
<p>I do have a great deal of college credits already. Don’t want to risk losing them. </p>
<p>It does sound messy and/or complicated, but I don’t have many options right now.</p>
<p>Would it be better to “leave” some of my extra, unneeded credits at College B? So, I would finish off a bachelor’s degree at College A, then my old extra course credits that I already earned would be the start of a second degree at College B (that I won’t finish)?</p>
<p>I’m trying to finish a BA as cheaply as possible out of need. Wish I could take classes at College A, but I can’t right now-- and College A is in another state and doesn’t offer the online classes that I need to finish the degree from College A.</p>
<p>I intend to take the classes online at College B, so there’s no need for a community, socializing, moving, and any of that anymore. Had my “college experience” once before. :)</p>
<p>I, too, have heard of people transferring back and forth. Perhaps College B could consider me a visiting student? </p>
<p>How would that affect financial aid (really, only Stafford loans)?</p>
<p>On-second-thought, I guess you ought to sit down in one of the college advising offices and ask these questions ~ good luck</p>
<p>College B said many of my credits will transfer in. These will not complete a degree at College B, though, as the major requirements have enough differences to not finish college B’s degree.</p>
<p>I don’t want to tell College A I want to transfer out of their school then back in to their school if my plan is not likely to work. I want the degree from College A.</p>
<p>You should talk to both schools and see if you can have ‘visiting student’ status for the year.</p>
<p>My current school, College A, said they don’t allow visiting students.</p>
<p>They do offer leave of absence.</p>
<p>It seems like the best or only (?) way would be to transfer. I can’t afford College B without at least a Stafford loan of some sort. And I can’t get that without being a degree student.</p>
<p>I had 2 classmates at College A who transferred to other colleges, then came back here. It seems that College A allows that. I’m not sure how many credits they lost in the transfer process though.</p>