CC Transfer Chances

Colleges & Universities A-Z Olin College
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<p>Does anyone have any stats on Olin College's age range for students?</p>

<p>I am worried that since Olin makes you start over as a freshman, they may be wary of a CC transfer canidate that:</p>

<p>1) will be 30 at time of application</p>

<p>2) would have a over 120 credits, but not B.A ( I dropped out of UF In 2004)- reason explained in essay</p>

<p>Any thoughts on chances to get in.( not sure if it makes a diffrence but I am looking to major in the system designs program)</p>

<p>3.85/4.0 GPA
750 math
750 CR
700 writing
highest math- differential equations(class after calc3)
highest science- Physics 3 (waves, optics, modern)</p>

<p>Additionally I made a pretty good case in the essay why tranfering to Olin is a pragamtic decision</p>

<p>student gov(president)
volunteer fire fighter
over 8 years work exprience
( I know they value leadership and business exprience/aspirations)</p>

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<p>All I know is that today at open house, they said that they do not accept any transfer credits from any place.</p>

<p>So they would evaluate you as any other incoming freshman and you would have to start from scratch.</p>

<p>Have you looked at Empire State College?</p>

<p>[Empire</a> State College](<a href=“http://www.esc.edu/esconline/online2.nsf/ESChome.html]Empire”>http://www.esc.edu/esconline/online2.nsf/ESChome.html)</p>

<p>If I were in your shoes I would do what I could to get a BS degree from someplace like Empire State that would take all the undergrad credits, then perhaps go to grad school (maybe taking some remedial science if necessary).</p>

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<p>I know there is at least one student who has started at Olin with a BA already, and there have been a few that have done a year or more at a school and then started over at Olin. Susgeek is correct–Olin will not take any credits from previous schools, nor do they give students AP credits. I don’t think the OP would be immediately “out of the running” in the application process, but I do question whether Olin would be a good fit for him, in many ways.</p>