<p>Hello,</p>
<p>l currently go to the University of Arizona. I am considering transferring. I have a 3.7 GPA. What are my options? I will be a junior. </p>
<p>Thanks,
Kyle</p>
<p>Hi Kyle,</p>
<p>I’m going to the U of A as well and am looking to transfer.</p>
<p>Based on a phone call that I had with Stanford admissions, they in particular want to know a fantastic reason ‘why’ it is that you want to transfer. Generally the reason they get is that Stanford offers a program that your university doesn’t, and they look favorably upon such reasons.</p>
<p>They also told me that demonstrating to compensate for your university’s weakness in a program via internships is also highly favorable to the application.</p>
<p>On top of that, the usual stuff applies: GPA, rigor, essay quality, etc.</p>
<p>It would be my suspicion that your chances of transferring are highly dependent on what your major is (and subsequently, what your focus is). Transferring seems to be a very school-dependent thing.</p>
<p>I think college reps get a lot of “I really wanted to go to this school but I was rejected, so here I am again” type essays, and I know that neither of ours should look anything like that if we want to successfully get out of the hell hole that is the U of A :)</p>
<p>–Dany.</p>
<p>what type of school are you looking for more specifically?</p>
<p>small liberal arts college? large state university? mid sized public university? etc.</p>
<p>^^Stanford, for example, is extremely difficult to transfer to, accepting about 2% of applicants (not saying don’t apply! it’s just really competitive)</p>