<p>Say you are applying to med school, does the admissions committee look favorably or unfavorably upon transferring to a different school sophomore year. The move was done because the school is much stronger in my intended major.</p>
<p>Although I don't have any specific knowledge re med school, I don't expect that will be any problem at all. Back when dinosaurs roamed the earth, I did the same as you. I then got into grad school at Cal-Berkeley, and later a second masters at Stanford Business School.</p>
<p>Perhaps some younger folks will have more up-to-date information, but I don't think you will have any problem at all. On the contrary.</p>
<p>You need a pretty good reason to transfer now a days. So if you can successfully transfer, grad schools will wonder why, but since you most likely had a good reason for it there should be no problem.</p>
<p>My reason is that I desire a stronger, more enthusiastic and more intellectual science community to couple my interest in the subject. The science departments at my previous school were lackluster. I believe this is a descent reason...do I really have to explain to the grad schools my transfer? I would hope not...</p>
<p>It might be necessary to put your reason why as one of the personal/optional statements.</p>
<p>I'm just curious if anyone thinks that transferring in general is looked upon unfavorably if I end up in a better ranked school among potential employees (internships), grad school, etc.</p>
<p>No. why would you think this? No one is going to begrudge a student for transferring from say UCLA to Amherst b/c he wants a more academic environment/lac atmosphere with smaller classes etc.</p>
<p>I highly doubt that you will have to explain your transfer on your grad school apps. I certainly never did. It just wasn't an issue. You'll be a School2 grad. You may have to supply a transcript from your first school (depending on how those credits are reported on your School2 transcript). That will probably be about it.</p>
<p>what about going from a cc to a 4year like USC? are my grad school chances hurt because i went to a cc my first year?</p>
<p>You guys are completely wrong. There is absolutely no need to explain a transfer. Perhaps, if you transferred from Yale to a California community college, then perhaps an essay would be necessary. I know a kid from my area who transferred from Gtown to Cornell, and is now sitting pretty at UPenn Law.</p>
<p>this is actually an interesting topic. Although I am wondering about a cc to a 4year university student transfer and wishing to go to law/ or grad school. Do they not like students such as this very much..</p>
<p>I got a guaranteed transfer to Cornell University for fall of 2008. For fall of 2007, I will attend Stony Brook University. Will transferring to Cornell put me in a disadvantage if I my reason for transferring is a larger variety of classes, more opportunity, and more interesting research labs? My chance at an ivy medical school will not be hindered, right?</p>
<p>SBU is where I'm transferring to..for good for Fall 2007. Funny how you are transfering from SBU to Cornell, while I am going into SBU. I think SBU has tons of opportunity as is...searching for Cornell is pretty elitist but if you had the grades and got a GT than by all means. BTW..students from SBU have gotten into schools like Havard Med School and UPenn..</p>
<p>i dont understand why you guys would think transferring to a higher ranked school will hurt you ... lol it will make you look better. Close this thread.</p>
<p>ya it does not matter at all if you transfered. focus on getting grades and getting involved wherever you are</p>
<p>nonono transferring will not hurt at all! the only possible danger is that your gpa from your old school doesn't count, so you only have 3 years of a gpa (though that could be good too). but in no way do grad schools or employers really care. and it can also be a pretty interesting conversation starter. lol but you definitely don't get penalized</p>
<p>Well, I've seen posts in which people claimed that transferring hurts grad chances, but only if you don't finish in four years. (Due to loss of credits transferring, obviously.) Maybe because they think you can't work intensively enough, or won't feel compelled to push yourself to finish in a timely manner?</p>
<p>So you think I will still have a good enough shot at an ivy med school by transferring to Cornell w/ my GT?</p>
<p>Maybetransfer - what are you talking about? The GPA from your freshman year of college still has to be put down on your app to grad schools...its not like just because you transferred you lose a year of college work. Sure, the GPA from your old school does not factor into your new school's GPA, thats obvious. But your GPA from your old school will always be seen by everyone whom you apply to, they will demand it. Trust me, someone who got a 2.4 in freshman year and transferred is not going to be let off the hook THAT easy..</p>