<p>So I recently faced the onslaught of college applications and decided to take an academic risk to study at Cambridge in England for my undergrad. I initially thought I wanted to be a doctor so I signed up to study medicine. However, I really am not liking the subject and they won't let me switch. And I'm having tons of regrets about not going to another school I got into. In essence I really want to transfer subjects and I don't see a way of doing it other than transferring schools. It's just really hard being motivated to do the work because its not liberal arts meaning that some schools won't even consider me as a transfer...</p>
<p>Are you trying to transfer to another school in England? From what I understand of the academic situation there, most schools don’t allow transfers.</p>
<p>I’m guessing you mean you want to transfer to a school in the US. It sounds like you should do it, since your current program is a really bad fit. If in the end you lose a year of coursework, so be it. A year is not that much, and it was good life experience.</p>
<p>Yeah I applied frmo the states actually. So now I don’t know what to do. Now my worry is do I reapply as a freshman or as a transfer? Some schools won’t even accept the credits and applying as transfer would drastically cut my chances of getting in</p>
<p>You’d have to apply as a freshman. I’m pretty certain that 99% of American universities don’t take technical or professional school credits, which includes medicine, law, pharmacy, etc, as there would be absolutely no way they would be able to apply the credits towards an undergraduate major. However, your experience will look good when applying and you might even get into better schools than you did when you originally applied as a freshman.
Also, if after four years you decide medicine is the way to go after all, the experience might also help you getting into an American medical school. They’d want to see how much you have grown and matured in the four years since you left the medical program at Cambridge and could add some depth to your application.</p>
<p>Either way, you’re gonna have to apply as a freshman. Typically speaking freshman admissions has a higher acceptance rate than transfer admissions, so it’s not all bad.</p>
<p>peg92 is not completely correct about your status. You need to ask each place that you apply to whether or not you can apply as a freshman. Most places will consider you a transfer applicant. Whether or not any of your course credits transfer is a whole different thing, and that is something that might not be decided upon until after you have enrolled. The first couple of years of a direct admit medical program (or other professional program) often include courses that are essentially introductory level, and may well transfer. For example, if your courses this year include such subjects as biochemistry, microbiology, anatomy, and organic chemistry, there almost certainly is a way those credits could be transferred.</p>
<p>If you still like the colleges/universities you applied to last time around, start by contacting them. It may be possible to enroll at one of them for second semester.</p>