Have I got this correct?

<p>I am an international student and have a question about transfer admissions. </p>

<p>The first year starts in September in America. And those students who wish to transfer in the sophomore year have to get their apps in by mid-February. Does that mean as soon as you enter colleges in September, within 2-3 months, you again have to start the whole rigmarole of the application process...writing essays, getting recs, filling out forms????????????</p>

<p>I mean, haven't you just finished with all that and entered colleges, and you have to do the whole thing again within moths of entering colleges?</p>

<p>Sounds strange</p>

<p>it doesnt work like that.</p>

<p>a person in america enters college for 4 years. </p>

<p>1st year-freshman
2nd year-sophmore
3rd year -junior
4th year - senior</p>

<p>you do not apply to every year.
you apply as a freshman, into the school, one time, and then you can stay at the school until you graduate, that takes four years.</p>

<p>Or, if you choose to not go to a university from high school, you would then apply as a transfer student.</p>

<p>As a transfer student, you apply to either be a sophmore/junior/ or senior... depending on if the school accepts students for that transfer year and how many units you have completed.</p>

<p>Or if you went to a university from high school and you do not like your university , you would then attempt to transfer to another university. ONce again you would transfer at either the sophomore / junior/senior level, i think the majority of transfers occur at the junior level. </p>

<p>Also, a lot of schools start in August in the US. (late august)</p>

<p>i hope that helps.</p>

<p>Thanks, I basically knew all that but I was especially thinking about those who transferred in their sophomore year. Don't they have to start their application process around december of their freshman year in college?</p>

<p>not necessarly, for the UC's for example, to apply for fall semester you have to send in your application by nov30th of the previous year. </p>

<p>depends on the school. </p>

<p>deadlines for filing range anywhere from Nov-march.... some are even later.</p>