Hopeful Transfer

Colleges and Universities A-Z Smith College
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<p>Hi! </p>

<p>I'm a current first-year at Swarthmore College and want to transfer to Smith basically because I have found absolutely no community here, socially or academically. I am worried, however, that I will not be accepted or that my credits will not transfer because everyone's first semester at Swarthmore is all pass/fail. As in, I have no grades to show. I will have one strong professor recommendation, and my high school transcript is very strong, however. I was told that Smith was a safety school for me when I applied to colleges the first time (I would've applied there had I not been accepted ED to Swat). Anyway, does anyone know what Smith's policy is on pass/fail credit?</p>

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<p>Credit transfers are sort of screwy at Smith, there isn't a whole lot you can do except apply. If you get accepted your letter will come with a tentative credit evaluation. As far as I know there's no hard and fast policy that says pass/fail credit is automatically rejected, but I would probably call or email the registrar's office and find out for sure if that's a make or break issue for you. </p>

<p>If it helps, you're probably not the first transfer from Swarthmore admissions has seen, so they will be familiar with the grading policy and other issues.</p>