How easy is transferring colleges?

Transfer Students
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<p>Hi, </p>

<p>So where I am at right now is I want to go away to Marist, however, I feel that after two years I may want to come back home and start going to school where I live so I can start a more serious job and get ready for my career. </p>

<p>I hear from my parents that transferring can be a problem or a waste as you lose a lot of credits. The last thing I want to do is waste my time and my parents money, so my question is if I transferred from Marist after two years to say SUNY Stony Brook, do you think I would have a problem with losing credits? Would it make a difference if I choose a very general major? I would like to not lose any credits at all! </p>

<p>Thanks
Conner</p>

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<p>Transferring to Stony Brook isn’t very difficult I don’t think. Get a good GPA, take rigorous classes, do some ECs, and you’ll be set for most colleges.</p>

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<p>Yeah, I am definitely going to pursue that, my main concern however is how easily the credits would transfer, and what I should do to maximize my credit transfers. Could anyone help me?</p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

<p>Conner</p>

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<p>In California, transferring is quite easy if u dont fool around. CCCs here are 5x-10x(Depend on which ccc u r attending, some are hard) easier than university. So at long u can maintain a gpa of 3.0 or more 1 of the UCs will accept you. Some people transfer in 2 years which is on time, but some may take 3 or 4, so that is there lost. But anyway it does’t matter.</p>

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<p>There’s just about nothing you can do personally. Your school and the school you want to transfer to will determine that. Review transfer policies before you apply or decide.</p>

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<p>For Stony Brook, here are the transfer credit policies:
[Stony</a> Brook University Undergraduate Admissions](<a href=“http://www.stonybrook.edu/ugadmissions/applying/trans_credit.shtml]Stony”>http://www.stonybrook.edu/ugadmissions/applying/trans_credit.shtml)</p>

<p>And other transfer information:
[Stony</a> Brook University Transfer Office](<a href=“http://www.stonybrook.edu/transfer/prospective.shtml]Stony”>http://www.stonybrook.edu/transfer/prospective.shtml)</p>

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<p>A lot of times they will look at whether the classes you want to transfer in are comparable to the classes the new school offers, and how similar the course descriptions are. Sometimes they’ll take them as electives, meaning the credits are still good towards graduation, but they might not fit any general ed. requirements or go toward your major. Usually once you are accepted they will go through your courses and let you know what will transfer, perhaps even before you have to accept their offer. It depends on the school and the time frame they have to get things done.</p>

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<p>Transferring is from what I’ve heard is a lot easier than getting in as a freshman. I can speak from (partial) example, as if I applied to USC and NYU as a freshman I would’ve had little to no chance to get in. I got into both as a transfer, as your college grades (if you’re transferring after two years, that is) mean a lot more than your H.S. grades and SATs. </p>

<p>And just like professional athletes, a change of scenery might just be exactly what you need.</p>