How is the process of transferring for most internationals

Transfer Students
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<p>can someone give a more detailed explanation of transfer process for an international student? or the general process for anybody for that matter? Without getting into the Immigration/legal status part of the process.</p>

<p>basically what I want to one is:</p>

<p>1-what is the first thing you have to do?</p>

<p>2-do you have to notify your current school that you are transferring to another school? if so, what if you are in a community College?</p>

<p>3-will the number of school you apply to transfer be taking into consideration by any particular University? (e.g if you apply to a lot of different school will they think you are not interested in studying with them that much?)</p>

<p>4- If you went to a High School in a foreign country where the speak a language other than English, do you still need to meet the Foreign Language requirement? if so, can you take the AP exam EVEN IF YOU ARE A native speaker of that language? I took 10 years of French in School (but if was in a different country)?, doe that count even if you didn't take the classes in the States? </p>

<p>5- Once you apply, what else do you have to do? do you only need to wait till you hear from them? will they keep in touch with you? or do you have to call them every now and then?</p>

<p>6- Do Transfer students need latter of recommendations? if so, how many is consider the ideal number? if a school don't ask for them you you still need them? the more the better?</p>

<p>7- Are extracurricular activities, taken into consideration for transfer student, or is that only for students who apply as freshmen? there really isn't a whole lot to do here so is really hard to get involved in anything </p>

<p>8- what's the second step after applying?</p>

<p>9- when do you apply? can you apply a year earlies or something like that or do you have to wait till you graduate an get your A.A degree first?</p>

<p>10- if you get accepted into one school, but you are still wait to hear for other schools is it recommendable to turn down the school that accepted you first (if it wasn't you first options, that is) so you can wait to hear from the rest?, if not, then what do most people do in this case?</p>

<p>11- I have about 16 schools in mind that I want to transfer to and at the end of the day it will all come down to the one that will offer me the most aid financially speaking (scholarships awards, etc), should I keep whittling down my list or is it wise to apply to all of them and then see which are the ones who offer me anything and write off those which don't?</p>

<p>12- how does housing on campus work, do you have to wait till you get accepted to apply, or do you apply at the same time you applied to that particular College? if not, after being accepted to a University about how much time does a student has to find on Campus Housing?</p>

<p>13-the acceptance rate/admission for transfer students is almost the same for most Universities? </p>

<p>13-Is transferring to a Tier 3 University, for financial reasons, a bad decision, how will it affect you in the future if you want to get into a Prestigious Grad school (I mean I know an Ivy school is out of the question but what about a top 20 University)?</p>

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<p>1-what is the first thing you have to do?
fill out the app?</p>

<p>2-do you have to notify your current school that you are transferring to another school? if so, what if you are in a community College?
yes, because if you are international, you want to deal with the F visa issue. Ask the transferring school to give you Fvisa, and tell your current school that you are getting out of there.
3-will the number of school you apply to transfer be taking into consideration by any particular University? (e.g if you apply to a lot of different school will they think you are not interested in studying with them that much?)
No… everyone applies everywhere
4- If you went to a High School in a foreign country where the speak a language other than English, do you still need to meet the Foreign Language requirement? if so, can you take the AP exam EVEN IF YOU ARE A native speaker of that language? I took 10 years of French in School (but if was in a different country)?, doe that count even if you didn’t take the classes in the States?
yes, you must take tofel unless you have 700 and 700 on cr/wr on SAT or get 5 on ap lang or lit exam (the cutline score for SAT actually depends on school, but if you have over 700, you don’t have to take it… well i didn’t have to submit any)
5- Once you apply, what else do you have to do? do you only need to wait till you hear from them? will they keep in touch with you? or do you have to call them every now and then?
you just wait. they will let you know if you are missing any doc, but that’s all.
6- Do Transfer students need latter of recommendations? if so, how many is consider the ideal number? if a school don’t ask for them you you still need them? the more the better?
of course they do. usually 2 rec from your professors. just send 2 rec, that’s all you need. 3 or 4 will not make it better (it could make it better in unique situation but generally no)
7- Are extracurricular activities, taken into consideration for transfer student, or is that only for students who apply as freshmen? there really isn’t a whole lot to do here so is really hard to get involved in anything
Of course it’s taken into consideration… they don’t care what you think about your current institution. there’s got to be something you can do
8- what’s the second step after applying?
third step
9- when do you apply? can you apply a year earlies or something like that or do you have to wait till you graduate an get your A.A degree first?
usually you have to have completed at least a year of work at your current institution before transferring into other schools. Usually applications are due on march for fall. there are some schools that accept spring transfers too
10- if you get accepted into one school, but you are still wait to hear for other schools is it recommendable to turn down the school that accepted you first (if it wasn’t you first options, that is) so you can wait to hear from the rest?, if not, then what do most people do in this case?
you wait until you hear all the decision. If you already got accepted to school A, let’s say, then ask school A for extension so that you can hear about other schools. Or if you are rich, just pay the deposit for school A and wait for your “first choices”. If you get accepted, then enroll in your first choice school
11- I have about 16 schools in mind that I want to transfer to and at the end of the day it will all come down to the one that will offer me the most aid financially speaking (scholarships awards, etc), should I keep whittling down my list.
you are international, and you are transferring.
don’t expect scholarship awards…
if you are international student asking for need-based financial aids, your chances of getting in will significantly decrease. this is based on my personal experience back in freshman year application.
12- how does housing on campus work, do you have to wait till you get accepted to apply, or do you apply at the same time you applied to that particular College? if not, after being accepted to a University about how much time does a student has to find on Campus Housing?
you wait until you get accepted.
after you pay deposit, they will tell you waht to do
13-the acceptance rate/admission for transfer students is almost the same for most Universities?
i hope so
13-Is transferring to a Tier 3 University, for financial reasons, a bad decision, how will it affect you in the future if you want to get into a Prestigious Grad school (I mean I know an Ivy school is out of the question but what about a top 20 University)?
i can’t answer this question, but i can say one thing.
you can go to ivy graduate or top 20 gradaute school from state schools too</p>

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<p>so Even though I took 10 years of French, I still need to meet the Foreign Language requirement? that seems unfair taking into account that the average American student only study foreign language for 2 years in High School or 2 semesters in College?</p>