<p>I am a little bit confused here.I hear people saying that you can transfer to another college after only being 1 year at your college but some of my friends say that its not true and you only can transfer after 2 years of your first college?So which one is it?</p>
<p>Also is it hard and stressfull to transfer?What all that b.s. that I hear that when you transfer you loose credits or something like that?Is it also true?</p>
<p>What about your scholarships and grants/loans.Do they get transfered with you or you have to do it all over again</p>
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<p>Yes, it can be hard depending on what school you want to transfer to, and it can be stressful, particularly in the short term. However, long term, it can get you to a college situation that is better suited to your needs.</p>
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<p>Sometimes, it depends on the school you transfer to and which courses they accept and how many credits they give you. There’s no one answer, it depends on your coursework and the transfer schools policy.</p>
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<p>Federal aid as determined by FAFSA should be the same from school to school. Institutional FA and merit aid from you old school is not transferable. Outside scholarships are usually transferable.</p>
<p>You can usually apply to transfer after just one semester of college coursework. The application process will span the second semester, so if accepted you would start at the new school your third semester.</p>
<p>Beyond that you can apply virtually whenever you want. However, you must keep in mind that many schools have residency requirements. You might for example be required to complete at least four semesters worth of courses at your new school. The policies differ from school to school, but if you’ve completed so many credits that you wouldn’t need to spend (say) four semesters at the new school, some schools wouldn’t consider you for transfer admission while others would simply not transfer all your credits. I believe the latter is more common.</p>
<p>Further, some schools offer matriculation only during certain semesters. For example, Stanford offers only fall matriculation, so you could not transfer there mid-year.</p>
<p>Transferring can range from easy to very difficult. It depends entirely on where you apply. Transferring into a top school is typically harder than getting admitted as a freshman (that is, the acceptance rates are usually even lower). For example, the transfer rates for Yale and Stanford are notoriously low (they hover around 2%) compared to the already low freshman admission rates. On the other hand, it gives people who didn’t have extremely strong high school records a chance to do really well for a few semesters in college and then try their hand at transferring.</p>
<p>Usually transfer credit is evaluated after you’re accepted, and usually not all courses transfer. I think the general wisdom is to expect to lose a few credits in the process.</p>
<p>Finally, I’d say that whether scholarships transfer is really a function of which specific scholarships you’re talking about.</p>