If you don't enroll in fall

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<p>If you don't enroll in fall of 2014, when is the immediate next enrollment begins? I thought it would be Jan 2015, correct?
If that is the case, when do you have to start applying? Are there many seats in 2015? Are the admission rates comparable to regular admission rates? </p>

<p>Let's say for e.g. the schools you have been accepted to for fall of 2014 are pricey, can you seek transfer after completing 1st semester?</p>

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<p>It depends on what colleges you are talking about. You would have to talk to the college to see if they will let you defer until spring. Some don’t allow students to enroll in spring at all, you might have to wait until the next fall if they allow you to defer at all, some don’t.</p>

<p>If you enroll as a freshman and want to transfer, you will have to apply in the window of time transfers are accepted. For some schools transfer application are only accepted in the spring for the following fall. If it is a college that accepts spring enrollment then check the website to see when you have to apply.</p>

<p>Honestly, if you can’t afford the college, it is likely best not to start at the fall for a number of reasons. You won’t likely be a freshman at the newt school and likely won’t get the best financial aid. Transfers usually get less aid. Why don’t you describe your situation?</p>

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<p>You won’t likely be a freshman at the newt school and likely won’t get the best financial aid. Transfers usually get less aid. </p>

<p>Does that mean if you take a Gap year, you are considered as Freshman when you enroll next fall? </p>

<p>Money wise if the school is 100% need based then it wouldn’t matter whether you are a transfer student or Freshman correct? </p>

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<p>Yes, if you take a gap year and don’t take any classes you will be considered a freshman for admissions and financial aid. At some colleges you can take classes but you have to be very careful to check this out.</p>

<p>Correct, for meets full need colleges transfers can get need met, unlikely to get merit. However, meets needs colleges can have very low admission rates and those rates can even be deceptive because the applicatnts may be self selecting in that they are super qualified and have very particular reasons to transfer, like they have academic interests that can’t be met at the current college.</p>

<p>Did you not get into an affordable college?</p>

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<p>Not always correct, it depends on the school. Even some highly selective schools that are very generous for fr admits do not guarantee 100% of need for transfers. Two examples are Brown (which also has need aware admissions for transfers):</p>

<p><a href=“Undergraduate Admission | Brown University”>Undergraduate Admission | Brown University;

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<p>and Columbia:</p>

<p><a href=“Transfer Applicants | Columbia Undergraduate Admissions”>http://undergrad.admissions.columbia.edu/apply/transfer&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>You need to check the FA policy for transfers for each school you are interested in.</p>