Hello, all!
Okay, so I’m a FSU freshman (obligatory “but I’m a sophomore by credits” lol) who’s currently planning on applying as a transfer student to UF in the not-too-distant future; I’m a Poli-Sci major, so this is in CLAS. I currently have a 3.667 GPA & have finished 39 credits, so I need 21 more to be eligible to transfer. I’m currently taking 16 credits this fall & I’ll be taking 16 credits in the spring, so I’ll have 71 completed credits under my belt by the end of the Spring 2019 semester. Though if I want to meet all the requirements to get my official A.A. here at FSU, then the earliest I’ll be able to do so is at the end of the Fall 2019 semester.
I’m curious, though, as to how I could (if at all possible) maximize my chance of acceptance as a transfer applicant.
I know UF receives more & more applications w/ each year that passes by, making it harder to get in since there’s only so many spots to fill. I also know that admissions for transfers is rolling so it’s obviously a “the sooner, the better” type of situation.
And I also know that Florida state law mandates that admissions preference for transfers be given to students of Florida State/Community Colleges w/ an A.A. degree, which already puts myself at a disadvantage as an FSU student (& also b/c, even though I would have completed 60 transferable credit hours by the term for which I’d apply, it wouldn’t be the A.A. degree, just 60 credits).
So, as a transfer applicant coming from FSU, would it look better whether I apply once I’ve gotten 60 credits or if I wait to apply until I’ve gotten the A.A. in particular, or would it make no difference considering my status as a university student (as opposed to a community college student)?
Plus, on top of all that, I’ve also heard through the rumor mill & some people I know (though I’ve unfortunately not been able to corroborate this online w/ either university-provided statistics or College Confidential, etc.) that it’s supposedly easier to get in as a Spring transfer applicant rather than as a Fall transfer applicant. Basically, b/c common sense dictates that there are more transfer applicants applying for Fall than Spring, & b/c Spring supposedly has less transfer applicants, Spring is supposedly an easier applicant pool to be competitive amongst &, thus, the easier term to get in to UF as a transfer applicant. Is there any truth to this rumor? B/c if so, that’d also weigh on my considerations as well.
So, basically what I’m asking is: when should I apply as a transfer? Do I apply as a transfer applicant as soon as I’m eligible to do so for the Fall 2019 semester after completing 60 transferable credits, or wait a little while longer to apply for the Spring 2020 semester after I’ve completed an A.A. at FSU & when the transfer applicant pool is supposedly smaller & thus easier to be competitive in?
I would appreciate any & all responses. Thanks! 