<p>Hi! I'm an incoming freshman (class of 2012) in the school of liberal arts and sciences. Recently, I notice that Olin Business School offers very fascinating undergraduate programs, and I do think Olin fits me very well. So I'm thinking about transfering to Olin. What should I do if I wanna finish this internal transfer before arriving at WU?
If I can't, may I transfer to Olin after my arrival? What should I do then?</p>
<p>I'm pretty sure you can transfer either before or after you arrive; you might want to try early, since unless you're doing an ArtSci weekend or something you'll be scheduling classes later by waiting.</p>
<p>I'm an incoming freshman too, and was admitted to the school of engineering, but just a few weeks ago I transferred to the school of arts and sciences, all I had to do was talk to the director of admissions, who was very helpful and got everything taking care of for me with no problems. </p>
<p>I had a pretty compelling reason to switch, though: the major I specified when I applied wasn't offered in the school of engineering anymore. If you're not sure yet what you're going to major in, you might consider waiting until you've been at WashU for a while, the A&S school offers some neat opportunities, and you'll be able to take any classes from any school (including Olin) no matter what school you're actually enrolled in...</p>
<p>It would probably be better to do it over the summer, because all freshman in the business school will take a management course in the fall, where you get a great intro to business and meet all your peers. If you email your academic advisor (if you were contact with his/her name), one of the deans, or someone in the admissions office, i'm sure any one of them will point you in the right direction. it should be pretty painless since you haven't taken any courses and don't have to worry about courses transferring or requirements between divisions.</p>
<p>yeah i definitely just emailed the nanette tabourni (sp?) lady that i wanted to switch into olin, tho my reason was more like "umm...like i changed my mind? so please?"
and she told me that it was fine and i was officially switched =D</p>