<p>Hi
I am an international student starting my undergrad at a small 4 year liberal arts college. Though I have not yet started attending this college, I am sure to try to transfer next year for a lot of reasons. Other transfer threads have been really helpful, but I could not find much information for intl transfer students ..soo lets use this thread to discuss our queries and confusions?!<br>
.... To begin with....WHERE DO WE START?? I mean.... how/where do ppl start when they decide they want to transfer? I feel lost!! ..............................
anybody here is an intl student (requiring aid) who has successfully transferred as an entering sophomore??
i'll b coming bck with more qsns....any advice from anybody regarding the transfer process is greatly appreciated! Thanks.</p>
<p>Hi dUHH! </p>
<p>I'm in the exact same situation as you are. It's great to get support! I'll try to answer with my limited knowledge lol. </p>
<p>I have two questions for now:</p>
<p>I'm planning on transferring to Wellesley, and the website says applicants should have at least 2 academic semesters under their belt. I plan on applying as an incoming sophomore, but am confused as to the phrase '2 academic semesters'.
If I become a freshman this fall, do I apply to transfer by the March deadline, or after completing two semesters aka after receiving my grades back(which I think is in late May)? </p>
<p>Also, I'll be attending Mount Holyoke this fall. How do you think the adcoms at Wellesley will look at this? I know the burden falls upon me to prove why I want to transfer, but do you think the fact that these schools are so similar is a minus?</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>Hi st.arnie,
im glad im not alone..it’s great to have support!
2 academic semesters would mean that you at least complete your freshman year before applying as a transfer..therefore, i think, you can apply to Wellesley for the coming up transfer deadline and if ur final grades aren't out yet, you can send in your grades once they come in. (well, that’s what I have been assuming....because that’s the only way it would work ..isn’t it?? ....anyways..ill let u know if I happen to find out anything different...)
and regarding the other qsn ..the thing is i don’t really know..hehee..but from whatever little ive learnt till now, if you have a great reason to transfer from mt holyoke to wellesley, the fact that they're similar on certain grounds (by that, do u mean that they're both women's college?) will not b of much problem..after all, an institution will always have its own distinct characteristc... be it in terms of its academics, faculty, location etc... by the way..why do u think mo ho and wellesley are similar?? and what other colleges r u planning to apply?? by the way..how is the bio dpt at Wellesley...??? and why do u want to transfer??</p>
<p>thanks for replying :)</p>
<p>Hey duhh, </p>
<p>Thanks for the clarification! I read somewhere in the forums that Wellesley's reply date is on April 17, which confuses me as 2nd term grades are out later than that, if I'm not mistaken. Perhaps I can submit my predicted grades mm.....</p>
<p>Oh yes, I want to transfer for quite a bit of reasons(some private), I've just pm-ed ya about it. ; )</p>
<p>I do think Wellesley and Mount Holyoke have a similar environment, at least more similar than the University of Florida and Wellesley. MHC is smaller, and I feel most nurtures a different group of women, however. I'm worried that the adcoms might not be too open to my application as transfers are supposed to add a different dimension, maybe?</p>
<p>I'm not too acquainted with the Bio dept., but I think/am sure Wellesley's pre-med dept. should be superb, which means the Bio dept. should be top-notch. I looked it up, and they have a number of research opportunities.</p>
<p>I'm an international student (w/o fin aid though), read some of the threads posts that I've started about it...
If you have any questions, dont hesitate to pm me.</p>
<p>One advice- love your current school and try to get the most of it.</p>
<p>@ st.arnie,
just pm'ed u ... .. ..and ..how do u plan to start preparing ??
@ amitalon,
thanks!</p>
<p>Any advice on financial aid?</p>
<p>I am now a freshman majoring in math.Current University has a good math department ranking top20 in USNEWS but the overall ranking is only fair(not top50).
My GPA is 4.0/4.0 but my high school GPA is very very low and my Sat score is not very well either(Cr530Math790,I am from China).</p>
<p>The financial aid seems a very big problem cause I could afford at moooooost 35000$/year.</p>
<p>I want to transfer in my sophomore year.Do I need to retake Sat?</p>
<p>There is so little FA for intl transfer.........lol</p>
<p>mm fin aid seems to b a big big problem for intl transfer students !!
i am also planning to retake my SAT but i heard frm a friend that there r schools that only accept sat scores that were taken in high school.....!!!!! but im not sure abt it....... .has anybody else come across such infomation till now???</p>
<p>Ok I'll try to answer some general non-internation questions.</p>
<p>SAT/ACT can be retaken at any time and they will still consider it even if you took it while you were in college. Some schools recommend you retake it when you are in college if you think you can significantly improve your score when you are in college compared to when you were in high school.</p>
<p>"2 academic semesters" is one year and most of the time if they ask for that it is recommended that you complete at least one year before you apply to transfer. If their application deadline is April then you will just put what classes you are taking "in progress." Unless they ask for a grade report update they will not know what your spring grades are until you have to send your final transcript when you are admitted. It is still possible to transfer to the school unless they specific require that you must have 2 semesters in college before you transfer. If they only recommend that you have 2 semesters then you will still have a chance but it will be more competitive compared to people who are applying that have 2 semesters down already.</p>
<p>so that would mean it is difficult to transfer as an entering sophomore than as an entering junior?</p>
<p>After two semesters assuming you take an average amount of units to graduate in 4 years you will be in sophomore standing after two semesters. However, if they don't check your spring semester grades then pretty much they only have access to your first semester grades and what you are going to take during your spring semester. The best thing to do is to call them and ask to make sure.</p>
<p>Hi dUHH!, I am an international transferring student. I'm currently attending a small liberal art college in U.S.A. I have applied to 5 colleges during my freshman year, and got accepted into 3 schools. So far as I know, it is nothing much different than first year application. If you are familiar with the application process of american college, it will be almost the same thing. All you need to do is to fill out Common Application online, then mail out all the other supplemental document that required by each of your schools. If you plan to apply for financial aid, you will also need to send a financial aid application along with your application.
That's all I did for my application.
Transfer admission is extremely hard especially when you are international student and need aid. So I aimed more at schools that are not as competitive. I got admitted into Clark University, Northeastern University, and Simmons College. I chose those schools also out of the consideration of location-around boston;)
If you have any questions, I'd love to help you with them
Good Luck!</p>
<p>Firehaily, it's not too bad, sometimes you can get a decent amount, I got 20,000 per year from one of my schools.</p>
<p>To the internationals, your best bet is to apply to universities that are need blind, AND most importantly, full-need for all applicants. </p>
<p>This is from Wikipedia. </p>
<p>"There are only eight colleges that are need-blind and full-need for all applicants, including international students. These are Dartmouth College, Harvard University, Middlebury College, MIT, Princeton University, Williams College, Yale University, and Amherst College."</p>
<p>I must add that Stanford is not need-blind for international students, but they are full-need, so if you are admitted, they guarantee to meet your need.</p>
<p>how abt Brown and Northwestern... dont they have fin aid for intl transfer students ??
@ amorsu, Thanku! :):):)</p>
<p>hey,
i got this from another thread. It says that the following skools r need blind for intl transfer students.</p>
<ol>
<li>MIT</li>
<li>Harvard</li>
<li>Dartmouth</li>
<li>Yale</li>
<li>Middlebury</li>
<li>Bryn Mawr (w)</li>
<li>Mount Holyoke (w)</li>
<li>Smith (w)</li>
<li>Colby</li>
<li>Amherst</li>
</ol>
<p>w = women's college</p>
<p>ah...seems like colby should not have been on the list !</p>
<p>Lol. Brown is Need Aware for transfers period.</p>
<p>is anybody here interested in Neurosciene?</p>