<p>To make a long story short, I got a full ride to U Pittsburgh and Tulane U, but I know for a fact I could have gotten into some "higher ranked" schools. Right now I want to go into the health field (med, dental, w/e) but my "backup" so to speak would be something business related, maybe consulting? I know it doesn't matter where you go to undergrad for med school but I can't shake the feeling that for jobs outside healthcare it would help a lot to go to a higher ranked school (better recruiting, better chance of getting interviews etc), especially for consulting and other business careers. Is it a bad idea to transfer to a higher ranked college for the purpose of better job opportunities coming out of college?</p>
<p>I think you touched a sensitive spot here at the Transfer section CC.
At a first glance it may seem like an totally illegitimate reason to transfer. But it is -from what I feel- the elephant in the room. Many of us who are currently working on our transfer applications do think on the future implications (job placement, career opportunities, and post-baccalaureate degrees) in deciding where we want to transfer.
But this is not our sole/prime reasons for transferring. Many, if not the majority of us, either come from 2-year colleges (like me), or could not find their school that clicked with their personality. There are also those who can no longer afford the school they are attending, and those who experienced some difficulties in their personal life which affected their academics and now seek a fresh start.
From my understanding, schools would be reluctant to accept a transfer whose sole reasons for transferring is a better school name on their degree. They deem other reasons a little more important.
I could be completely wrong… If someone disagrees with me, or has any comments to make, please do. I really do not want to offend anyone, or give wrong info.</p>
<p>^I would have to agree with that statement.
although that attitude was the same way i had when i first started to apply to schools. </p>
<p>Most Universities would like that you would want to go to their school based on the rigor and academia rather than their name. if you feel the need to transfer to another school based on career that will truly suit you in the future(keep in mind that transfer scholarships are far and few) then i see nothing wrong with transferring</p>
<p>I think what you need to keep in mind though is that transferring to a school with a significantly higher reputation that the ones mentioned might not be a given. the Ivies take very few transfers, many years zero. And for other “prestigious” schools it might actually be harder to be accepted as a transfer than as a freshman.</p>
<p>Besides, a student that does very well at any of the types of schools mentioned will have an excellent shot at a fine position after graduation. Granted, it might take more “digging” on your part, but that same digging might turn up hidden gems of opportunities that would be missed at the usual employment fair type of scenario.</p>
<p>Thanks, and fallenchemist there’s certain schools I’ve already looked at that aren’t very much harder to transfer into than they are for freshman (not ivies). I will say though that I probably wouldn’t mention transferring just for the “name”, academic rigor would be a big reason (and it would).</p>
<p>Your reasons for transferring are legitimate because they are YOUR REASONS. Everyone is different. Although if you wrote that in an essay, im not sure if you would want to word it that way.</p>