<p>Now I have some time. This is my dilemma. I am trying to plan for the future.
I have 31 credits from a 4 year private school. but To be honest i doubt many of those credits will transfer.
I am taking 18 credits this summer at community college.
I am planning on taking 17 credits in the fall at community college.
And as of now I'm planning on taking another 16 credits in the spring.</p>
<p>Ideally I would like to transfer for the spring. but i know spring is harder for most schools and the fall is usually more ideal.</p>
<p>If i applied for spring i would have 66 credits
If i applied for the fall i would have 82 credits.</p>
<p>I'm not expecting all my credits to transfer. mostly from my freshman year.</p>
<p>But would it be looked down upon to apply with 82 credits? Is that allowed at most schools?</p>
<p>Or basically. Is there a number of credits I should try to limit myself to for transfering. Maybe under 70? or 75? or 80?</p>
<p>As a rule of thumb if you break 90 credits most big public schools throw your application to the recycle bin. Over 60 is looked down upon but with some schools you can do it. If you plan on transferring to a private school the requirements will be different from one to the next. Best I can tell you is that you need to get an idea of what schools you want to go to and talk to them about the situation you are in.</p>
<p>If I were you, I wouldnt take classes in the summer, Id would do some EC’s, internship; then continue in the fall and spring with a normal course load then apply for fall 2011.</p>
<p>well i’ve already started the summer classes. if anything i would maybe take less in the spring or none in the spring. Does anyone else have any suggestions?</p>
<p>maybe from past experience or such?</p>
<p>is 82 credits too many? how many credits is too many?</p>
<p>(and keep in mind that I’m fairly certain at least 9 maybe 12 credits from my freshman year will simply not transfer to any school.)</p>
<p>You should pop by the transfer office at your community college and set up an appointment with one of the counselors there. These people deal with students just like you every day of the week. They will be able to help you design a transfer plan, and can help you with your list of target colleges/universities.</p>
<p>Seriously? Having more than 60 credits means your application is looked down upon? Whoa, I really didn’t know that. I asked a similar question here a few months ago and I got completely different answers.</p>
<p>I received my Associates in the Arts from my local community college while I was in high school, and this was based on 60 credits.</p>
<p>I plan on applying for transfer after my Sophomore year from a small LAC to the Ivies and the rest of the top 30 schools, but by then I’ll have approximately 140 credits.</p>
<p>Am I irreparably screwed, then?</p>
<p>o.0</p>
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<p>Having more than 60credits is fine. I applied to various places with 80 credits, and had absolutely no issue with that. I mean, 60 credits is taking only 15credits/semester for two years. Many students, depending on their major, take much more than that, and it’s perfectly acceptable.</p>
<p>Could UTPG1234 or anyone else for that matter please expand on this? First time I’ve ever heard about this and I was wondering if this was an isolated case to some schools or if this admissions methodology is widely accepted.</p>