<p>First some background,</p>
<p>I will be a junior in the Fall of this year attending University of Wisconsin-Madison where I study Mechanical Engineering. I feel as though I am very established for my age with over a 3.7 GPA, a year of research in thermal energy systems, and presently a ME intern for B/E Aerospace. </p>
<p>Anyway, as of this year my family and I, collectively, have run into economical difficulties, causing attendance at University of Wisconsin-Madison nearly out of reach. I have already been taking out an extensive amount of loans to attend the University and our recent financial problems have inevitably forced me into an unfortunate situation, one in which I am unsure of the correct course of action. </p>
<p>My question for you guys: Do Universities ever accept students after the application deadline has passed, and in this case, much after? </p>
<p>The University I am contemplating attending is the University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana, where my sister currently studies General Engineering. I am confident that under normal circumstances I would breeze through the admissions process, but I am obviously in a far different position. If I contact the dean of Engineering at U of I, will he even consider allowing me to attend the University during Fall 2012?</p>
<p>I am also contemplating transferring in Spring 2013. My question here is: Can I graduate from UIUC and only have attended for a year and a half? I have heard that one must complete atleast 2 years at a University to graduate from it regardless of transfer credits. </p>
<p>U of I Champaign would save me ~$15000 if and only if I graduate in 2 years, namely, May 2014. What are my options? Keep in mind that I do not want to degrade in the quality of institution I am currently attending and that I will NOT receive any financial aid from either school.</p>
<p>Some colleges do still have space available, so call admissions at UIUC (and others) and find out if they are still accepting transfer applications. I am very sorry about your families financial situation. </p>
<p>What is your actual state of residency? I am assuming you are from IL, but am asking in case you may have tuition reciprocity agreements with any neighboring states. </p>
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<p>It’s also worth a last ditch effort to call UWM financial aid office and explain your situation and see if there’s anything they will do to help you complete your degree at UWM.</p>
<p>To answer one of your other questions, each college has their own set of requirements in terms of how many credits they will accept from transfers. Generally they will accept up to 60 credits.</p>
<p>I am an Illinois resident. In regards to most colleges only accepting 60 transfer credits, this would mean that I would forfeit ~11 credits as I have approximately 71, causing it to be nearly impossible to graduate in 2 years. This is without checking the credits that will even transfer. Consequently, it will not be possible for me to only attend a year and a half. This is because if I attend there after the following semester, I will forfeit credits, resulting in atleast an extra semester at U of I → I would actually lose more money than if I attended Wisconsin till May 2014.</p>
<p>Thanks,
Any other opinions greatly appreciated.</p>
<p>I dont think you can forfeit credits, you wouldnt be accepted into a uc because of those credits, bogus policy I know :(</p>
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<p>Evidently, UIUC may not be like “most” colleges, so disregard what I said previously! Google the U of I Admissions blog (I’m not allowed to paste the link on CC to a blog). There’s a lot of information of transferring credits. I believe you wouldn’t have a problem transferring most of your credits, which is unusual to allow over 60 credits (but it depends on the major too evidently), so call admissions and talk to them directly to ask about space for fall '12.</p>
<p>If you can’t afford U WI-Madison, don’t go back there this fall. Take a one year leave of absence, get a job so you can save some money for college, and work out a transfer application list for yourself. Since your sister is at UIUC, would it be possible for you to just move there, live with her, and get a job in that area? If you are right on the spot, so to speak, it may be easier to sort out any issues relating to a transfer application. You might even be able to start second semester tater than next fall.</p>
<p>Sorry, I thought this was a different,thread and skimmed …</p>
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<p>So I may be able to transfer over 60 credits? I will call U of I admissions tomorrow morning and see what will be possible in this situation. </p>
<p>Also, regarding taking a year off of school: My problem here is this will forfeit one year income after graduation: Nominal of ~$60,000. If I am merely going to find a job near U of I, I would be unlikely to make a nom. income over $20,000. This is a $40,000 gap of income that will be forfeited by prolonging my graduation date that has to be taken into account when entertaining this idea. </p>
<p>Thanks,
Any other opinions greatly appreciated</p>