<p>I am currently a sophomore at UT Austin that wants to transfer out. The social atmosphere and size just don't feel right to me. I want to go somewhere much smaller and more liberal artsy. I am not sure if the schools I picked are good choices from me. Do I stand a chance? Also could you recommend some schools to transfer too? I am looking for spring transfer. I want to either a liberal arts college or somewhere with a small (under 10,000) undergraduate population. I also would like to go somewhere in or very near a major city. Thanks in advance.</p>
<p>My information:</p>
<p>College GPA: 3.2-3.3 (not 100% sure)
Major: Currently undeclared, but will be doing psychology might consider minoring in urban studies if available
College E.C's: Not really much here, just a member of a cultural association
H.S GPA: 3.68 (Top 10%)
H.S E.C's: President of computer science team, volunteered at library and worked in a family business for about 4 years
SAT: 1750/2400 </p>
<p>Schools I have applied to or will apply to:</p>
<p>Northwestern
NYU (Gallatin)
Boston College
Pitzer
Occidential
Fordham</p>
<p>Of all those universities you listed, Northwestern and Boston College are the ones I’d have doubts about. Since your preference is a small, liberal arts-based university, you should look into Wake Forest. I think you’d like there, you could always visit the universities you’re interested in to be sure of their atmosphere – on campus and off near campus. I’m not sure if they offer spring transfer though, you can look into that.</p>
<p>Well for NYU I am applying mainly for the social atmosphere and the Gallatin program. I also considered Wake Forest, but I am looking for somewhere near a major city. With my current choices I am worried that I will be rejected by all of them.</p>
<p>These colleges are big reaches with your current stats. You would, at the very least, need higher scores. Look at the median scores for freshmen admits–that’s where you want to be. </p>
<p>We could help you with some schools but would need to know if you think you can increase the scores, if you need aid, and if you’re open to LACs not near a major city–most are not.</p>
<p>I probably could not increase the scores. I’m not open to living outside of a major city, however I am willing to consider small colleges as long as they are under 10,000. I’ll definitely need aid also.</p>
<p>The problem is the aid. The level of colleges you’re looking at are highly unlikely to give aid to a transfer with your stats. There are definitely colleges in NY and Boston you could look at (St. Johns, Manhattanville, Leslie, UMass), but probably not with aid.</p>
<p>Well I’m willing to consider the both the east and west coast. Im looking for something less UTish. I want a place that is a little more “intellectual”. Somewhere where football is not as important, and a huge chunk of the student body is not interested in partying.</p>
<p>The Princeton Review, the College Board, and I think Peterson’s have some search tools you could investigate. </p>
<p>I know someone happy at Baldwin Wallace near Cleveland, which fulfills some of your requests. Lots of LACs will be in a rural/suburban area with a commute into a major city. LACs in the midwest have a tendency to be less selective than the ones on the east coast.</p>
<p>If you are female, a women’s college won’t have that football scene. </p>
<p>You are going to have a hard time finding colleges that offers lots of aid to transfers.</p>
<p>A transfer for this spring semester will probably mean that colleges will only see your midterm grades of this fall semester, if that. Applying for spring admissions may make it harder to get financial aid too, because schools usually determine their financial aid budget for the year. </p>
<p>If you really want to transfer, you are going to have to find some financial safeties. How much can you/ your family afford to pay without any aid? Tuition wise, your in state state schools will be your cheapest bet. Out of state state schools do not prioritize giving financial aid to out of state students. </p>
<p>You might want to check out other less competitive Jesuit schools. A map of them can be found here: [Map[/url</a>]</p>
<p>Schools with division 2 or 3 sports are less likely to have a foot ball orientated culture.</p>
<p>If you can get your GPA up to around a 3.5, then look at Vanderbilt. They seem to have a very high transfer rate. If you want a small college in a big city-( don’t know what you mean by city) look at Rhodes in Memphis, Trinity in Texas. or even Oglethorpe in Atlanta. Oglethorpe has aroumd 1000 students and on the edge fo Buckhead ( THJE place to live and play in Atlanta). School if very generous with merit $ and students can take classes at Emory, Georgia Tech and Agnes Scott, I believe.</p>
<p>Well I am interested in transferring out in the spring, so that rules out Vanderbilt for me. What I’m looking for is somewhere like Occidential or Pitzer. By city I mean major city like LA, Boston or New York. However if its in a smaller city than thats fine. I’ve looked through Princeton Review, the College Board, and Peterson’s and have not had much luck. Also, I am looking for somewhere that is ranked close to UT’s rank.</p>
<p>it’s the aid + small liberal arts college that’s really killing your choices. those LACs usually don’t offer great transfer student aid. you’ll either have to expand your choices to include state schools or larger universities, or pay more out of pocket. plus, your GPA/ECs in college are not as competitive as they could be.</p>