<p>I'm currently a sophomore at a large private university hoping to transfer to Occidental for this fall, and I was wondering if anybody could tell me what their (or somebody they know's) experience transferring to Oxy was like? (Ideally from a large university, but any stories will be appreciated.) Not sure how many current students check this page, but just in case :)</p>
<p>Hey Violeteer, I’m a sophomore at Oxy, and an intern in the Office of Admission! While I was not a transfer, one of my good friends was, and I hope I can help answer your question. They came from a large private university on the East Coast. In their experience, they first made friends with other transfers to Oxy, who spend time together at least in the beginning of their orientation. Gradually they made more and more friends here, and after a little while they were pretty well adjusted into the community! I don’t think they had any specific issue in assimilating into Oxy socially or academically 
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<p>@SarahS93 Do you happen to know when Oxy will begin sending out transfer admissions? I imagine it will be soon</p>