<p>SO some of you may know my situation from 3 months ago. If not here it is Parents wan't you to transfer because of schools cost</p>
<p>With the exception of Geneseo, I have admission decisions from all my colleges:</p>
<p>Morrisville: Accepted, giving me 3,000 dollars in scholarship money, accepting 25/34 credits (they said the other classes I took won't count for my major but if they accept them, they will be elective credits). Reason for applying, Cornell's CALS school has a transfer agreement with them. However my major is not guaranteed (Biological Sciences). </p>
<p>Penn State (Worthington Scranton): One of my top choices. Gave me 2,500 dollars in scholarship money, accepting 33/34 credits, have established friendships over there already, and I'll be in the 2 + 2 program so basically I'll spend one year here and 2 years at U - Park. Going to WS should save me some money since its only about 18, 000 compared to U - Parks 28, 000 $ tuition price.</p>
<p>Binghamton: Accepted !!!!, I nearly fainted when I found out . Obviously the best state school in NY (My state of residence). I still don't know how much they'll give me or how many credits they'll accept but I'll post that when I find out. I'm afraid though that it might be too hard because I went there for a weekend and everyone was stressed out completely. Also Binghamton is a need based school meaning most of their scholarships are based on need which means I won't be getting anything. They also stated that they don't evaluate credits until I enroll which means that if I do attend, I'm taking a shot in the dark because they might only accept 15/34 credits. It would suck if they don't accept my gen bio credits or my gen chem credits. </p>
<p>Stony Brook: Reject -_- Yea I don't know what happened with them. </p>
<p>Geneseo: Waiting still but to be honest, it was just a safety in case I didn't get into Binghamton. </p>
<p>I'll probably go to either Bing or Penn State. Its just that PSU might be a bit much for U - Park but again it would only be for 2 years and I'll live off campus which should save me some money. So what do you guys think?</p>
<p>Penn State looks like the best choice by far, for a few reasons. The first thing that i noticed was the fact that they accepted most of your credits. That alone would have been enough of a reason. Mainly because you would lose out on all the hard work that you put in from past classes, that the other schools did not take. Also all the money that was spent on those classes/credits that did not transfer is just lost. That is just so lame!</p>
<p>There is also the fact that you will be getting scholarship money. It might not be the greatest amount but the fact that they are taking so many of your credits is going to save so much money in the future.</p>
<p>Of course it is nice that you have some friends there as well. That can make the transition so much simpler and less painless. Not that you won’t be able to make friends wherever you end up, but having some established is going to make getting started so much nicer.</p>
<p>It also sounds like you feel pretty positive about going there. Your feelings about it will make a big difference in how you experience it. So the positive feeling, the friends and the credit acceptance along with-the fact that it is a good school makes it look like the right choice.</p>
<p>I would agree with PSU. University Park is a very well-respected school. However, I assume since you’re paying out-of-state tuition, it might be pricey and defeat the purpose of transferring. On the other hand, they accept the most credits which means you should still graduate on time, whereas you may need to spend an extra semester or take summer classes to make up for the lost credits at the other schools, which will cost you quite a bit extra. </p>
<p>I would sit down and write the financial and social pros and cons of each offer. Consider cost of living in the UPark area v. the other areas. Consider whether you would want to transfer again to UPark after a year at WS. I transferred twice and it wasn’t so bad, but some people find it hard to keep leaving friends and starting over. </p>
<p>I’d be a bit wary of Binghampton since like you said, you have no idea what they would accept with credits. Maybe if you do some research you can find out how other people have done transferring there. Of course your school and course situation will be different, but if you find on average that they accept most, or very few credits from other schools, you’ll at least have some sort of idea what you may be getting into. I would assume, however, that they’d be likely to take general bio and chem courses. Did most of the other schools accept them, or no? If all other schools accepted them, then I’d say it’s likely that Binghampton would as well. They often rely on comparing course syllabi, so the more similar Scranton’s course descriptions and syllabi are to Binghampton’s, the more likely they are to transfer.</p>
<p>Yea I’ll probably go to PSU. I know I would be paying more for U - Park my Jr and Sr year but I’ll just take out loans. Its only two years anyway and I’ll probably live off campus to save some money. I think (hopefully) this will be my only transfer. So I’ll go to WS for a year followed by attending U-Park my Jr and Sr year.</p>
<p>Wait…why are you transferring twice?</p>
<p>What you mean? From Worthington to U - Park is not considered to be transferring. I think the other person was saying do one year at Worthington followed by transferring out of the system. I said I really don’t want to do that and that I rather just take out loans for the last two years of college.</p>
<p>Well, no, I didn’t mean traditional transferring from WS to UPark, but you’d still be starting over socially in a new location and school. Unless you meet some friends at WS that transfer with you. That would actually work out great if you found some potential roommates to get an apartment with before going to UPark. It would certainly be a lot cheaper than living on campus. And many PSU students do plan to transfer to UPark as soon as they can, so future roommies might not be hard to find.</p>
<p>Keep the loans as small as you can, you’ll thank yourself later. But I think UPark is worth it in the long run, since I believe you were looking at graduate/medical school? If you do well there and take full advantage of the school’s opportunities, you should fare well in future admissions.</p>
<p>Have you calculated the total cost of:</p>
<ul>
<li>Finishing your degree where you are now.</li>
<li>Each transfer school, based on net cost after financial aid and scholarships, and pessimistic acceptance of transfer credit.</li>
</ul>
<p>?</p>
<p>Because biology majors tend not to be paid well at graduation, keeping costs and debt down is important.</p>
<p>ucbalumnus, I believe the OP’s goal was an advanced degree. Of course, nothing in guaranteed, but it’s more likely to bring in a much better income than just a BS in biology. </p>
<p>OP - since it was your parents who wanted you to transfer, are they helping you to sort through these financial options? It would be helpful to have input from others who know your exact situation, and which options are realistic for you.</p>
<p>Yes. WS would be a little bit cheaper for me since they gave me a scholarship. My parents understand this and they have no problem with the 17, 000 dollar cost</p>
<p>Paid my fees today, going to Penn State :)</p>