<p>Hello. I've got acceptances from Purdue U and UNC Chapel Hill. I'll be studying Computer Engineering (during my second year) and am eventually looking to go into investment banking (trading). Thing is, I want to transfer out of Purdue/UNC after my first year. I've heard the "dont use that college as a stepping stone" routine, but I haven't applied to the colleges that I really, really want to attend (my counselor didn't let me).</p>
<p>So if I wish to transfer after my first year, which school will give me a better chance? I'm looking to transfer to U Illinois / Stanford / Carnegie Mellon. I know Purdue has good engineering programs, while UNC is generally a good school, but is not known for engineering. Having said that, I'll be studying general science and maths, and not engineering-specific subjects in my first year, so I don't know whether that counts.</p>
<p>I'm rather confused on this issue. Location does not matter to me. Cost is not an issue either.</p>
<p>Thank you for your help.</p>
<p>Last bump for the next 12 hours. </p>
<p>Need help, seriously. =(</p>
<p>If you got into UNC OOS and your counselor wouldn’t let you apply to other schools than something is wrong with your counselor. Nevertheless, I would encourage you to try UNC and start in the CASE program ([Welcome</a> to CASE](<a href=“http://www.unc.edu/depts/appl_sci/]Welcome”>http://www.unc.edu/depts/appl_sci/)), I would guess that you will love your time there and choose not to transfer anway.</p>
<p>Thank you for your reply m4dskillz07. I was actually waitlisted and then accepted at UNC, and I was also rejected from schools like Georgetown and Cornell, so my counselor might be sort of right.</p>
<p>I think UNC does not get any IB recruitment, which is the career choice I’m focusing on right now, so I’ll have to look at a transfer.</p>
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<p>You’d be wrong; UNC’s undergraduate business school is routinely ranked top 10 nationally, and has a strong reputation pretty much everywhere.</p>
<p>If the counselor isn’t paying, then he shouldn’t get to decide where a student applies. Period</p>
<p>Counsler does not have a right to say where you can and can’t apply to.</p>
<p>As for transferring, I’m personally not a fan of the transfer ideal unless your miserable at your current school… to avoid such decide on a school you actually would like to attend for four years and not one to transfer after a year or two.
If you prefer to spend four years at Purdue, you should go there… same for UNC. If you find yourself miserable then you should think about transferring.</p>
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That’s not good. Again, decided on a school you’ll like for four years and if you find yourself wanting to transfer apply to the schools you never were able to apply to.</p>
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<p>Are you sure about this from an IB perspective? Because if you are then I won’t need to transfer at all.</p>
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<p>That’s how it should be, yes. But my counselor feels that every rejection reflects badly on her, so she restricts applications to safeties unless you’re extremely good. I’m not that good.</p>
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<p>I suppose I like UNC more than Purdue, though as I said above a transfer for career purposes would be ideal.</p>
<p>You should lodge a formal complaint against your counselor…if she’s putting her own stats ahead of her students’ futures, she’s unethical, selfish, and a disgrace to her profession.</p>
<p>I agree that your counselor is definitely in the wrong…
And, if you like UNC, go with it. It’s a fantastic school, and you can always keep your options for transfer open, no matter where you go (but you may just come to love it!).</p>
<p>I agree fully with Schmaltz. This counselor of yours should be grounded and never allowed to advise students for the rest of his/her life. Heaven knows how many students she/he has affected negatively by these actions throughout the years…</p>
<p>Schmaltz: I study in India; the same rules don’t apply here. :(</p>
<p>Twixxin: Thank you for your advice, I’ve accepted UNC’s offer. :)</p>
<p>JohnAdams12: She does affect quite a lot of students, who then decide to stay away from US admissions, but there’s nothing anyone can do about that. If they complain then she might go against them, through the counselor reco or something. The admissions process here is bureaucratic and completely in the hands of the counselor. Oh well.</p>
<p>Can you complain about her NOW? Since you are done with applications and such…</p>
<p>PS. I hope to see you in the Fall at UNC!!</p>
<p>I could, I suppose, but I have siblings in that school. Maybe an anonymous mail would suffice. I doubt it. =/</p>
<p>Hope to see you there too. =)</p>