Scholarship Options for a NJ transfer student?

Transfer Students
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<p>I'm a pre-med student with a 4.0 at my community college, i'm somewhat a non-traditional student, 22, married, etc. Attended CSUF in California for 2 classes, then had to move out on my own and work three jobs due to an unstable family household, making school impossible for the time being. </p>

<p>My first choice school in my state as of now is TCNJ, The College of New Jersey, who has an amazing Biology program, campus, and transfer scholarship. </p>

<p>However, the scholarship details were somewhat vague and I really want to get out of my CC, it's driving me nuts. </p>

<p>I attended TCNJ's transfer presentation, and the woman said that transfer students must
1. be coming from a NJ community college
2. have a 3.95 or higher
3. be transferring in the fall</p>

<p>She then continued on to say that only 20 people qualified for it, and 5 received 2-year full-ride scholarships. My questions then formed.... (They only give out 5 a year).</p>

<p>-What happens to the other 15 students (who they must of course want to keep at their school still)? Do they get 7,000-14,000 or 2,000 a year (or what is typical for other larger state schools in NJ)? Also, since the scholarship was for two years, or the remainder of the degree, did all the winners have their associates? My school now has good teachers and everything, it is more of the student body that isn't working for me, and of course</p>

<p>With medical school in the future, and the cost of that always being high, I am just a student who wants to save some money on my undergraduate degree, by earning a 4.0 of course. </p>

<p>Any tips, stories of people who have transferred and earned scholarships, etc?</p>

<p>When is the best time to transfer to be competitive? Will 42 credits be good enough, or will I need to get the associates? </p>

<p>Personally I don't like the layout of my associates degree, and feel my time would be better spent taking even more hard sciences. (They didn't even tell me to take Anatomy and Physiology, so now I'm trying to squeeze it in.)</p>

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<p>You should call the college scholarship office and ask them.</p>

<p>See the Resources sticky thread at the top of this forum, there’s a link there that lists some scholarships for transfer students.</p>

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<p>Timing really depends on the candidate and their personal situation. Unless you are using an articulation agreement, colleges don’t usually care if you have an actual AA, but rather your gpa, number of units, rigor of coursework, etc.</p>

<p>For information about premed, go to the Premed Topics forum, check the sticky threads out first. There are many very knowledgeable and helpful members there who can help you to avoid the major pitfalls of preparing for and applying to med school.</p>