<p>Hi guys! I was accepted and paid my down payment to Fordham but due to some unfortunate family circumstances I had to withdraw and enroll in a local community college for the fall. However, I still would like to return to Fordham, and stay there. I am just wondering if it is more advantageous to transfer this spring or this fall. I believe I can get in again because I continued to have a strong senior year and think I will have a 4.0 for my first semester of college. And what topics should I communicate to the transfer officer in the school when I email him this week? </p>
<p>I also have another question about Fordham's ROTC. I am currently in another school's ROTC but would like to go to Fordham's Ram Battalion once I transfer. I was wondering if I would ever be behind on anything if I transfer. </p>
<p>And what should I do to get myself prepared to transfer, both academic and social-wise?</p>
<p>These are questions which probably belong at the Office of Admissions. And ROTC should be addressed to the ROTC department/unit. It also depends on the service you wish to become a member, because its possible to be a member of another service and do your drills at another local college like SUNY Maritime for Navy, or Manhattan College which I think is Air Force, e.g. </p>
<p>You were admitted once, you state your senior year grades were very high, you state you think community college will likely get you a 4.0, then you ask what to do to prepare for transferring to Fordham academically? That doesnt make much sense.</p>
<p>Did you withdraw because of personal problems? Something happen at high school? Or was it truly something out of your control and family related? </p>
<p>In general terms, when someone has to withdraw after paying a deposit and was properly admitted, allows that person to defer enrollment by one year if they provide appropriate reasons approved by the school. But if there is something else going on, then it can be a different can of worms. Not suggesting you did, but your post was a bit confusing. Scratched my head.</p>
<p>Sorry about your family circumstance. I would think that if possible you should try to get to Fordham as soon as you can. This will help you to stay on top of the core requirements so you can graduate on time. However, sometimes there isn’t as much aid available to transfer students as there is for freshmen so be careful. Maybe contact admissions, explain your situation and ask for advice. Also, I’m not familiar with ROTC rules about transferring so I’d contact the Fordham ROTC directly.</p>
<p>@sovereigndebt I withdrew because my mom had employment problems and told me she could not help me pay for it if she does not have her job. I believe that would count as a circumstance that is out of my control. I have just contacted the counselor responsible for transfers and am waiting on their response. And I am intending to do Fordham’s Army ROTC. I have contacted him as well and he said that transferring my military science credits to Fordham will be a smooth process. </p>
<p>Thats fine Glen. But ordinarily, when you have circumstances beyond your control, taking a gap year and deferring is the process, which means you dont have to transfer and reapply. Fordham (and most private colleges) are not very friendly to community college credits, btw. Because so many try to game the system and get a Fordham degree for half the price. State universities are often required by state law to take them, but not private schools. </p>
<p>Dont expect Fordham to take many of your community college credits. I would run your schedule by them and see what they say, and get it in writing. </p>
<p>I understand financial pressure. You are not alone, as thousands of kids face this problem, particularly at expensive schools.</p>
<p>Do you qualify for an ROTC scholarship and get the Army to pay for it? Start that process now. Not all ROTC participants are on scholarship. </p>
<p>Best to go to the source – you need to talk to admissions/financial aid to get that type of information. The answer is unique to each school and sometimes each individual. But I have heard pretty consistently that schools generally give out the aid they have for students in a given class to incoming freshmen so it is harder to come by as a transfer student. </p>
<p>In response to sovereigndebt’s incorrect suggestion, once you are in college there is no process you can start for an AROTC scholarship. It is up to your battalion to decide whether they will grant a scholarship - if they have the money.</p>