<p>this example is from brown, but i think it's fair to say that the same applies for nearly all universities- college grades are more important than high school grades.</p>
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The application process for transfer students is similar to the first-year application process, Miller said. "We do pay more attention to college performance than high school, but we do factor in, to some degree, high school grades," he said.
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<p>Transfer</a> apps rise by 20 percent - The Brown Daily Herald - Serving the community daily since 1891</p>
<p>People say that high school grades are more important because they ARE if you transfer with less than x amount of credits. For most schools, they start paying more attention to college after 30+ college credits.</p>
<p>source? can you back up that claim?</p>
<p>Well if you are a freshman, they will have at most 6-7 college classes to consider at the time of consideration as opposed to ~30 classes taken in high school.</p>
<p>Each institution posts this information right on its website. Each sets its own policy, so you do need to investigate each one separately.</p>