I’m still a senior in high school, and I applied to a bunch of schools, however I am having second thoughts about my selection. I applied to a lot of schools out east (I’m from Colorado) with the prospect of playing college lacrosse, but now I don’t want to play lacrosse and just want to be a student. Now I’m left with a bunch of schools I’d rather not go to. I did apply to my safety schools, which is just the public 4-year university (CU and CSMines), but I would like to go out west to schools in California, but I didn’t apply out there. I was wondering what I should do if I still want to go to some of the california schools. I’m looking at Cal Poly SLO, and I don’t want to be cocky, but I think I could have gotten in compared to some of my friends who got in. I know I should still give the schools I applied to a chance, but I really want to go to a school out west. Is it possible to transfer after just one semester? I was planning on just going to one of the schools for a semester and then try transferring. Is this possible? Will my credits transfer after just a semester? Will this affect my Financial Aid? Any suggestions of help is appreciated! Thanks for your help.
Transferring after a semester is very hard because you have no undergraduate academic record. Furthermore, financial aid for transfer students is not as good as for Freshmen. If you have your heart set on California, then take a gap semester or year and apply as a Freshman for Spring or Fall 2017 admission. However, you are out of state for California and the tuition and financial aid will not be as good as in your state schools.
In my opinion, it helps a lot to stay for a 2nd semester because college is a lot more than just trying to obtain a degree. There are always networking opportunities, ways to get involved, and meet awesome people who can help you latter in life. If you are considering transferring, stay for a 2nd semester and decide from there.
xraymancs, Thank you very much for the info. I’m also wondering how plausible it can be if I go to CU or CSM for a year, and then transfer to a private school, such as Santa Clara or Pepperdine. How well do credits transfer and how about financial aid for the private schools? Thanks for all of your help.