<p>entomom- Thanks for the response. But, what exactly do you mean by having them sign over the seal flap? I was just gonna have them put the my university’s address as the “sender”…</p>
<p>kor, </p>
<p>My reply was addressing: 1) your concern that colleges don’t want you to have read your LORs and 2) your wanting to send the LORs yourself along with other things. If you have your profs put their LOR in an envelope, lick the flap and seal it, and sign their name over the flap, then colleges will know that no one has opened the LOR. You can then put that envelope into a larger one that contains your other materials. </p>
<p>I personally think that it’s better to have your return address on materials, because if anything happens and it’s returned to sender, you will get it immediately. If the return address is the college, depending on their bureaucracy, it may take a while for them to notify you that it was returned. Here’s an example, my D1 gave her college forms and envelopes (with her return address) to send out the college report forms to several schools. They mixed up the forms and envelopes for a couple of schools (one used the CA, the other didn’t) and one of the schools returned everything. Luckily it came straight back to her and she was able to correct things before the deadline.</p>
<p>Thank you again Entomom, that cleared things up a lot.</p>
<p>if my transfer app doesnt require teacher recs , personal statesment or EC’s- should i send them anyway to give me a better chance?</p>
<p>I’m was in quite a few extra curriculars in HS and im in some right now in college. </p>
<p>I really want to go to this school. do yu think its a good idea if i send those things to the school?</p>
<p>You need to be a little careful here and read the directions given by the college thoroughly. For instance, you say these things aren’t “required”, but does the school say they are optional or do they specifically state not to send them? I agree that you want to show a school as much positive information about yourself as possible, but you also want to stay within their instructions and not be burdening them with lots of materials that are not wanted.</p>
<p>they didnt specify whether or not i should send them - but i spoke with the admissions officer & she said i can send them in but they probably wont really look at them. I feel like i need as much ammunition as i can get- considering the fact that i currently have a C- or a D on my transcript amongst A’s and B’s (im currently a first semester freshmen). The school is my first & foremost choice, i would absolutely LOVE to goto this school (Florida State, specifically). I’m very involved in school & i’m extremely hardworking- thats why i wanted to send in my resume with my ECs & teacher recommendations.</p>
<p>I go to a small LAC (1,000 students) and I’m keeping my potential transfer very quiet. Is keeping my school address off my app and having everything mailed to my house on the other side of the country a good idea?</p>
<p>It’s fine either way.</p>
<p>i’m gonna ask a rec letter from my math professor tomorrow. I sometimes go to his office hours, but he doesn’t recognize me. I can tell because he always asks for my name every time I come (lol that’s sad). anyway, do you have some tips or maybe some “punchlines” for asking the letter? My grade in his class is currently A. (before the final exam which is on friday!)</p>
<p>thank you very much!</p>
<p>If he’s 40+ and particularly if he’s 50+, he might just have a problem remembering names, period! Really, don’t take it to heart, there could be a lot of reasons that have nothing to do with your work in his class. </p>
<p>I don’t know that I have any punchlines, but you might want to bring a brief (no more than a page) resume (with your name on it ;)) that gives him some background about you. You might particularly talk about your personal and professional goals, something that will make you stand out as an individual and which he could possibly use in his letter.</p>
<p>New to this thread, great info! Is there a way for me to see any recommendation letters I request from my proffesors before they send it out? I want to know what they have said about me? Im guessing I could ask them to write one up and I will mail it, is that how it works???</p>
<p>Applications have a box that you must check regarding whether or not you waive your rights to read your LORs. For instance, here is what the CA says:</p>
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<p>So, if you want to have access to LORs from the colleges you send them to, you must not waive your right to see them. However, whether you waive your right or not, you could informally see them if your profs agree to let you. LORs are usually sent directly by the prof or they are signed over the seal so that colleges know that they have not been opened.</p>
<p>damnnnn… i don’t think I can get my rec from a professor this semester… i’m taking 4 classes this semester, 2 are taught by TA… I have asked my writing TA to write me a recommendation, so I need one more rec, preferably from a professor.</p>
<p>4 of my next semester’s courses are taught by professors, so I might have a good chance forming a relationship with one of them. However, most of my transfer admission deadlines are on 15th of march. Do u think it is possible asking for recommendation next semester? when is the plausible date to ask so the prof can get the rec done on time?</p>
<p>my classes start on the 17th or 18th of January 2010</p>
<p>thank you very much.</p>
<p>thinking about transferring out of vanderbilt as a freshman, got off to a poor start though and will have a gpa of around 2.5 after 1st semester. assuming i do well next semester, how screwed am i if i decide i want to transfer? if i did well in hs but just had 1 poor semester how limited are my options?</p>
<p>topaz,
My rule of thumb is a month between asking for LORs and the deadline since people usually have other things going on. That could likely be shortened to a couple of weeks in a pinch, IF the prof is amenable. But that’s still a very short time for them to get to know you. Each situation is different, do you have any small seminar classes where you could get to know the prof easily?? What you could do is hold off on the second LOR until Feb and if it doesn’t look like there’s going to be a 2nd sem prof that will work, go with your 1st sem TA.</p>
<p>ktl,
That’s really difficult to say, it depends on the schools you’re applying to and all of the other things in your application (essays, ECs, LORs, etc.). There is much less information on how transfers are selected than about fr admissions and there are both HS and college factors that schools take into consideration, so even a general prediction is pretty meaningless. If you apply as a jr transfer you’ll have this spring and next fall semesters to show how well you can really do in college.</p>
<p>hey guys I’m a freshmen at Lipscomb university and Im going to applying for transfer admission after this freshmen year to Vanderbilt. My gpa after this (first semester) is around a 3.588. I’ve taken 17 hours this semester and Im a biochem major. I have TONS of extra cirriculars and I was even personally invited by the Dean of lipscomb to be a part of the “Dean’s student review committee”. I’ve done volunteer work, taught chemistry to hs kids, and even guitar to other students. And held workshops for emerging youth leaders. </p>
<p>I feel like that I have a good chance of being accepted if I am able to write decent essays. Which I think I can but I was needing a little guidence in that area. I was wondering does anyone have any tips on how to write a “shoe-in” transfer app college essay? </p>
<p>Also in writing this essay and with my current standings what do you all think are my reasonable chances of being accepted as a transfer student? Also I’m thinking of applying to Duke as well but not completely sure yet. Also does vandy really have that 56% transfer acceptance rate? that I heard about in 08-09 school year??</p>
<p>thanks!, and best wishes!</p>
<p>Also i spoke with the Vandy regional counselor and she said the the college GPA is going to play a BIG role in my admissions consideration.</p>
<p>currently in cc tryng to transfer after the spring semester with a 3.2 GPA but i dropped 5 classes will that affect my transfer to uri transferring from ccri</p>
<p>any advise</p>
<p>talha & dimm,
Not that many members frequent this thread, so you might consider starting a new thread to ask your questions.</p>
<p>talha, There is no such thing as a shoe-in transfer essay as each applicant has their own individual reason for wanting to transfer. If you look at CBs College Search function under admissions, they list the number of transfers that applied and were accepted for fall 2008.</p>
<p>dimm, Dropped classes do not look particularly good, especially if that left you with a relatively light load of classes.</p>