Transfer Admissions 101

<p>thanks nvilla, i’ve read about something like that too, just wasn’t too sure about it. at least now, i have an idea that it’s somewhat a common consensus that the Report is for confirmation of good standing. Appreciate your help!</p>

<p>I HATE community college, I have 10 credits completed with a 3.0 GPA because I dropped one and I’m taking 13 credits this semester. I’m transferring to Temple-ambler campus for fall '10 and I have a so-so high school GPA (2.7) but I volunteer my time with my youth group and my father went to temple</p>

<p>do I have a shot?</p>

<p>Cure cancer then maybe.</p>

<p>i read this whole thread, and my question has sort of been asked, but i didn’t see an answer for it specifically. there is nothing on my transfer application that asks for AP scores, so i was wondering if it’s a good/bad idea to have them sent? or is it enough to have the AP courses appear on your HS transcript? also, if i should have mine sent to the college i am applying to, can i choose which scores to send (ala “score choice” for SATs), or do all of the scores automatically get sent? thanks for any thoughts anyone might have about this!</p>

<p>I don’t think there’s any reason to send official score reports at this stage as you usually just self-report them (eg. on the CA), but if you did well on them you might want to report them on your application, you can put them in an “Additional Information” type of section. There’s a lot of variation in how well HSs teach AP courses and some schools have grade inflation relative to others, so doing well on the test supports the fact that you really did learn the material.</p>

<p>okay, thanks, entomom, that’s really helpful.</p>

<p>okay, i just checked the application (it’s not the CA), and there is no space provided anywhere for additional information, as you describe. would it be okay to just attach a piece of paper to self-report the scores i wish to report? if i list some of scores, would it seem odd not to list scores for ALL the APs i took? sorry for this ridiculous number of questions, and i also apologize if this has gotten too specific for the purposes of this thread. let me know if it has, and i’ll start a new one.</p>

<p>It would be fine to attach a sheet with selected AP scores. Good luck!</p>

<p>General etiquette question for the essay, sorry if been asked:</p>

<p>For the “why transfer” part, should we diplomatically say what we don’t like about the current school, or just say what we are looking for? Likewise, is it expected that you actually talk about your objectives (as in the prompt) rather than rambling about some passion as in the freshman version?</p>

<p>In my essay, I would write one sentence about what is wrong here but mainly explain about what should be right for me. I hope I am not being too vague here. Don’t let your essay be about why X is wrong, let it be about why Y is right.</p>

<p>It’s OK to be diplomatic about what doesn’t work about your school, after all, except for CC students, you wouldn’t be applying for a transfer otherwise. Try to balance the negatives with a little bit about what you HAVE been able to accomplish at your school, that shows that you try to make the best of any situation.</p>

<p>My advice is to always follow the prompt.</p>

<p>Hey all ive got some questions. plz help me out =)
I am an international student studying in the U.S, i was filling out common app for transfer and it asked me to write permanent address/home address
SHould I put my home address back home? or college address dat am attending?
Because I dont live here permanently i go back for summer time when the school closes in may and i come back in august</p>

<p>address back home</p>

<p>Are recs mandatory? </p>

<p>I applied to transfer to Temple from Penn State and the application didn’t say anything about recs.</p>

<p>I need someone to answer this for me: I know that traveling over the Summer and learning a new experience from it can enhance your transfer application into some prestigious schools. Does traveling have to be related to something that you like to do pertaining to your major or can it be anything you learn that is different than from what you know in your current state?</p>

<p>Hey guys, I have a quick semi-complicated question that I was wondering if anyone had the answer to.</p>

<p>Currently I am attending a state college in Virginia. Because my family has residency in the state, I am getting in-state tuition. Here’s the situation: Over the last few weeks my dad got a new job up in Pennsylvania, and because I’d like to stay close to my family, I’m probably going to be transferring up to a state school in Pennsylvania next fall. Here’s the problem: Will I be forced to pay out-of-state tuition at this new state school, or will my dad having a permanent job give me a shot at getting an exception to the rule? I know Virginia requires 12 months residency before in-state-tuition can be granted, but the difference between in-state and out-of-state tuition rates would be an utter killer. I have the grades (3.9 college GPA, good recommendations from former professors), so that won’t be a problem. Anyone have any experience in the matter, or should I just try to start calling the two schools I’m looking into?</p>

<p>I googled ‘Pennsylvania college residency’ and go this from PennState:</p>

<p>[Undergraduate</a> Degree Programs: General Information](<a href=“http://bulletins.psu.edu/bulletins/bluebook/general_information.cfm?section=Tuition2]Undergraduate”>http://bulletins.psu.edu/bulletins/bluebook/general_information.cfm?section=Tuition2)</p>

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<p>If you’re still a dependent and under 21, it sounds like your residency is with your parents. However, I’d give a school in Penn a call just to confirm.</p>

<p>There’s one thing I’d add to the above statement. If you either are a registered voter or have a driver’s license from that state, then you probably can apply for residency. Many of the requirements tend to overlap, so normally if you’ve got one of these things, then you’ve typically met the residency requirements for that state’s schools. This might not always be the case, so I’d check with the schools. In general though, it seems that some of my friends have been able to claim in state tuition because they met the same criteria needed for a driver’s license or voter registration.</p>

<p>^^Are you talking about a dependent student who’s parents have moved to the new state, or a dependent student that moves to another state (parents remain in original state) strictly for the purpose of attending college and attain residency simply by changing their voting and DL? </p>

<p>kratos asked about the former, and thus my earlier reply. I am not in any way saying that the later is true, that a dependent student can move to another state strictly for college and change their residency, quite the contrary.</p>

<p>I don’t know if the people I’ve talked to are dependents. What I do know is that some people I know were able to get in state status by changing their legal residency from their home state, and got to pay in state tuition afterwards when they went from community college to an in state public university. I’m specifically thinking of several people I know who went to community college in California, got California residency in the process, and then were able to pay in state tuition at a UC when they graduated from community college. They said that the requirements to be considered for in state tuition at the UC’s they ended up going to were similar to those they needed to satisfy for a California driver’s license and voting registration. I know people in similar situations, though not necessarily community college transfers,in Virginia, Washington, Florida, and New York who were able to do something like that.</p>