<p>Hi mstar89. If you use the search function in this forum, there should be lots of threads on tips for writing the Why essay. I used it when I was writing mine. They were very helpful! As is Andale and all the members who make daily contributions. Thanks guys!</p>
<p>Obviously this would be different for every school, but how much of a factor is the school you are attempting to transfer from? For instance in my case, Iām looking to transfer from UCLA to USC. My GPA isnāt up in the 3.7+ range which apparently is the average accepted transfer GPA but I am hoping the competitiveness of my school will play a factor.</p>
<p>It is a major factor. You will be evaluated in the context of the strength of the school you come from, the strength of your course schedule, how you performed.</p>
<p>guys how do you approach a professor and ask them to write a recommendation for you because you want to transfer out? just be completely professional about it and say that your needs might be better suited at X university instead of where you are?</p>
<p>Iāve heard that the deanās report is simply a āsign offā sheet for your current college, however after looking through it I noticed that itās similar to a recommendation. Since I donāt even know where the deanās office is, how do I go about getting this report? Should I just schedule a meeting with him to talk to him about my situation, and hand a him a resume? Plus my university has about 30 deans, so not sure which dean I should go to.</p>
<p>so i asked one of my professors to wite a rec letter, and he was really awkward and seemed completely weirded out by the fact that i would want to transfer and said to e-mail him and maybeā¦possiblyā¦weāll see if he can do it. so, not sure about him writing it. which leaves me with my writing teacher and then a TA for a history class. i know that TAs are technically ALLOWED to write rec letters, but does it look better to have a professor?
Also, I know people are talking about asking for the letters now but I donāt know how well I did in the classes yet and kind of wanted to wait until after I see the results of my finalsā¦I donāt know if this matters at allā¦</p>
<p>Also, when you apply as a transfer, is it better to declare a major? or remain undeclared? and does anyone know if it is harder to get into Brown as an English major vs. a Literary Arts major?
Thanks in advance!</p>
<p>hey,</p>
<p>I am an international Transfer applicant and I am worried about the regional recognition of my university. Its ranked number 1 in hungary but thats not saying muchā¦ How do I found out if my uni is acceptable? Also I am a medical student (in europe u dont need a first degree to study medicine, but it is a 6 year course). Does that look good or bad on my application when applying to transfer?</p>
<p>Hi there, I was just wondering if you could give me some advice. Iām an international transfer student from the Uk, I started at Trinity University in san antonio, TX in the fall but it hasnāt been what I expected and would like to transfer to NYU. I am currently a Junior- will I be able to transfer for my final year or will I have to do two years? Also, do you know if I can major in english and minor in Business? Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Many thanks</p>
<p>would it be considered self plagiarism to use ur original college essay/supplements (maybe tweaked a little) on ur transfer apps?</p>
<p>if you go to college and you fail all your classes the first semester, therefor have no credits to transfer do you still have to apply as a transfer even though you were enrolled as a full time student for that semester or do you apply as a freshman? who do you contact to find this out f you dont hvae a answer to this question?</p>
<p>Here is the answer from one school (happens to be Stanford):
As you can see, you would apply as a transfer as you have been enrolled full-time at a college after leaving high school; despite the fact that you earned no credits. I think most schools will look at it this way, but you will have to check the websites (or make phone calls) to each one you are considering.
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<p>I was enrolled entirely in lecture classes my first semester of freshman year, and i just recently decided to transfer. there isnāt enough time to obtain recs from professors, since the deadline for the college i am hoping to transfer is in just a few weeks. also, since i was in mostly lecture courses, and i didnāt have TAās for any, i canāt obtain any recās. is this going to greatly hurt my chances?</p>
<p>jelly, a few weeks may be plenty of time for recs, depending on your profās schedules. The CA and most transfer applications Iāve see require instructor recs. Iām not sure why you say that you canāt obtain ANY recs. Even though they may not be as good as youād like, they will likely be better received than turning in nothing or sending HS teacher recs.</p>
<p>would it be a smart idea to send a mid-year report to schools which do not require it so they know you are retaining the grades from the first semester? Is that overkill?</p>
<p>I think they will assume you are going to stay on the same track. But it probably canāt hurt except those few schools which strongly discourage submitting supplementary materials.</p>
<p>Can anyone offer an opinion on this? Iām from Ireland and recently applied as a first year to a number of colleges in the US. Although I have been to college over here twiceā¦ Basically, in 2004 I went to college for a year. I hated the course and left to go to another college. I couldnāt transfer as I was moving to a small private college to study something completely unrelated. The course was accelerated and lasted less than a year. Bear in mind, I graduated 2 years ago. </p>
<p>I emailed numerous colleges and asked if I should apply as a Transfer or Firstie. The majority said all internationals had to apply as firsties. The rest said that as I was out of college two years and spent less than a year in each course (by the way, I didnāt get a degree, it was an AA equivalent), they wouldnāt be able to transfer my credits, so I had to apply as a first year.</p>
<p>I didnāt mind, but if anything, it made my life more difficult as I had to get in touch with school teachers (I finished school 4 years ago) and even get recs from a principal who never met me. Everyone at my high school has been AMAZING, good luck letters, everything.</p>
<p>I forwarded on any info I could find from my colleges, to bulk up my application. College reports, AA Diploma, transcripts, etc.</p>
<p>Then one of the colleges throws a massive curve ball at me last night in an email. As I attended uni I have to submit info from them. As I said in my reply email, all I needed to send was a rec from my prof in my first college, cos I sent them everything else. Iām waiting for a reply back as I know she is going to make me have my professor fill out the common application forms. I canāt believe this is happening. I worked so hard on my first year application. I also work full time but thankfully have alot of my common application for transfers done as I suspected something like this might happen. The thing that upsets me the most, is that this is the college I want the most. I know I would fit in there, but now Iām starting to think that maybe this is their way of giving me the brush off.</p>
<p>What do you guys think? Sorry for the long post, but I know very little about transferring and needed to vent.</p>
<p>Donāt blame you for venting, the transfer process is difficult enough as it is, you donāt need someone to change the rules in the middle. Do you have any emails or remember who you talked to when you made you initial inquiries? With anything administrative, you can sometimes get different answers depending on who you talk to. If you can present your case nicely and in detail, they might be lenient. Good luck!</p>
<p>Andale, Iām seeking information on transferring to UNC for niece, an OOS applicant hoping to transfer in as a sophomore, deferred EA, ultimately rejected as HS senior. She ended up at a very well-respected LAC which she likes very much but still wants to pursue her ādreamā school. Had a 4.0 gpa first semester while pursuing her best sport at the college level, so she has proven she can handle challenging college work. They will still have her file, right? Or, will she have to resubmit her SATās, h.s. transcript, etc. Do they refer to the h.s. recs, ECs, etc.?</p>
<p>As is common at LACs, all courses receive 1 credit and students only take 4 classes per semester. UNC states on their website that students coming in must have 30 credits from their first year in order to be considered sophomores. Will her courses transfer as 3 or 4 credits courses, giving her the required amount? Canāt imagine they would only give her 1 credit for each, giving her a total of 8?? Most of the classes had recitations or labs, so Iām thinking they are comparable to the traditional 3-4 credit classes. Any words of wisdom for success?</p>
<p>Iām also applying as a transfer to UNC after having applied my senior year of HS, they told me to resubmit everything but maybe thatās because Iām a college sophomore now. The admissions office is pretty helpful for such a huge school, I would call them =). Good luck to your niece!!</p>
<p>rutgers,
All schools are different, but from what Iāve seen most donāt keep application materials from one year to the next. You should call UNC and see what their policy is. Since she is transferring as a sop, yes, they will refer to her HS record as well as grades, recs and ECs in college.</p>
<p>Also ask them about the transfer credits, but I think they will likely match the descriptions from her LAC courses with UNC courses and give her the equivilent number of credits.</p>