transfer after one year ot two???

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<p>i am going to attend ohio state university this fall as an economics major and I plan on applying as atransfer to Georgetown, NYU, and Northwestern. Should I apply after my freshman year or sophomore year? What college gpa should I aim for?
my h.s. stats were average, 3.4 gpa 28 act, would these hurt my app if I apply afte fresh yr?</p>

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<p>Successful first year transfers usually have a very strong high school record. Junior transfers have an extra year to prove themselves which you probably will need to do. However try to get a near 4.0 and apply to UNC-CH. UNC treats transfers as in-state so you have a shot if you do really well your first semester.</p>

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<p>How do you plan to pay for those schools, none of which are known for great financial aid for transfers?</p>

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<p>With your high school record, go for two. Or you could just stay at Ohio, which has a good reputation.</p>

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<p>how do you come to that conclusion for Gtown? It meets 100% of need…you are correct about NYU though (I have no knowledge of NW).</p>

<p>To the OP, your stats aren’t bad but they are lower than the average accepted freshman so you would definitely have a better shot if you applied to enter as a junior. As far as college GPA, the higher the better.</p>

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<p>Per several threads I’ve read, Georgetown’s definition of full need appears to be stingier than most - i.e. more loans, less “need” than other schools.</p>

<p>I am wrong about Northwestern - they’re full-need for transfers. Not all “full-need” schools for freshmen extend the policy for transfer students.</p>

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<p>@polarscribe: what schools are known for good fin aid for transfers? I think I have a list (correct me if I’m wrong?)</p>

<p>UPENN
Yale (dont even bother applying haha)
Emory
Vanderbilt
UNC
UVA
Cornell</p>

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<p>My package was a lot better than what I got from any of the other schools I applied to. I’m sure you can find a few schools that give out slightly more, but they’re few and far between. In the grand scheme of things, when you compare it to the thousands of other colleges in the US, their aid pretty good</p>