<p>Hi all,
please enlighten me.
I am an international student.
I graduated with a total score of 40 in IB in 2011.
I took a gap year and recently started my first year in LLB Law in London School Of Economics.</p>
<p>However, just one month into it and I discover I rather much prefer being in a US college instead of here. I also prefer to go to a Liberal Arts College because I seriously don't know what I want to be in the future and I think it's for my future's sake to explore more options and discover my passion sooner than later. I only picked law because I didn't know what else to do and thought it could be good training. But right now I feel like I am wasting my life studying something so difficult and that I really don't enjoy everyday. I really regret my choice.</p>
<p>May I ask what are my chances of transferring to some top (30) US colleges?
Can you please list out some schools with higher international transfer rates?
What would I need to successfully transfer?
- I didn't take any SAT/ Tofel
- I am not sure I can get my current university professors/ tutors to write transcripts for me as I have only been here for one month ***** main concern here :(
- There's no GPA or credits in the UK system, so how do the US colleges decide if I am good enough?</p>
<p>any advice would be appreciated :(
thanks!</p>
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<li><p>You need to go to the websites of schools you’re interested in to see what they require of transfers, and in particular Intl trasfers. You will find that most of the selective colleges require SAT scores, and many will require 2 LORs from profs/TAs.</p></li>
<li><p>For transfer rates you can either google the Common Data Set for a school or Search it on the College Board’s Big Future function; however I have never seen data separated out for Intl. students. Similar to fr admissions, transferring for Intl students is even harder than for domestic applicants, particularly for highly selective colleges and for those who who have need blind admissions and/or provide FA for 100% of need.</p></li>
<li><p>There are 3 main considerations in evaluating your academic record: the college you attend, the rigor of your coursework and your gpa. Without a gpa, I would think that LORs become even more important. Don’t you at least have an evaluation of some sort at the end of a class?? Also, as a soph transfer, schools will put weight in your HS record since your college record is so short.</p></li>
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<p>Hi entomom, thanks for your reply.
May I ask in my case (my current study being law), if I successfully transferred, would i have to restart from freshman year again?</p>
<p>Also, I think I am put in a disadvantaged position, we don’t really have evaluation form after class, nor am I close with any tutors or professors. To put it short, I don’t think I know any teaching staff here who has much good impression or enough understanding of me to produce a good LOR (letter of reference, right?). I have only started school here for a month, there isn’t much about my current performance that could be produced. And if there were, they aren’t good stuff.</p>
<p>please advice… sigh.
I really wanna go to the states. I hate where I am at right now</p>
<p>(I am particularly looking at Michigan and NYU)
Thanks man.</p>
<p>ladyliberty -</p>
<p>If you are admitted to a college/university here, that institution will evaluate your credits and determine whether or not any of them transfer. You may receive a ton of credits, you may receive none, or anywhere in between.</p>
<p>I’d suggest that you start by reading through everything at [EducationUSA</a> | Study Abroad, Student Visa, University Fairs, College Applications and Study in the U.S. / America](<a href=“http://www.educationusa.state.gov%5DEducationUSA”>http://www.educationusa.state.gov) and then pay a visit to the advising center in London. Here is the link to the contact information [EducationUSA</a> | Center Profile - US-UK Fulbright Commission - Fulbright Advisory Service](<a href=“http://www.educationusa.info/Fulbright-UK]EducationUSA”>http://www.educationusa.info/Fulbright-UK) The counselors there will be able to help you. EducationUSA is a not-for-profit organization. Any fees that you might be charged will be affordable on a student budget. </p>
<p>Lastly, if you are truly miserable, find out if you can withdraw from your current university. Sometimes it is possible to do that in such a way that no record remains, and there is no need to ever get a copy of the transcript because none exists.</p>
<p>Please do remember that most colleges and universities in the US consider international students to be a ready source of income. It is extremely difficult for international applicants to receive financial aid. If you need aid in order to attend a college or university here, you will need to apply very strategically. One poster who has experience with that is b@r!um. Look for her in the International Students Forum. She can give you good advice on transferring from outside the US, and finding the financial aid you might need.</p>
<p>Wishing you all the best!</p>
<p>You can’t transfer from the UK to the US. You’d have to apply as a freshman applicant. That would mean wasting a year, taking you 5 years to graduate. </p>
<p>Instead, if you complete your LLB and then apply for graduate school straight away, you could have your Master’s in 5-6 years. That seems a much more viable path, not to mention that LSE is a MUCH better school than NYU, except if you’re considering their business programs, which are similar.</p>
<p>If I were you, I’d stay in London. It’s a great place to be in as a student, and the transferring process would be really difficult as you need to give SAT and TOEFL, along with personal statements, letter of recommendations, etc. However, if you do intend to transfer, I’d advise emailing the interested colleges as then you can be really sure of what they require, as transferring from the UK to the US is a pretty unique situation.</p>
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<p>I’m not sure why you say this. Since the OP is interested in LACs, I took a look at the Amherst website:</p>
<p><a href=“https://www.amherst.edu/admission/apply/international[/url]”>https://www.amherst.edu/admission/apply/international</a></p>
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<p>Again, the OP needs to look at college websites to find out application policies and requirements.</p>