<p>I want to know what kind of credentials one would need to transfer from UMCP to JHU. What exactly would they be looking for? SATs, HS transcripts, college GPA, what else?</p>
<p>Lets say I have a 1800 SAT and 700 Math level 1 (HS) and I come from a private French school in the DC suburbs, I and half french half mexican and have US nationality, trilingual (English, French, Spanish). Then I go to UMCP for a few years (because its cheaper) and then transfer to JHU after the 1st or 2nd year as an econ. major. What college GPA are we looking at here?</p>
<p>This is not a good plan. First your SAT's are way too low. JHU takes very few transfer students and acceptance is very competitive. Finally, JHU is not a good choice for business. The program is very small and I don't believe there is a program to major in economics.</p>
<p>I did a college transfer and do not recommend it. I transferred to a substantially better school, but it was not an easy process. I had to take an extra semester to catch up.</p>
<p>edad, just curious...in retrospect, do you think you would have been better off finishing undergrad where you started? Did transferring to a substantially better school confer any benefits as far as grad school or employment?</p>
<p>My son transferred to JHU from a large public university after his sophomore year at a large public university similar to UMCP. His college GPA was quite high, but not his high school GPA. Hopkins weighs your college work much more heavily than your high school grades and SATs. However, edad is correct that JHU takes very few transfers.</p>
<p>I don't think there would be any career benefit transferring from UMCP to JHU in the middle of undergrad. It would probably be better to finish at UMCP and then apply to the grad school of your choice. It is sometimes overestimated how much a prestigious school will help your life (especially an undergrad college), but there is a definite pecking order within the academic world. Prestigious colleges don't want to give you transfer credits if you are coming from a "lesser" school in their eyes.</p>
<p>I transferred primarily for financial reasons. There was a massive tuition increase at my first school. Otherwise, I doubt I would have transferred. </p>
<p>I think there are a lot of reasons to consider a prestigious school, but that may not make it easy to transfer. Prestige might make some difference but the real issue is the quality of education which may or may not match that school's reputation.</p>