Transfering

Transfer Students
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<p>Hey, I'm an international student who wants to enter an American or Canadian university in 2008. I have some questions regarding transfering.</p>

<p>I currently attend my local college, and has completed one year. While reading some admission pages, I realise since I went a local college, to enter an American university, I must apply as a transfer student.</p>

<p>But it is possible not to? To start afresh? I'm honestly not pleased with my current grades, and most likely, I doubt it'll be 'transferable', and if it was, I wouldn't want it to be anyway.</p>

<p>Or is it possible to transfer my grades/credits from my second year, but not my first?
Or is it possible to apply as a freshman, but still transfer my second or first yea grades/credits?</p>

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<ol>
<li>You most likely (99% sure) can't enter as a freshman</li>
<li>You don't transfer grades, only credits, and all credits that can transfer from the old school to the new school do.</li>
<li>You can't apply as a freshman if you have college credits, especially if you want to bring them with you. Freshman are students entering college for the first time.</li>
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<p>So basically, you're telling me, it's impossible to 'start over'?</p>

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<p>Maybe for some schools you can- but why would you want to do that? your grades wont transfer...only your credits will. A slong as you have a C or above you're good. As long as you can get into the school, you start on a clean slate as far as grades are concerned. As for getting in- if you're looking into brown and cornell- i would work on getting a 4.0(i dont know what system is used in your country..but work on getting all A's or close to it) next semester. I doubt your earlier grades will keep you out as long as you do really well next semester and show the colleges you're applying to that you can handle the work.</p>

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<p>Thank you racnna. You've just boosted my confidence.
You see, my grades aren't lower than Cs, but I just thought the Cs would have affected my GPA at the new college.</p>

<p>I'm still looking at colleges, and yeah, Cornell would be nice. Do I still have (or should I) still take the ACT? I was planning on starting preparation soon.</p>

<p>BTW, can anyone explain, or provide some insight on exactly how transfering works?</p>

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I'm still looking at colleges, and yeah, Cornell would be nice. Do I still have (or should I) still take the ACT? I was planning on starting preparation soon

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<p>Yeah take it. you need it for most schools. </p>

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BTW, can anyone explain, or provide some insight on exactly how transfering works?

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<p>cornell
<a href="http://admissions.cornell.edu/apply/transfer/%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://admissions.cornell.edu/apply/transfer/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>brown
<a href="http://www.brown.edu/Administration/Admission/applyingtobrown/transferstudents.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.brown.edu/Administration/Admission/applyingtobrown/transferstudents.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Are you a minority?</p>

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<p>What exactly do you mean?</p>

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<p>are you black, mexican or latino?</p>

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<p>Oh ok. Yea, I'm a minority =)
My country isn't used to those terms, so ignore my ignorance =) (I had a feeling that's what you were talking about though)</p>

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<p>This thread would be a good beginning in response to your question about how the transfer process works.</p>

<p><a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=64215%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=64215&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>
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Oh ok. Yea, I'm a minority =)
My country isn't used to those terms, so ignore my ignorance =) (I had a feeling that's what you were talking about though)

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<p>i asked because that will help you get in.</p>

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<p>How exactly? (yay)</p>

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<p>minorities are underrepresented and many top colleges want a diverse student body. Minority status really improves your chances of getting in as long as everything is on point- grades, essays, recommendations,etc.</p>