<p>Are chances lower if one transfers as a junior, as opposed to transferring in the sophomore year?</p>
<p>Also, when one mentions "courseload rigor" for college transfer students, does that mean:</p>
<p>1)opting for "the most rigorous workload available to someone in their major"</p>
<p>or</p>
<p>2)opting for "the most rigorous major itslf". i.e. majoring in Physics/Mathematics</p>
<p>I haven't begun college but am looking to transfer. I do have a place in a college already though.</p>
<p>I am no expert, but I’ve been learning a bit from trying to transfer myself for my junior year.</p>
<p>I don’t get the feeling that which year you transfer is as important, but you may definitely favor an earlier transfer. Transferring class credit is a huge headache in some cases. Plus degree programs vary from school to school. Also, some schools require different amounts of hours completed before you can transfer. For instance, Texas A&M requires 24 hours which is the minimum for 2 semesters as a full time student, as opposed to UT who requires 30 hours, meaning you’d need 15 hours in 2 semesters or multiple semesters… And then for some schools you have to worry about meeting the required amount of coursework in their college so that you qualify for your degree.</p>
<p>If you already have a school in mind, I would advise you call their office for transmissions (or their admission office if they do not have one) and get all these facts sorted out asap to avoid wasting any time, money, energy.</p>
<p>As for your second question I am quite positive they are referring to your workload and not to which major is considered more difficult. If anything, the less rigorous majors seem to be the ones that are easy to transfer into.</p>
<p>The difference in trying to transfer as a soph or jr really has to do with your HS record and test scores. If those are strong, you will be more likely to be able to transfer as a soph with a relatively brief college record. However, if your HS record is weak, you will usually be a better candidate as a jr transfer with a longer college record which will be weighted more heavily.</p>
<p>Agree with the above and will add much depends on whether you are trying to make a lateral move or transfer to a more selective college. Few can get into a college sophomore year they could not have gotten into as a freshmen.</p>
<p>Thanks Rr, yes it does depend on the selectivity of the school you’re applying to. It seems like 99% of people here are intent on transferring ‘up’, so I sometimes forget about those looking at a lateral move due to fit, personal reasons, major, etc. ;).</p>
<p>i will be transferring from an overseas uni. </p>
<p>will it be easier to transfer to a selective US college to do Chinese/east asian studies from:</p>
<p>1) Tsinghua Economics, or
2) Peking Government Studies, or
3) Waseda School of International Liberal Studies</p>
<p>OR, </p>
<p>will it not matter at all which school and which course, just as long as one does well.</p>
<p>Sorry, I don’t know anything about any of those colleges, so I can’t comment either way.</p>
<p>help here. If someone is at a very competitive college but has a low gpa (below 2.5), but good hs stats, is it likely to transfer to a worse school?</p>
<p>bump this thread</p>
<p>@ravens56
If you are looking to transfer as a sophomore then most colleges will look at your high school stats and SAT/ACT scores. But if you are transferring as a junior, most really just look at your college GPA and not so much your HS stats. Soo that 2.5 GPA isn’t looking so good. Get it up!</p>
<p>@ spacekillers
Do you recommend me going to CC for a year or two? I want to know what’s best for me. I have heard it doesn’t matter where you go before transferring as long as you have a good GPA, which I don’t. Will schools look down upon me if I transfer twice?</p>