Hi all! I’m currently a second semester freshmen at Central Connecticut Uni. as a computer science student also in the honors program. I applied to UConn but I was waitlisted, but the financial aid I’m getting here, as well as the honors perks seemed too good to pass up. However, I’m seriously considering transferring because while this school isn’t bad, I can’t see myself as a CS major for the next 3 years because I simply do not have the passion I thought I did for the subject, and I need to keep my GPA up for the honors program and scholarship.
I’m still interested in CS, but I’m also interested in other studies like psych, linguistics, philosophy, etc, so the Cognitive Science prog. at UConn seems like such a good fit.
HOWEVER, I converted my courses here over to the UConn equiv. and a lot of them came out only as generic credits, AND UConn would be much more expensive. I’m currently not taking out any loans and this year I paid less than $500 for room and board. Next year could be similar if I stay.
But, I feel like I’d be a lot happier at UConn, even if I have to end up taking out loans because I’d be studying something that I actually want to study. Would it be worth the transfer? Anyone have any experiences?
I’m not even sure I can get in as a sophomore transfer, but it’s worth a shot because I want to work on this cog sci degree as soon as I can because there isn’t one here. Can anyone maybe chance me as well? 1920 SAT (670 W, 660 CR, 590 M), 3.9 GPA high school (weighted, don’t know weighted), and currently I have a 3.64 in college while in the honors program. I was wait listed before, so I’m hoping maybe I’ll get in this time.
Thanks!
If your current school is no longer offering what you wish to study or is no longer a good fit, then it is definitely worth looking into a transfer. Borrowing the Fed limit to attend your state flagship is not unusual or harmful. A degree from any state flagship is recognized nationally and is worth the cost. The question to you is can you still attend only taking out $6,500 your sophomore year? Not sure if you mentioned if your in state or an out of state student. That of course changes the cost profile considerably.
I am not sure how they would view your HS grades. I think it is basically your college GPA that gets the most weight for a transfer. Maybe others can weigh in on that. If your still in the honors college at CCU then you should be ok. Transfer stats do not count on most school rankings so they might be more apt to accept a student with a slightly lesser GPA than they would normally accepts for first years.
Good luck.
Thank you for your input! I am in state, which also makes UConn a lot more appealing. I come from a low income family which is why the financial aid at CCSU was so tempting in the first place, but I do like to believe that studying what I like at a very well known school with many connections will be worth the price.