Transferring to John Hopkins or UMD?

Transfer Students
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I am considering transferring to John Hopkins, UMD, or Brown. My goal is to study biotechnology.

Right now I am weighing all of my options and trying to figure out what I can realistically afford. I know that financial aid/scholarships is limited to transfer students, so I want to plan my transfer wisely.

My reasons for transferring:

  1. There is no biotechnology program at my school.
  2. The workload is within my reach and I want to be challenged.

I realize that I am the type of person that would thrive in a driven and independent environment. Here, the professors tend hold your hand every step of the way, while it is definitely helping me keep stellar grades, I know that this will not beneficial in the long run.

I guess I just wanted alittle advice on my current plan to transfer in one year:

  1. To make myself an attractive applicant for the science program at the above schools, I am taking a majority of my prerequisites:
    Biology, Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Statistics & general math.
  2. While the deadline to add an additional course has passed for my University, I am planning to enroll in an organic chemistry course at a neighboring college.
  3. In January, I have the option of studying abroad for a two-week intensive course in languages or completing an internship at my school. I am considering doing an internship related to the science field or going abroad. The thing is, I want to make sure that I am doing electives that relate to my major.

What do you think of my current plan?

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Where do you have state residency? Where are you currently attending school? What is your GPA? Do you still fall under your parents’ financial profile?

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@mamaedefamilia My state residency is, Washington DC. I am a first year student at Hollins. My GPA is 3.7. What do you mean by, do I still fall under my parents financial profile?

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Are you still considered a dependent? Are your parents able to pay JHU or UMD-CP OOS tuition? Part of the feasibility of your plan is the cost. JHU is not cheap and money for transfers is not easy to get.

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@mamaedefamilia I understand that. What if I transfer out after my first semester, I know some schools let you apply as an undergraduate if you have less than 12 semester credit hours.

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I would call the admissions office and see if they accept transfers after one semester and what the time frame is for the admission process. Some universities have a single admissions time frame for matriculation in the fall which would mean that you’d have a gap in the Spring; others have rolling admissions. Every situation is different and you’d have to research that yourself.

If you are applying with minimal college credits as if you are coming out of HS as a brand new freshman (assuming that this is even possible at your target schools), your HS record would be critical. Especially for JHU and Brown, you would need high test scores and GPA with rigorous courseload. Without having that information, I would not hazard a guess regarding your competitiveness for JHU/Brown. UMD is probably within your grasp.

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Hey :slight_smile: I was wondering how successful you transfer application was? I am considering transferring to Johns Hopkins but I really want to know what they look for in students other than their GPA Score

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