<p>hey,guy. on my admissions letter, it says" on the form, please indicate if you would entertain an invitation to begin at Rochester in the spring 2012 semester"
Does that means I can transfer to UR in the spring 2012? and they will 100% accept my application?</p>
<p>just a guess, I believe what they mean is you can enroll in spring 2012, but not fall.</p>
<p>thanks, scott19931223. this is weird. may be i should just call them.</p>
<p>Lots of colleges are doing this now. They know that some people will drop out first semester, so they’ll have space in the spring.</p>
<p>The disadvantage to you is that you are starting 4 months after everyone else in your class has gotten established. For some kids, that’s a killer (socially). For others it’s no big deal. You’ll definitely want to make sure you make good use of those 4 months so you can still graduate on time.</p>
<p>thanks .Gor2BeGreen, so ,can I study in another college for those 4 months and then transfer back?</p>
<p>I’d call and ask. I ran into a UR spring admit for 2010 at a wedding last fall. She was told not to formally enroll at another college since doing so invalidates your acceptance.</p>
<p>BTW, your letter asks if you “would entertain” the idea of being a spring admit–not that you’ve been accepted as a spring admit. Not quite the same thing.</p>
<p>Admission offered for the spring semester is offered to students that we are interested in having in the freshman class but simply don’t have enough offers of admission to give for the fall. There are many reasons why we have to limit the number of offers for the fall, including limitations in housing. Students offered admission for the spring semester are selected because they show a lot of academic potential and because they are outgoing and sociable people that can easily adjust to a new environment mid-year. We DO NOT encourage students to enroll at a four year college and then enroll in January here. You may take courses at a community college or attend one of our sponsored programs, but transferring from a four year institution is not an option with the spring admit.</p>
<p>I’m a spring transfer student, and I can say that I had absolutely no issues transferring in and being fine, socially. Part of this may be that I had prior college experience, but I feel that I had no problems joining up with the university. I easily made friends and got involved, and in fact, wandering around going “I need to find building X, I’m new, help?” is a pretty good way to meet people.</p>