I have yet to apply to Tufts. I applied to Brandeis, and I also have an invitation to apply to their fall program so If get rejected I will apply for Fall 2017.
This is an invitation to apply to their Fall 2017 program. If you are rejected, unless something really outstanding happened between the time you got a decision and the time you reapply, don’t waste money applying again for Fall 2018 (as most schools keep your application on file for 2 years and pull the original app out when you reapply).
@sybbie719 I think this poster is planning to apply for fall 2017, not 2018.
Might it be possible that the Smith accepts more transfer students in the fall than for spring?
I applied to Brandeis for Spring 2017, (i haven’t heard back yet) They sent me an invitation to apply for Spring 2017. If I get rejected for SP17, I will use that invitation for FA17. and yes its possible that Smith accepts more transfer students in fall than spring. .
Ok thanks. But my advice is still the same; if Op is rejected for the spring it is highly unlikely that she will be admitted fall 2017
why do you think that, if for the fall I will have different stats?
Because one semester of grades will not be an appreciable difference in your stats or application. In addition, when your application is on file for 2 years. They pull out your transcript to see why you were rejected the first time. You are applying with out any SAT scores an you cannot redo your first semester.
my school does grade replacement so my gpa increased a lot between first semester and now. Also one of the classes Im taking now is a class from first semester which I got an f so that is going to be replaced and my gpa will increase.
rarely does it happen that a student is denied admission and accepted the next semester. Even if your school does have grade replacement as I previously stated, they will pull out the application that you have now. If you are not going to take the SAT I would recommend going to fairtest.org and looking at the list of SAT optional schools. Then research those schools as far as their transfer processes and their ability to meet 100% demonstrated need.
As long as you have a myopic view of your abilities, are stuck on a small number of schools and are unwilling to expand your net, and be willing to go down a notch (any top school is going to be an extreme reach for you), you are not helping your cause. You should definitely meet with the transfer coordinator at your school. Fortunately, you have Umass as a back up once you complete your associates.
While investigating colleges for my kid '17, I found information at one college which stated that while they offer grade replacement for any course retaken where the first grade was D or worse, the first grade is reflected on the transcript, (along with the new grade) though the first is not used for the calculation of the gpa.
Just want you to know that “not calculated,” and “not reflected” being different, their co-existence on a transcript may further complicate your profile. You can check with your school’s grading/replacement guidelines for the policy followed.
Even if your school has grade replacement, if the original grade is on your transcript, it will be calculated as part of your gpa especially if you are going to grad/professional school.
Can you break that down, @sybbie719?
Calculated by other colleges…because? Calculated only by grad/professional schools?
I know for law and med school all grades count. she would have to look up the school’s policies for grade replacement.
She would also see how this is handled at her school especially is both grades are on the transcript. Another reason that she needs to speak with her transfer advisor.
Wowwie. Didn’t know that. Thanks.
Hope this is useful to you, OP.
How about Clark, is that close enough to commute? I thought it had a good reputation for psychology.
I do agree with others that you should try to transfer in the fall to a 4 yr school where you can get enough aid to attend, be it federal, state, and/or institutional. Finish your bachelor’s there and then try for grad school at some of these other schools.
As for internships and research, have you talked to any professors at your CC to see if there are any opportunities of working in a hospital, nursing home, mental health facility in your area?
Do any professors at your school conduct research of any kind?
I want to say that when we visited WPI in MA, they explained that they do not account for any course where the student earns a C or less. You bring up some interesting word games that I did not know existed. - not calculated and non reflected. I am now wondering how WPI would reflect it in the course history/official transcript.
It sounds like you have the money to cover your costs at UConn. Is that correct? Can you cover those costs NEXT year also for the full year? You need to contact UConn and find out if that grant you received would double if you are there for,the full year. If not…you don’t have the money for UConn.
If you DO have the money for UConn…for all the years to graduation…I would urge you to stay there and complete your bachelors. My point was clear…transferring after ONE semester is NOT to your advantage…at all…for any reason.
You need to find ONE four year school…transfer there…and finish your degree there.
There is NO good reason to go to a different school for one semester.
And really…you need to work on the summer.
Op did not use her loan so they gave her the entire $6500 as part of her financial aid package for the spring. this will not be the case next year when she will have to use $7500 in loans for the entire year. IN addition, part of her grant aid was probably her pell. if you back this out, UConn did not give her a lot of $$
@mommdc I actually applied to clark and got rejected. I have talked to professors at my school, no one conducts research. Psychology professors here don’t even have phds and aren’t even qualified to do research.
I think the OP is assuming that this grant money will double next year…thus making payment of tuition possible.
I agree…seems unlikely. It the only way to know is to ask the financial aid office.
In addition, the OP needs to do the 2017-2018 fafsa.
Honestly, the likelihood that even full OOS tuition would be covered seems unlikely to me.