I am currently a freshman in college and I plan to transfer to a more prestigious school during my junior year. (USC, UNC, etc.) However I also plan to study abroad. Is it a good idea to study abroad before I transfer? Or will that have a negative impact on transferring credits to the school that I plan to transfer to and will that also jeopardize my admission?
So many ideas, lofty! I would say learn to love the college you are in and be a super star there! Study abroad when your college recommends it.
@bopper my college would probably always encourage studying aboard but I don’t know if that will jeopardize my admission when I transfer to another school
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Speaking as someone who transferred as a sophomore: I felt like I wanted to spend every second at my new school, so I never studied abroad (even though I had selected schools based on their study abroad programs). I think studying abroad before the transfer might be the best way to ensure that you actually study abroad during college:)
it’s possible to study abroad as a sophomore transfer, but that means you will miss out on even more at your new school. Studying abroad is a fun college experience but it one out of luxury. Business and engineering kids don’t even get to go. As a transfer student, I would want to make up for lost time at my new school. Of course in the end, the decision is yours if you really feel that you need to go, you can.
You can always go abroad on your own, but your time at your new school is limited.
If you don’t like your current college I’d study abroad now. During your first couple years you take more general ed requirements, and I think that it would be easier to take those for units while studying abroad. Also, generally people transfer after their first or after their second year. You can’t transfer to a lot of top schools “during junior year” because most schools do not accept more than half of the credits needed towards a degree there from another institution.