When should I start applying? and..

Transfer Students
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<p>I plan on transferring for fall 2011, so when should I start applying for the colleges that I'm looking at? I was thinking sometime between November-February. </p>

<p>Also what is it like being a transfer student going from a community college to a 4 year university? Will it be like being an incoming freshman? Will I still meet a lot of people and still be able to get involved with campus life? I want to live in the dorms. </p>

<p>The community college I go to now is so boring, there's literally nothing to do and almost everybody is older than me (I started when I was 17). So I'm excited about going to a 4 year college.</p>

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<p>Alright I’ll try addressing some of these questions…</p>

<p>1) Application for transfer students aren’t usually due until until March/May after the Freshman Undergrad decisions are pretty much done. (The only exceptions are the UCs which their application filing period is November 1-30.) Just make sure to check with each school you plan on applying to see the deadlines. Most transfer students start filling out applications around their Winter break. This is generally a good time to commence with the generic information. Hopefully you would have worked somewhat on your essays and personal responses as you don’t want them to be rushed.</p>

<p>2) It’ll be significantly different. A lot of people had said their courses become harder and more accelerated. Meaning plan to spend a sufficient amount of time studying outside of class and applying yourself.</p>

<p>I posted a link below on the experiences of the first semester.</p>

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/uc-transfers/434458-your-first-semester-experience-ucs.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/uc-transfers/434458-your-first-semester-experience-ucs.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>It’s recommended that you join some clubs and involve yourself in activities in order to meet some peers. If you do this and have an outgoing personality I really see no problem in meeting/making friends.</p>

<p>Also, it’s good you want to live in dorms but be aware that not all schools offer guaranteed housing to transfer students. It’s usually in a first come/first basis.</p>

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<p>Thanks so much, the link you posted really helped!!</p>

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<p>While the deadlines for many schools are in March & April, there are also many schools with deadlines before March, here’s just one:</p>

<p>[Office</a> of Undergraduate Admissions: Transfer Students - Deadlines](<a href=“http://www.admissions.umich.edu/transfers/deadlines.php]Office”>http://www.admissions.umich.edu/transfers/deadlines.php)</p>

<p>You need to go to the websites of the colleges you’re interested in and find out the deadline information there.</p>

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<p>Whats different social wise? from us and freshman’s?</p>