<p>I can't believe I can't find an answer to this question. I must be doing something wrong. </p>
<p>My question: I go to a public university that takes a lot of AP Credit from a lot of AP scores. With all of that, I'm currently a sophomore and will be a junior next year. Without all of that, I'll have 36 credits at the end of the year. Will schools consider me as a sophomore or junior transfer? </p>
<p>I'm applying to places like Vanderbilt - places that won't take that credit at least eventually.</p>
<p>36 means you’re a sophmore.
60 is usually junior. Although some schools its 50 or like 51. Some schools are like 64.
Call them to see if your AP credits will transfer.</p>
<p>On my transcript I’m listed as a sophomore currently. At the end of this year, with the AP credits given by my current institution, I’ll have 72 credits. If I stay at my current institution, I’ll be a junior next year. </p>
<p>I’m wondering if, for example, Vanderbilt will consider me as a junior transfer applicant (because of my institution’s transcript), or if they’ll consider me as a sophomore transfer applicant, given that I’ve only completed one semester of college.</p>
<p>I didn’t think that the Admissions committee combed through the courses to determine if the applicant is a freshman/sophomore/junior according to their standards. I thought the University’s registrar determined what credits transferred after the applicant was accepted.</p>
<p>You will need to have the registrar at the school to which you are transferring review your transcript. A “class” at one school is not necessarily the same at another school from a credits perspective.</p>
<p>My D transferred from a semester based school to a trimester based school and not all of her classes received full credit as the school she transferred to did not always equate a semester course to one of their trimester courses. Seems odd that a semester class for Intro Econ at one highly regarded LAC would not be considered the equivalent of a trimester Intro Econ class at another highly regarded LAC. So despite having done well and having taken a full load at her first school for her freshman year, she would have been considered barely a third term freshman at her new school. Happily she had a boat load of AP classes so it was not a problem to have adequate credits.</p>
<p>But – you will not know your status until your new school analyzes your transcript and determines how many credits they will grant you for the classes you have already taken. Have your transcript and AP scores sent and ask for the analysis.</p>