xMastemah

It really depends. I've read that some top-tiers don't even look at it, and then some do. You can't seriously blanket one admissions concept to every top university, they're all different and do stuff differently on the inside.

Your college GPA will always be more important than high school, though. If it's not, that'd be a problem.

entomom

I can't tell you anything beyond the generalities that if you are a soph transfer it will be weighted heavily and less so as a jr transfer. Schools have different policies about how they select transfer students; and gpa, while important, is just one part of your application.

The best thing you can do is to construct a balanced list with reaches in the top 20 schools, but also match and safety schools. And don't forget to consider both admissions and finances, there's no reason to get accepted to a school if you can't afford to attend.

maxdream

Hey guyz have u heard back from the schools u applied?
I sent my apps like two weeks ago and i still didnt get any notification that says we received ur app .
I sent it online and have u guyz received anything like notifications?
I received email from common app after sending the app that says submission succesfful but nothing else from the college.

xMastemah

Maxdream: Call the admissions ask. I called UNC and asked if they received my stuff because it wasn't showing up and they said they had it all in hand.

anth.santos

Hello, I am really confused on the whole concept of transferring to be honest..

I am trying to transfer into Cal Poly SLO from a community college as a Physics major . Their transfer criteria consists of all these classes that support the Physics major such as english comp, critical thinking, speech, (the usual) AND THEN it says I need physics, math, chem..and GE requirements of course. The criteria can be found here Transfer Selection Criteria -Admissions- Cal Poly

But when I go to other colleges' sites like San Fransisco State's, they say all you need is 30 sem units of GE including:
1. One course in oral communication
2. One course in written composition
3. One course in critical thinking
4. One course in mathematics or quantitative reasoning, with intermediate algebra as a prerequisite

Am I understanding this right? Some colleges only need GE requirements plus the 4 basic skills courses, but others (like CalPolySLO) require additional courses that support the major?

entomom

^I'm not familiar with CP-SLO's requirements, you might want to start a new thread on the main Transfer Students forum as it gets more traffic.

TwizzWhizz11

So, just to clarify - I read the last part of the 2nd post on this thread on applying as a transfer vs. freshman (again) for colleges. If your school is on the quarter system and you accumulate 36 credits after fall and winter quarter and then stop attending that college, you would apply as a freshman admission again?

entomom

^It all depends on the school. Some schools, will consider you for fr admissions if you haven't completed a full year of post-HS college. For others, they count a single post-HS college class as having attended college and will require you to apply as a transfer.

entomom

This is meant to be a general information and reference thread.

Most of the questions being asked are about specific personal situations and are highly unlikely to be noticed here. Please start a new thread on the Transfer Students forum so that more members notice and respond to your question(s).

I am closing this thread, please refer to the first few pages for general information on the transfer process.

Andale

I re-opened this thread temporarily to add some material to the early posts. So if you have not checked the thread recently and need the basic info, you might want to recheck the first half-dozen posts again.

I have also cleaned out the recent spate of very specific personal situation questions that really can't be answered on a thread like this, as entomom says.

Now that the thread is closed, you may be tempted to PM your specific questions re personal situation and/or queries re your "chances" to Andale or entomom. Please refrain. We do not "DO" chances. Please post your questions on forum - you are much more likely to get a timely response and benefit from several perspectives, including from people who may have faced your same situation. Thank you.