A few questions about going to Occidental as a transfer?

ThatPoshGirl
Wed, 17 Jun 2009 12:25:01 +0000

I can answer a couple of your questions. If you spend two years at community college you will transfer in as a junior, so you will not be required to live on campus.

Occidental is a Liberal Arts College (LAC). Liberal arts colleges primarily offer undergraduate degrees, with few or no post-graduate options, and focus a lot on liberal arts education: humanities, history, philosophy, etc. People interested in science go to LACs so they can get “more” out of their education.

One potential drawback of going Occidental is that they only offer BAs, no BSs. So you will end up with a BA in Biology. That is something that could make you less competitive applying to grad schools, but Occidental is a good school with a solid reputation. An advantage there is that you will have a chance to take classes at caltech.

Why are you interested in Occidental?