I note that as many smart and ambitious kids get going with their actual college experience, they start understanding college more as an opportunity for an education and other experiences, and less as a badge of merit determined solely by the name on your sweatshirt.
This is part of why so few people actually do transfer, even though more surely could. They quickly realize that doing really well at their college is going to actually give them the experiences and opportunities they want, and that transferring would disrupt that path for no good reason.
Of course you donāt have to decide that now, but I think you would benefit from being open to the possibility of coming to a similar realization. Meaning pick the best bet for the best possible experience, and only transfer if you really end up thinking that would actually be in your interests.
Well I know, Iām not talking Harvard, Yale, Stanford etc. I mean places like USC, Emory, Wash U, which have transfer rates ~ 20% and reaching for places like Dartmout, Penn, Duke, Notre dame, G-Town which have rates from 5-10% Iām not counting on anything, but I donāt think thereās any harm in trying to transfer. Itās just more motivation to do well first year.
Loyola. My parents said if Iām thinking about transferring then I should go to the cheapest option and somewhere I would have the better chance of sucess off the bat. Also at Loyola Iām in their āAcheiving college excellenceā program some federal government TRIO SSS thing Iām not super sure, Iām eligible since I have a learning disability. I get access to 1-on-1 tutoring and mentoring with that program so thatās a bonus. I mean techically if I change my mind I have until June 1st for UMN.
Congratulations!
The decision sounds well-thought out and Loyola is close to your former favorite, Holy Cross, in personality.
I hope you return in the fall and let us know how itās going, the good, the bad, the surprising
Out of curiosity, does anyone know how possible it is to transfer to either ND or Georgetown after your first year? I know itās hard but is it as bad as trying to transfer to like Harvard, Yale etc. which I know are impossible unless youāre military.
Look up the Common Data Set for each school, scroll to Section D. Youāll see admissions numbers and minimum and maximum credits allowed for transfer applicants. Also, go to the transfer admission webpage for each school to learn about the processes.
Better yet, donāt start your freshman year in a mindset to transfer. It will prevent you from engaging at your school and could make for an unsatisfactory experience. Give it a fair shake.
Well, Iām in hot water again. I donāt think iāll be attending loyola due to significant increase in cost. My backup was Penn State Altoona but housing is on a waitlist. Iām in big trouble guys what do I do?? I could call up ASU or UA.
Did you ask Penn State Altoona if housing is available at other campuses
ā Students also may request to change their campus to one at which housing is available. To discuss changing campuses, please contact the Office of Admissionā¦.ā See the PSU Altoona website.
Well Iām considering community college then transferring after a year, it would be the same situation with penn state Altoona since they donāt offer Chem E or Bio E and most people do 2+2 but iād go somewhere else after a year. Iām thinking of Santa monica college in Socal since I have a cousin who just transferred from there to UCLA and they are known for being a good destination for transfer students. Iām concerned about doing community college here in Canada since I doubt it would be accredited. Well at Loyola they bumped the bill up like a lot from the preliminary financial aid offer.
UMN likley doesnāt have room this late, especially for Chem E or any engineering. Iām planning to try to transfer next year to somewhere. Maybe that means starting at ASU, Altoona, CC etc. Well Iāll be 100% honest, I never truly wanted to go to Loyola. My parents wanted me to cause it was really cheap. Now that it looks like Loyola wonāt be possible there are a lot of potential pathways.
Please focus advice on this studentās path forward. Castigating them on past decisions holds no value. The primary purpose of CC is to support students. Thanks for posting with that goal in mind.
