Deciding which school to transfer to for business. Help, please?

FateGoneAwry16
Sun, 24 Feb 2013 11:57:51 +0000

Why do you want to transfer if you’re already a junior? Most colleges, including the ones you listed, will “require you to be enrolled a minimum of two years and obtain a minimum number of credits at their school (eg, 60) to obtain their degree” (source: “Transfer Admissions 101”). In other words, you’ll have to repeat junior year if you go to another school and will graduate in 5 years instead of the typical 4. Spending 5 years in undergrad will be difficult socially and your financial aid* probably won’t cover your 5th year (source: “How to Survive College”).

In addition, being a 5 year undergrad will be somewhat of a turnoff to investment banks. You’ll get many, many questions during interviews about why you spent 5 years in college and what that decision reflects about your values. I don’t think this matters if you transfer to a top school like Emory because you can defend your decision based on how superior your new college is. It will probably matter, however, if you go to a less prestigious state school (i.e. the other colleges you listed).
In any case, good luck in the admissions process if you decide to go through with it.

*You should keep in mind that most transfer get little, if any, financial aid. While the majority of colleges give aid to freshman admits, many of them don’t make the same guarantees for transfers, even for those that in-state. In addition, merit aid is much scarcer, so you shouldn’t rely on getting any (source: “Transfer Admissions 101”). If financial aid is a concern for you, ask the colleges you’re applying to for information on their transfer FA policies.

“Transfer Admissions 101,” College Confidential - http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/transfer-students/390861-transfer-admissions-101-a.html

“How to Survive College,” TYTUniversity - [How To Survive College - YouTube](- YouTube)