Dilemma: To Transfer of not to?

Applying to College
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Hi I was hoping someone could provide me with some advice regarding my situation:

After high school, I returned to Singapore to serve 2 years of mandatory military service (2013-2014). In my second year, I applied and was accepted to a few Singaporean universities and also to University of Melbourne.

I also applied to some US schools in my second year, but it would be the following year (2015) that I would receive the decisions.

I finished my military service in December of the second year (2014) and decided to attend University of Melbourne in February of the following year (2015). I did this because I wanted to graduate as soon as possible (Australia is 3 years) and I wasn’t sure if I can get into any of my favourite US universities.

Now that I am in University of Melbourne, I just found out I got into UCLA, and I am waiting on my UC Berkeley decision.

I am sort of in a dilemma, because I think LA is a wonderful place (don’t get me wrong, Melbourne is nice too) and UCLA is a really reputable. I also have friends from high school who attend universities in and around LA. Because of this, I am strongly considering transferring to the US.

My questions are:

  1. I applied as a freshman, but now that I am in Melbourne, will my offers to UCLA/UCB still stand?
  2. If I do attend UCLA/UCB, will my completed classes in Melbourne be recognised? That is, can some of the credits be transferred?
  3. Is it worth it transferring to UCLA/UCB, taking to account my situation, length of study, lifestyle, reputation etc? Both are great schools, so is University of Melbourne.
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  1. I think you are going to have to contact the UCs about that. Now that you have matriculated to a college I really don't know if your freshman offer stands. Surely this must happen to others, they may be used to it.
  2. UCs take only Jr level transfers. So you would have to ask them.
  3. That's your call.
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I agree, you have to contact the schools. Many classify students who’ve taken any college courses after high school as transfers, but some don’t. Let us know what you find out.

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If it were up to me, I wouldn’t. University of Melbourne is a great university.