Engineer grad student transistion?

Engineerer
Wed, 23 Aug 2006 14:06:00 +0000

I see, I’ll try out the Barrons book, I have a Kaplan book that I have to fully engage myself in as well.

I have one question, let me give these two scenarios, say I apply to UPenn & PSU for grad school, don’t get in, but try a lower ranked school like Drexel or Boston U and get in. While I’m there, I decide I would rather go to a better school, I take one or two classes at most, do well in them, then decide to transfer. Do I have a better shot at say PSU and UPenn now since my performances in grad classes are pretty good (assume nothing else changed in terms of my credentials)? I know some schools allow you to transfer one or two grad classes at most.

OR

I don’t even bother applying to safety schools and get rejected from both UPenn & PSU. I take one or two grad classes as a non degree students and do well in them at PSU or UPenn. I want to then become a degree student showing my results in grad classes to the adcom.

Now, in either scenario, do you think I have a good shot at schools like UPenn & PSU (or anything top 25)? I’m sure scenarios like these happen, just not frequently. I recognize money is an issue and due to my credentials, I probably wouldn’t get any funding, but I’m willing to take loans to get a masters degree. I must note that I still have one yr left at PSU and my GPA can still go up to a 3.5 if I kick tail so that could help my chances of being admitted.