Freshman Scholarships vs. Transfer Scholarships?

wakeup13
Wed, 16 May 2012 11:40:17 +0000

Is it really better in every situation for a student to go in with a freshman status vs. a transfer status in terms of scholarships?

Here is the situation: D is homeschooled and will graduate HS with her AA. She is doing fantastic at the community college (4.0 the entire time, honors program, extremely active in many of their programs including president of one club, etc). Unfortunately, her ACT is only a 22.

She can apply as a freshman and all the advisors have said she will easily get into the state university she wants to go to. Since her ACT is so low, will she really have the opportunity for multiple freshman scholarships?

On the other hand, she could begin taking summer classes right after graduation at our local satellite. That would allow her to finish her BS in three semesters. Her plan is to go right into a master’s program so she would like to finish her undergrad as soon as possible. This option would mean she would go in as a transfer student. Is there a reason this shouldn’t be an option in terms of scholarships?

She will not qualify for any need based scholarships.

Any information would be appreciated. Thanks!