Goldwater Scholar Transferring

Transfer Students
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<p>I am a man in need of some (good) advice. Simply put, the lack of rigor at my current school is bringing me down. Over the past 2.5 years of college, I have taken upper level classes in biology, mathematics, physics, and chemistry. My sophomore year I even took a PhD course in computational science. I have completed a significant amount of undergraduate research as well. I have tried very hard to challenge myself at my current university. In addition to taking the most advanced classes offered, I have continuously increased my course load per semester. Last fall I took 19 hours of upper level science and math courses. Along the way I have been showered with awards, and I was even fortunate enough to win a Goldwater Scholarship my sophomore year. However, the most important things have eluded me. I long to be surrounded by students who have a passion for their field of study and who work hard. I dream of taking classes where the professor pushes me to my limit. My goal now is to transfer to a university where I will be challenged by the courses and inspired by my piers. I am not worried about what credits will transfer (I’ve racked up over 130 in 2.5 years! lol), I only care about learning and being challenged. So is there anyone out there who has been in my shoes? Any words of advice, or school suggestions, would be greatly appreciated! My college GPA is 3.98 if that helps with recommendations.</p>

<p>p.s. I have a passion for theoretical physics and mathematics so I will be wanting to pursue these fields at my next institution.</p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

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<p>First, congratulations on the Goldwater!</p>

<p>It’s a little difficult to comment without knowing what school you currently attend and which colleges you’re considering.</p>

<p>Since you’ve completed 2.5 years of college and many credits, your main problem is going to be finding colleges that accept transfers with more than 2 yrs of college. You need to go to the websites of the schools you’re interested in and read their transfer policies.</p>

<p>IMO if you will have finished 3 years this spring, you should just finish up at your current school, keep getting top grades and strong relationships with your profs, study hard for the GRE and apply to a good grad school.</p>

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<p>If you have 130 credits can’t you graduate now??? and apply to Grad. school??</p>