<p>This fall I will be a first year in the College of Engineering. If I was considering transferring out of UVA and going somewhere else, how much would the difficulty of my classes boost my resum</p>
<p>If you’re going to transfer to another Engineering school, the classes you take at UVa will most likely be on-par or above the classes at the other school (some schools start students at Calc I, UVa “requires” Calc II to be on normal schedule). That said, you should double-check the other school’s first year requirements and make sure you’re taking those classes as best as you can. In the e-school, though, you really only have choices with your electives, unless you test out of the core math/science classes. If you do test out, I recommend looking hard at whether or not you know the material well enough to move on in courses.</p>
<p>Lastly, I’ll give you my typical speech: don’t go to school in the fall assuming you’ll transfer to somewhere else. You’re setting yourself up for misery, potential let-down, and alienating any sort of first year experience. Go to UVa and embrace it for what it is and re-evaluate your decision at the end of the semester :)</p>
<p>Word from the wise, don’t bite off more than you can chew in an effort to try and impress people during the first semester. It is better to start with an easier course load and work up. People are more impressed by a high GPA than advanced course loads early on because everyone eventually more or less catches up to you/finds a different academic corner to conquer later on. For example, I’m a math major who started in Calculus I but have a very high GPA. Employers don’t care I started off in Calculus I but they do care I have a rock’n GPA and took a Probability and Statistics route with my math.</p>
<p>Good advice. Please try to find something- the history, the spirit, your room-mate, whatever- that you really do like. You applied, so something must have appealed. Look back to your notes or try to remember your tour. Transfers in and out happen, but what a shame to be miserable if there are angles which can excite you instead.</p>
<p>This advice really helps a lot guys. One more question; is it possible for me, if I decide that engineering isn’t my thing, to apply to McIntire after my sophomore year? Going off of this question, I assume it’s probably easier for students in McIntire to get into Darden? Thanks for the help!</p>
<p>You’d have to fulfill the pre-reqs for McIntire before you can apply, which is very tricky to do. You can always do the engineer-business minor if business interests you</p>
<p>That said, while McIntire (as will any business school) experience will help with the application to Darden, there’s no set limit on who and from where get in. Strong grades and test scores will get you into Darden.</p>
<p>Good thread, I was just about to post something like this! I am also thinking about transfering, UVA wasn’t really my first option…or 2nd, or 3rd lol.</p>