international transfer after sophomore

Femiluv
Fri, 04 Jun 2010 23:50:27 +0000

You definitely could transfer and could change your status from exchange to regular. It’s hard and it depends on the agreement your school has with the school in the U.S.

My Ghanaian friend who came to my school on an exchange program had to go back cos her school did not allow her to stay after her program ended. Whereas some Irish girls in my school stayed after their exchange program because their university back home didn’t care.

I would advise that you come here for your masters degree because although you could transfer, it’s not a good idea. Like someone said, in the U.S, there are tons of gen eds, and although you’re a transfer student, you will be required to do all the gen-eds (the ones you have already done back home will be crossed off).

The gen-eds nonsense doesn’t allow affect international students. A friend of mine transferred from California to my school and this also affected her cos her former school had different gen-ed requirements.

Gen-eds take years to complete. So at the end of the day, you might have 1-2 additional years than you’d normally have. You could take summer classes to get rid of some classes, but you will definitely not graduate after 4 years. Maybe 5-6.

I suggest you come to the U.S. for grad school.