Questions from an accepted Transfer Applicant

kd1993
Wed, 14 May 2014 16:00:03 +0000

I am a student from Calcutta, India and I applied for transfer admission to some schools this year, and have been accepted at Lawrence University. Now, considering everything I’ve read about LU, I really like the school. It seems I could fit in there. They’ve also given me a quite generous financial offer, but the gap between overall costs and the financial aid is still quite a difficult one to bridge, for my family. Considering that and the fact that I want go on to a PhD in Physics, how good is Lawrence for Physics and for producing grad-school ready students? Do students from LU get in to top-tier grad schools? Additionally, is it advisable to put so much money at stake and go ahead with a transfer of school? Will a transfer have any effect on how I am considered by the grad schools I apply to?