Save money and then transfer?

Transfer Students
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<p>Hey,</p>

<p>So basically right now with the grades I have I do not have the potential to get in a high level school such as an Ivy league one or USC or UCLA etc., highest I could get in is a Boston University or a Purdue. ** My question is, would you think it’s a good idea for me to go in-state so I would save some money and then possibly try and transfer to a better school later on <a href=“If%20Id%20have%20the%20high%20enough%20grades%20for%20it”>/b</a> or should I try and get in as good of a school as I can right now? Because I studied abroad for a year and a half my GPA is quite low, 3.2 while my SATs are 1910 (I should be able to improve them by at least 100 points next try possibly even more). </p>

<p>I know that I should go to a college that I wouldn’t mind to say in for four years in case I do not end up transferring. I would apply to colleges in New England but they are very expensive and I would end up with huge debt by the time I graduate and since I plan on going to Law School after college I don’t think that that would be a good idea.</p>

<p>So do you think it’s a good idea to stay in-state to save money with the option of possibly transferring out later on or would you suggest that I go out of state already? The difference is that right now I could get in a Boston U while after a couple of years in college if I’d have the GPA for it I could try for a Cornell or UCLA.</p>

<p>If that helps any then I am in Washington State which means my realistic options that I might be interested in would be:
Gonzaga University
Seattle Pacific University
Washington State University
Western Washington University
Central Washington University</p>

<p>I know that Gonzaga and SPU are private colleges but it’s still way cheaper than paying 50,000$ a year for Boston U and I have the potential to get some scholarships at both of these schools</p>

<p>Thanks in advance!</p>

<p>P.S. Sorry if my post was kind of chaotic</p>

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<p>You might want to keep in mind that acceptance rates for transfers are often lower than for freshmen admission. Also, (need based) financial aid is often a lot worse for transfers.</p>

<p>You should probably investigate the financial aid policies of schools you want to transfer to before making a final decision.</p>

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<p>Question back to you. Do you think Prudue is not considered a ‘high level school’. And between Prudue and WSU which would you choose?</p>

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<p>This thread is a year old, please use old threads for reference only, start a new thread with your question.</p>