Should I stay or should I transfer?

Kulakai
Sat, 25 Feb 2012 22:43:26 +0000

@sherbert - Well just time things so that you fill out this transfer admissions apps for the other schools you would consider at the same time as applying to try to get into Marshall, that way you get back decisions at the same time so you can weigh your options.

Keep in mind not every school will accept transfers either (Princeton does not off the top of my head). Are the other schools the type that would have accepted you had you applied to them? What has changed to make them reconsider and admit you now instead of as a freshman? Keep that in mind when considering what other programs to throw transfer apps at. One one more thing, and I say this with no offense since I don’t know you, schools like princeton/Uchicago are near impossible to transfer to let alone be admitted as freshman so perhaps widen your selection of schools you’d consider transferring to.

Have you talked to any junior/senior econ majors to get their impression on the rigor of upper level courses or how they have fared with job recruiting or applying to grad programs or law school?