Should I stay or should I transfer?

madbean
Sat, 25 Feb 2012 17:07:24 +0000

Are you trying to game the system? I ask because you attend USC, but really want high prestige universities–so it follows you were not admitted as a freshmen to those schools. If your GPA is very high and you have professors at USC who love you, you may have a chance at transferring to them now. But many do not take many/any transfers.

Marshall is reputed to be more difficult to gain admissions to than Dornsife majors. Did you apply to Econ to make an easier entry to USC? Now that you are here, are you trying to switch to Marshall with no other hurdles?

Sorry, but reading your posts has me wondering. It may be that you cannot find an easy way to avoid the rigid qualifications to the most selective programs. If you get excellent grades, recommendations and research/ECs, you’ll find you may be able to transfer. But your explanations seem a little weak. If you really were uncertain of major, you had every reason to research the ins and outs of internal transfers before you matriculated.

Universities are looking for students with an inner passion–although few are seeking students whose passion is simply for making a fortune someday. Not that there’s anything wrong with that. But follow your true interests, and $$ will follow, not the other way around.