transfer advice...am i crazy?

garland
Wed, 27 Oct 2004 16:33:51 +0000

If the colleges you are looking at are a step up, intellectually, from the one you are at, you can tactfully say that as a reason. (Something about wanting to be among students who have the same type of intellectual curiosity/interests, etc. that you do). That’s basically what my D said when applying from a less selective school to much more highly selective ones, and she got into all of them (Tufts, Wesleyan, Oberlin.) Transfering as a junior, I think your HS record will not counting nearly as much as your college one, since you’ve had 1+ years to establish one. Your college ECs and GPA will probably be most important, along with essay/interview/other soft stuff.