Transfer as a Sophomore or a Junior

Mwfan1921
Sat, 01 Jan 2022 19:32:42 +0000

puppyyyss:

I understand the financial aspect which is why I’m refraining from applying to colleges that are not need-blind.

The one school you mentioned, Sarah Lawrence, is need aware, not need blind. They also don’t meet full need. Any need blind colleges that also meet full need for transfers will be reaches.

It’s difficult to advise you re: transfer now or the following year without knowing more details. If you transfer now, your HS record will be more strongly evaluated than it would be next year, after presumably three semesters of strong college grades.

OTOH, many transfers lose credits when they transfer, especially to private schools (sometimes publics too). So, the longer you are at your current college, the more likely it is you will lose credits and won’t be able to graduate in 4 years. Whatever you do, try to get all the schools on your transfer list to do a transcript evaluation so that you know upfront what classes will transfer. Good luck.