transferring after medical leave

safiye7
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 00:21:55 +0000

I used to attend Mount Holyoke. I dropped out because my health was really, really in a bad place. I am now working through recovery. In some ways it was a rash decision to drop out and in some ways it really wasn’t.

I am pretty sure you do not have to be currently attending a college in order to transfer (I think? Other input on this would be appreciated).

I guess I am confused about the standing / medical clearance thing, but on Mount Holyoke’s site they say if you went on a medical leave you are still considered in good standing with the college. I’m hoping this applies for mandatory (involuntary) medical leaves as well. I might try to contact them about this, I’m not sure.

Mostly I am worried about whether the issue of medical clearance would follow me elsewhere, and whether I have any chances of getting in anywhere or not. I plan to be honest about the circumstances surrounding my medical leave and college performance, and hope for the best. Mostly I am posting here because I am looking for advice about what kinds of colleges to consider, what kind of information to give in my personal essays, whether other people have had similar experiences and what they did, and how I should go about this whole process in general.