Transferring from VT to George Mason

KandKsmom
Sat, 16 Feb 2013 20:12:31 +0000

Hi jenster,

I don’t think that transferring is going to affect your chances of getting a job, but it may delay your timing in graduating and pursuing that job. Have you looked into the classes you have taken so far and your ability to transfer your credits? Being a freshman, you most likely have taken very basic core requirements (not into your business major yet), so hopefully you should be able to transfer them if you did well grade wise.

But, you may have to reconfigure some things, add a semester or two, if certain classes in your major need prerequisites and you are unable to immediately fit them into your schedule because of the need to retake any VT courses that did not transfer equally. I would take time to call the business (academic) department of each of these schools and discuss your transcripts and what your options are, how long it will take you to graduate and factor in those costs.

You haven’t told us your stats (HS grades/College GPA) yet, so it is hard to say what your chances at acceptance will be. The University of Richmond is very expensive as you probably know, so if you are having to add more time to your education it will be much more costly than the state schools you mentioned. GMU is a great school for business majors with a lot of potential for internships and co-ops; don’t discount it because of its overall ranking. Some students find transferring into schools to be easier than applying right out of high school, so you may get into more places than you think.

I am sorry you haven’t been able to find your niche at VT, but if you feel that you will be happier elsewhere, it is best to transfer now at the end of your freshman year than later. Just do your homework regarding the costs of making this decision and be well-informed.
Best of luck to you wherever you end up!