Transferring Out of Colgate?

springstart18
Tue, 30 May 2017 19:43:53 +0000

Two quick notes:
To Dontskipthemoose’s comment about a hard adjustment: colleges definitely have transfer orientations for Spring students and would offer you the same financial aid that they would have for fall admission.

To your concern with GPA: a 3.8 is nothing to worry about. I can’t tell if you’re trying to get people to compliment you about your GPA or if you are genuinely concerned about it haha. An average college GPA is closer to a 3.2, and coming from a school like Colgate, a 3.8 is fantastic. Don’t worry about it.

I just finished my year of college and am also looking to transfer in Spring 2018. I was on the same page as you in regard to not being sure if I wanted to transfer in the spring semester or wait until next fall. I’ve decided to apply for Spring transfer admissions because I would otherwise have to spend another entire year at a place that I’m not too happy at. College is expensive and doesn’t last too long so I want to make sure that I don’t spend another single semester unhappy with where I am (and having another year’s worth of debt for a place I don’t like is not ideal either haha).

That being said, transferring in the Spring limits the amount of schools you can apply to since they don’t all accept spring transfers. From your list, only Cornell, Notre Dame, Berkeley, and USC would consider you for spring admission. From what I’ve read on the internet (very credible, I know), these schools will still review your high school record and test scores but there is more emphasis on how well you have done at your current college (looking at your transcript and letters of rec from professors) and how transferring to their school is going to help you develop (EVEN MORE) career wise and as a person.

Here are some other schools I think you should consider that offer spring admission (and which I personally think are less fratty and have more academic environments): Wesleyan, Amherst, Hamilton

Best of luck!