What do colleges look for in a transfer applicant?

mexbruin
Mon, 13 Jun 2005 18:24:06 +0000

Hey sakura you are in good hands. I remember when I first considered transferring to ucla I stumbled upon this site and it has proven to be an invaluable tool for information and motivation. The trasnfer process has its similarities to hs but it is also very different. For one, (I am speaking mainly about the UC system btw which is the one I am most familiar with) the classes you take and the time frame in which you take them are tantamount when trasnferring. YOu want all or most of your pre reqs completed by the time you apply with a gpa in the range of 3.3-3.8 for most majors obviuosly some are very competitive and have higher standards i.e. economics, comp sci, and any of the hard sciences. You also want to make sure you pick a couple of safeties and a number of possible matches to apply to. Prepare applications early and have several people give your personal statement a look or two someone always picks up something new. Thats about all I can say. Good luck and thanks I we were all really fortunate to get admitted to our dream schools but you will too.