where can/should i transfer to?

college_ruled
Fri, 31 Jul 2009 17:13:45 +0000

If you like Hampshire, check out Bennington. Antioch is ungraded too. Maybe you’d like Ithaca? Sarah Lawrence? Boston U? Boston College? Northeastern? Syracuse? Fordham? Skidmore? Union? Saint Johns? Lewis and Clark?

Some of the Midwestern schools I mentioned previously might have an acceptance rate higher than Hampshire’s 43%.

I think you’ll find that LACs generally will require your high school transcript no matter how much college you have. In theory, the more college you have, the less high school grades will count, but if you enter your new LAC as a junior you probably won’t be able to study abroad during the school year. Applying to Bard for spring semester probably won’t help you because you don’t have a long enough college record yet.

I think that extracurriculars aren’t as important for transfer admissions as they are for admissions the first time around. Ask your professors if they have any suggestions on how to become a research assistant. Interning, working, and volunteering are all good ways to show that you are passionate about something.