Will i be considered as a transfer student??

International Students
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<p>Hello everyone,</p>

<p>I really start to think that i won’t be admitted in good schools that can give me enough FA to meet my need. So i’m thinking of taking a gap year and then re-apply next year. However, i tought of making this year less boring by taking what we call “classes préparatoires”, it’s 2 years when you study a lot of maths/physics/engineering science/french and english but at the end, you get no certificate/bachelor or something of this sort.
If i apply next year, will it count as a transfer ? Or will i have to quit this school as soon as i get in a good university ?</p>

<p>Can i have your opinion please ?</p>

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<p>No, you will not be considered a transfer student. A transfer student is someone who is (or has been) enrolled in a college/university and is now trying to change to another college/university. </p>

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<p>I’m going to disagree with katliomom if we are talking about these: <a href=“Classe préparatoire aux grandes écoles - Wikipedia”>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classe_préparatoire_aux_grandes_écoles&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>These courses are considered post-secondary education and carry ECTS credits (standardized European college credits). So yes, enrolling in such a course can make you a transfer applicant. Whether it will make you a transfer applicant depends on the university you’re applying to. Every university sets its own policy on who’s considered a transfer student and who is not.</p>

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<p>Thanks for the input, barum. I bow to the master. </p>

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<p>/blush/ </p>

<p>Thanks, but that’s really not necessary. I just have a habit of typing words I don’t know into Google.</p>

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<p>Thank you all, i’ll ask the schools to have more details!</p>