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Admissions

The Common Application is Flawed

January 14, 2012

We’ve received many emails and comments from worried transfer applicants who are having trouble with the Common Application. We’ve dug through the Common App to expose some of the issues that you’ll come across as you complete the application. Discrepancies between the PDF and Online Applications We would expect that the Common App would be [...]

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College Transfer Q&A: Common Application General Transfer Essay vs School Supplement Essay?

December 2, 2011

Question: When I looked at the common application, I noticed that there is a generic “why transfer” essay and a supplement for each school that asks, “Why do you want to transfer here?” What should be included in one versus the other? Answer: Before we get into the differences between the two essays, we think [...]

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Transfer Admissions Rates for US News 2012 Added

October 9, 2011

We just added the recently released Fall 2010 transfer admissions numbers for some of the top schools in the US (the “2012″ Top 50 National Universities according to US News). Check it out by clicking here, or by hovering over the “Stats” tab at the top of the page and clicking on the first option [...]

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Big Announcement: Transferweb.com is Coming

July 14, 2011

Hi everyone! In response to emails and comments like the ones on this post, we’ve been working for a while now on a major project that we’re really excited about and that we think will be a huge step toward making transferring a lot easier for many of the millions of students that transfer each [...]

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What to Do if You’re on the College Transfer Waitlist

June 2, 2011

This post is in response to the emails we’ve been getting from students asking us for advice about what to do if they’re placed on the transfer waitlist. Here are some strategies to give your application a boost and relieve some of your stress. Gather information: For your own peace of mind, gather information. Politely [...]

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Transfer Requirements: Cornell University Case Study

April 18, 2011

Meeting requirements for the transfer application is crucial; missing even one item could disqualify your application from being considered. Unfortunately, the requirements are not always straightforward. This post examines the process of determining course requirements for transfer applicants using Cornell University as a case study. Specifically, let’s say you want to apply to transfer as [...]

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University of Michigan: Transfer Spotlight

February 4, 2011

When people refer to the University of Michigan (U-M), they almost always mean the Ann Arbor campus. From here on, “U-M” denotes the main (Ann Arbor) campus. Note that though U-M-Dearborn and U-M-Flint are also part of the University of Michigan system, transfer students from those schools to U-M are considered new transfers. In this [...]

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Transfer Deadlines Table Added (UCs coming up pretty soon)

November 6, 2010

We just added a table that goes through the transfer application deadlines (for both fall and spring entry, if applicable) for some of the top schools in the US (the Top 50 National Universities according to US News). We also threw in – because, you guessed it, we love you – whether or not the [...]

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Fall 2009 College Transfer Acceptance Rates Added

September 19, 2010

We just added the recently released Fall 09 transfer admissions numbers for some of the top schools in the US (the Top 50 National Universities according to US News). Check it out by clicking here, or by hovering over the “Stats” tab at the top of the page and clicking on the first option in [...]

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It’s Not Too Late to Apply to Transfer to Another College

July 1, 2010

Though many schools post their transfer application deadline as some time around March 1, that is not the case with all schools. We’ll look at three ways in which some colleges/universities are open to accepting transfer applications at a later time. 1. Deadlines are later for spring enrollment People who want to transfer into say, [...]

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