You’re a college freshman or sophomore and you know you want to transfer. Now what? For one thing, you’d better be digging up info on schools that you might want to transfer to. As a transfer applicant, you should “do … Continued
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Colleges with Highest Transfer Acceptance Rates
Just added numbers for the colleges with the highest transfer acceptance rates. Check it out by clicking here, or by hovering over “Stats” tab at the top of the page. As always, take the numbers with a grain of salt. … Continued
Fall 2008 College Transfer Acceptance Rates Added
Just added Fall 08 transfer admissions rates 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 clicking on the “Stats” tab at the top … Continued
Why the Community College Transfer Process is So Complicated
More than 2.7 million people are in a community college in California. Plenty of these are students seeking just two-year degrees, but did you know only about 100,000 of those community college students transfer to a four-year school each year? … Continued
Transfer Students Apply to College, Too. How Come We Don’t Help Them?
Stephen J. Handel explores this question in an article in The Chronicle of Higher Education. While doing research for a book on transfer admissions, he discovered that… there’s practically nothing out there for transfers! He searched high and low, both … Continued
The College Transfer Admissions Essay: Three Keys
The big question you have to answer through your essay is basically this: “Why do you want to transfer?” We cover the transfer admissions essay in great detail in the book (with real, successful examples that worked for Stanford, UPenn, … Continued
Bonus College Admissions Essay Seminar for People on the 5 Steps List
[UPDATE: We’re extending the deadline and sending the audio and slides out August 29, since we just sent out a big, 10-page-plus item to a lot of members on the list and we don’t want to overload them (don’t worry … Continued
Are There “Transfer Friendly” Colleges Out There?
(Photo: lissalou66) Yes, there are “transfer friendly” colleges out there. When deciding on which schools to apply to transfer to, it’s worth taking a few minutes to check out a wide range of the schools you might be interested in … Continued
Transferring Colleges: Three Ways to Overcome a Weak High School GPA
The question: How can I overcome a weak high school GPA if I want to transfer to a school with high academic standards? My high school transcript was pretty weak for the school that I was shooting to transfer to. … Continued
How to Get a Free Transfer Admissions Consultation… From the College That You’re Applying To
(Photo: jessemichaelnix) People spend a ton of time and sometimes a ton of money trying to guess what a school is looking for… here’s a tip: why don’t you just ask them? Try simply callingeach of the schools you’re interested … Continued