Category: Admissions
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College Transfer Application Checklist
In addition to the transfer application form itself and the essays, you have a whole host of application materials to manage. Even if you’ve already submitted your applications, your work is not entirely done yet. Be sure that all the required materials have been submitted. Check the applicant portal of the schools you applied to, and see whether…
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Want to Transfer to Columbia University? Tips on Recommendation Letters
We attended an admissions information session at Columbia University this summer and got insider’s information from an admissions officer, who had completed his undergraduate studies at Columbia. Some of his most insightful advice was about letters of recommendation, and we’re paraphrasing them here with some additional tips and revisions geared toward transfer applications. Ask professors that like…
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College Transfer Q&A: What Can I Do To Improve My Chances?
In forums, prospective transfer students often ask, “What can I do to improve my chances?” I’m going to take you through one such post and provide the same type of advice I would give to a student if I were providing a one-on-one consultation. The post comes from ElmerChelmo: I am currently a first-year student…
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Dartmouth Stresses Importance of Maintaining College Transfer Program
The Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid at Dartmouth College considers transfer students to be the kinds of students the College wants to have in its community, according to a recent article in The Dartmouth, the College’s student newspaper. Although transfer admissions (along with freshman admissions) continue to grow in competitiveness, Dartmouth’s message generally seems…
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College Transfer Applications: Sending Transcripts
One of the unspoken requirements of the transfer applications is the ability to be organized. Sending your school transcripts demonstrates this need. Though the Common Application for freshman applicants allows high schools to electronically submit school reports and transcripts through the Common App website, this function isn’t available to transfer applicants, who must send hard…