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Lan Ngo commented on the post, College Transfer Admission Criteria: What's a "Good" GPA? 11 years, 8 months ago

Your college GPA and transcripts are usually the most important parts of your application, so getting a C and B- in college courses will probably affect your application. At the same, your application is looked […]
Lan Ngo wrote a new post 11 years, 8 months ago

We wanted to highlight a question someone asked in the forum. It’s related to an essential component of your transfer application. For those of you who are still working on applications for fall 2013 and […]
Lan Ngo commented on the post, Adjusting to Stanford University as a Transfer Student 11 years, 8 months ago

Applying to a “top” university is definitely intimidating. I thought so then, and I still think so now, but it is worth a try.
Lan Ngo commented on the post, When to Dump Your College: Transfer Mid-Year or Stick It Out? 11 years, 8 months ago

Consider reading the book, Taking Time Off. (One of the authors is now a major NY Times […]
Lan Ngo commented on the post, When to Dump Your College: Transfer Mid-Year or Stick It Out? 11 years, 8 months ago

At this point, your options for applying to transfer for fall 2013 are limited because a lot of transfer application deadlines have already passed: March 1, March 15, and April 1. If there is a school you want to […]
Lan Ngo commented on the post, When to Dump Your College: Transfer Mid-Year or Stick It Out? 11 years, 8 months ago

Hi. Thanks for leaving a comment.

We get a lot of these types of questions, but the answers are unique to each student. However, a great way to start exploring these questions is to look up general […]
Lan Ngo replied to the topic Letter Of Recommendation in the forum Four-Year Transfers 11 years, 10 months ago

I suggest asking your lab TA one of the following. Decide which is the best option depending on your relationship with your TA:

– if she would write a letter and if she could ask the professor to co-sign it
– […]
Lan Ngo replied to the topic A Second Opinion about Common App Extracurriculars in the forum Four-Year Transfers 11 years, 10 months ago

It seems redundant to write about being a recycling coordinator for both the Emory supplement and the Common App activities essay. It might be fine to leave your Common App activities as is–about being a news reporter.
Lan Ngo replied to the topic Is it possible to transfer if you exceed the maximum number of credits? in the forum Four-Year Transfers 11 years, 10 months ago

If you have 40 credits, that’s less than 60 credits, so you haven’t exceeded the school’s maximum. However, if you’re asking about what happens if you want to apply to transfer as a junior, then you would have to […]
Lan Ngo replied to the topic Transferring from Villanova in the forum Four-Year Transfers 11 years, 11 months ago

Just to provide a specific example, if you want to apply to the business school at American University, the minimum GPA requirement is 2.5. If you have a 3.45 GPA, you’re above the minimum, meaning that you have […]
Lan Ngo replied to the topic Extracurriculars in the forum Four-Year Transfers 11 years, 11 months ago

I would urge students to do extracurricular activities that they’re genuinely interested in, rather than do activities to have items to list on a school application. It’s more interesting to see a student that is […]
Lan Ngo replied to the topic Academic Renewal in the forum Community College Transfers 11 years, 11 months ago

You would have to ask your college about that because the policies are very specific to each institution. We wrote about an example of Academic Renewal at one particular community college: […]
Lan Ngo replied to the topic SAT/ACT question in the forum Community College Transfers 11 years, 11 months ago

The vast majority of the “top” colleges/universities require an SAT/ACT score for transfer applicants. Check the admissions requirements for each specific school you’re interested in.
Lan Ngo replied to the topic Transferring from Villanova in the forum Four-Year Transfers 11 years, 11 months ago

You can still apply to transfer. Choose a mix of different schools. The incoming class of transfer students each year at each school consists of a variety of students. You may just fit into the mix somehow for […]
Lan Ngo wrote a new post 11 years, 11 months ago

This is part two of an article is by Vince Lauer. Here, Vince gives advice on selecting and engaging in extracurricular activities in a way that makes the most sense for students looking to transfer to […]
Lan Ngo commented on the post, College Transfer Admission Criteria: What's a "Good" GPA? 11 years, 11 months ago

Hi, Maggie. Thanks for posting your story here. I would be more worried about other transfer applicants who are pre-med and have a 4.0 GPA or a GPA close to that. However, even worrying about that isn’t so […]
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Lan Ngo commented on the post, College Transfer Admission Criteria: What's a "Good" GPA? 11 years, 11 months ago

Hi, Mike. Thanks for reading our articles. Below are my responses to your questions:

Q: Would it be advantageous to wait until next year so that the emphasis on my application is moved from my SAT and high […]
Lan Ngo commented on the post, Should I Even Apply to Transfer to This College? Case Study: Brown University 11 years, 12 months ago

For most colleges/universities, generally speaking, if you’re applying as a sophomore transfer, your high school grades are really important because by the time you submit your transfer application, you’ll only […]
Lan Ngo commented on the post, College Transfer Q&A: I Didn't Do Well My First Semester. Do I Still Have a Shot at Transferring? 11 years, 12 months ago

Depending on which schools you want to apply to transfer to, it might not be a bad idea to consider applying as a junior transfer. However, I highly suggest that you work to guarantee yourself that you will get a […]
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