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Go for it! You might want to briefly mention your upward trajectory in the “Additional Information” section in Common App.

Most transfer students are former community college students. Because you took a rigorous course load and have a 3.75 GPA, it sounds like you would be a solid candidate at many colleges and universities (there […]

I don’t think it’s necessary to mention any “weaknesses”. Also, I don’t think you need to mention high school because by the time you submit your applications, you’ll already be approximately 1.5 years out of […]

This upward trend is great, especially because your A’s in the upper-division courses show that you have what it takes to excel in your major. Make sure to highlight this trend, either in your Common Application […]

If applying to transfer won’t interfere with your academics, perhaps you could go ahead and submit transfer applications for fall admission as a sophomore. The process of applying might be a time of introspection […]

If you’re applying to another Ivy League school, you should still have a high GPA. If you’re doing well at Dartmouth (very academically rigorous), then people would assume that you would also be able to do well […]

Of course, you know your situation best, but your reason doesn’t seem that compelling because, if the major is already offered, it seems that you could search for opportunities to do the particular research you’re […]

It depends on how important that interest is to your goals in life. For example, if what you want to major in has changed, and that new major isn’t even offered at your current university, you should say that you […]

Please see our feedback in our article, Strategy for the College Transfer Application: http://transferweb.com/all-transfers/strategy-for-the-college-transfer-application/#.UcyI8uub-0Y

It sounds like you took all the “right” steps, so I don’t see why you wouldn’t have a solid chance. Let us know your outcome. We wish you all the best.

Everything sounds good, especially if you have a 3.7 GPA and can write awesome essays. Go for it!

Your current GPA and grades shown in your transcript are more important than your midterm grades because what’s on your transcript is final and official, but your midterm grades report is just an estimate of your […]

A lot of students who attend community colleges are usually older and have experiences outside of school, and therefore, their situation would be very different from someone attending a university full time. As […]

Yes, you can create alternate versions of the transfer Common Application and upload different essays. We’ve worked with transfer applicants who were able to do this. Here are the instructions: […]