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husky31 replied to the topic Dropping a Class in the forum Four-Year Transfers 11 years, 9 months ago

Bump. And if one did drop a class, receiving a “W” on the transcript after it has been sent to a university for transfer consideration, would it make sense to call/email them asap or could one wait until after […]
husky31 started the topic Dropping a Class in the forum Four-Year Transfers 11 years, 10 months ago

Hey,

So my college transcripts have been sent to the schools I will be applying to already, but for a number of reasons, I have decided that it will be best for me to drop a course this semester receiving a […]
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: […]
Anneshirley started the topic Academic Renewal in the forum Community College Transfers 11 years, 11 months ago

Hello,

Here’s a question regarding Academic Renewal. Will AR erase the bad quarters from one’s transcript, or can schools still see the quarters in question?
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 […]
Lan Ngo and Anneshirley are now friends 11 years, 11 months ago

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Anneshirley replied to the topic Fincial Aide and Acceptance for College in Fall in the forum Community College Transfers 11 years, 11 months ago

Alright Chris,

I appreciate your time!
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 […]
Anneshirley started the topic Fincial Aide and Acceptance for College in Fall in the forum Community College Transfers 11 years, 12 months ago

Hello!

Anneshirley present, and I have a question hopefully you may be able to answer. This is related to Finical Aide. I have applied to CSU’s UC’s and private schools (Stanford, SCU LMU, Mills, USF) and […]
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 […]
Anneshirley commented on the post, The Common Application is Flawed 12 years ago

“Basically, as one of my teachers once told me, your application has to be like a woman’s skirt: long enough to cover the subject but short enough to be interesting.”
Classic! hahaha
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