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husky31 replied to the topic Instructor Evaluations in the forum Four-Year Transfers 12 years, 1 month ago

Thanks a lot, the professor cosigning sounds like a great idea I’ll definitely look into that. Also do you feel as if there might be any benefit in sending 3 recommendations even though all of the schools I am […]
husky31 started the topic Instructor Evaluations in the forum Four-Year Transfers 12 years, 1 month ago

Do most top colleges not care whether your common app instructor evaluations are from a professor vs a TA? My TA’s for the most part know me a great deal better than my professors (who lecture only ) and could […]
Lan Ngo wrote a new post 12 years, 1 month ago

We hear a lot of great questions and stories in our forums. We would like to highlight one thread that might be helpful to students who are deciding whether they should transfer out of their current college […]
Lan Ngo and Mac are now friends 12 years, 1 month ago

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Lan Ngo replied to the topic Transferring to university; accepted as freshman in the forum Four-Year Transfers 12 years, 1 month ago

Here are my thoughts:

Yes, try very hard to bring your GPA to 3.9.

Be sure to highlight somewhere in your application the fact that you’re in an extremely rigorous honors program that’s on par with the […]
husky31 started the topic Effect of Intended Major on Admissions in the forum Four-Year Transfers 12 years, 2 months ago

Lets say that I’m interested in two majors: either economics or sociology and I can only put down one for my application. Though my extracurricular achievements in economics far surpass my record in sociology […]
husky31 started the topic Impact of Financial Aid? in the forum Four-Year Transfers 12 years, 2 months ago

Are there any benefits to not applying for financial aid even at need blind schools? My parents income bracket (>200k) ensures that I can only get merit aid and I’m not sure whether this will even be possible for […]
Lan Ngo replied to the topic Application Due Dates; Sending documents in the forum Four-Year Transfers 12 years, 2 months ago

Hi! Different schools have different specific policies, but here are my responses to your questions based on the way they were posed and the information you provided:
“Rolling admissions” mean that applications […]
husky31 started the topic Application Due Dates; Sending documents in the forum Four-Year Transfers 12 years, 2 months ago

Some of the schools I’ll be applying to for transfer have February/March application due dates that are “rolling”. If I intend on applying for Fall 2013 Transfer, would there be any benefit to sending my […]
husky31 replied to the topic Withdraw or Take a B? in the forum Four-Year Transfers 12 years, 2 months ago

Thanks, you were right! I ended up getting an A on my first corporate finance midterm worth 50% of the grade so I’m going to stick it out and not quit in order to at the worst get like an A-
Lan Ngo commented on the post, Adjusting to Stanford University as a Transfer Student 12 years, 2 months ago

Glad you found this article helpful. As you read more of the articles here, you’ll learn more about my situation and profile as a transfer applicant.

All the best,
Lan
Lan Ngo replied to the topic Transferring from Private to Public in the forum Four-Year Transfers 12 years, 2 months ago

Though this article we have won’t provide a definitive answer, it might help you think through your questions, and it might help you to read about someone else that was deciding about transferring: […]
husky31 replied to the topic Withdraw or Take a B? in the forum Four-Year Transfers 12 years, 2 months ago

Also I could probably withdraw and take an independent study if that makes a difference, automatic A and since I’ll be applying to liberal arts colleges then it might be easier to excuse the withdrawal in that I’m […]
husky31 started the topic Withdraw or Take a B? in the forum Four-Year Transfers 12 years, 2 months ago

Hello,
I’m currently having a dilemma in regards to whether or not I should keep or drop (getting a W on transcript) a class that I feel I might get a B in. I”m a sophomore at a large state school with a 3.9 GPA […]
possimpible replied to the topic Very Late Bloomer story in the forum Four-Year Transfers 12 years, 3 months ago

Thank you Lan and Chris for your advices. I also checked out the Transfer Book and the Audio Course. The book is really missing on International students transfer from a foreign university. Anyway, it seems like […]
possimpible replied to the topic Thinking of Transferring in the forum Four-Year Transfers 12 years, 3 months ago

Hi Alana, it seems that your reason of moving is solid and you have every reason to make a solid case out of it. Just one thing, I’m also thinking of making ‘international’ as my theme but i’m not exactly sure how […]
possimpible replied to the topic Transferring to DC in the forum Four-Year Transfers 12 years, 3 months ago

Haha it took Matt half an hour to get his Quarterlife Crisis sorted out. Well done!
Lan Ngo replied to the topic California Community College try to reach stanford in the forum Community College Transfers 12 years, 3 months ago

1. The Stanford financial aid office website says this: “Our admission program is need-blind, meaning, for all but some international applicants, financial status will not affect the admission decision.”

2. See […]
Lan Ngo wrote a new post 12 years, 3 months ago

In this article, Chris (co-founder of TransferWeb) interviews me (Lan) about my transition to Stanford as a transfer student. These are the main topics I discuss:

The academic adjustment
The social […]
Lan Ngo replied to the topic Thinking of Transferring in the forum Four-Year Transfers 12 years, 3 months ago

Hi, Alana. Thanks for sharing your situation. I have a friend who transferred TO Spelman. She recently graduated from there. I asked her for her thoughts, and here’s what she said:

I will say that Spelman is […]
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