Jae

Wow, congratulations! Guess you don’t need advice right now then! Good luck at American, best wishes on your success!

Hi Alana,
As the Spelman grad explained, you should go ahead and apply to transfer, and then decide later if you want actually make the switch.
Holding a 4.0 GPA or a GPA that’s as close to 4.0 as possible […]

So if your double major are closely related, for example, you can use the same credits toward both?

Often, yes. But it all depends on the policies of the school and each department.

Maybe an example will […]

Welcome back!

1) Public schools are publicly funded, so they get a lot of money from the government that private schools don’t get. They generally charge for credits (not flat rate); they just charge a lot more […]

High school grades matter a LOT less when applying to transfer, while your college grades are extremely important.
I had some really weak high school grades and I got into Dartmouth. Here’s where I explain what I […]

For the more selective schools, the transfer decisions come out in May, about two months after the application deadlines.

The main exception are the University of California schools, whose deadlines are November 30.

Prof. being an MIT grad: The professor being an MIT grad will be a plus, but your focus should always be on getting a letter from the professor that likes/knows you the most. If that prof. doesn’t like/know you, […]

Hi @asuka!

It’s not too uncommon, and it is doable. I want to reach out to some people that may know a bit more than me about transferring from HK before I answer though; I’ll respond more fully soon!

Anyone […]

Hi @2bcourageous!

I would start with looking at graduate school rankings. Since most undergraduate departments aren’t really ranked on their own, grad school rankings are the best proxy. Start with US News’ […]

Thanks for your kind words about the site @Abuditurkmani!

From the looks of it, you seem to be in good shape, especially since your SAT scores matter a lot less as transfer applicant. Great job with the […]

Wow, that’s quite a story, thanks so much for sharing it here!

So, here’s my quick advice based on what you wrote:

(1) I would think seriously about whether it’s really worth your time to retake the SATs. […]

Thanks @possimpible! Here’s the link to the book: How to Become a Straight-A Student

If you’re interested in business/marketing, you should focus on schools with strong undergraduate business schools. I recommend taking a look at Business Week’s rankings of undergraduate business schools. You want […]

Lan’s 100% correct when it comes to focusing on your GPA, it’s the most important thing if you’re trying to transfer to highly selective schools like Stanford.

The other thing I would add is to try and figure […]

No problem! Sounds like you’re on the right track.
Being from NYS will help with Cornell and being the kid of Columbia grad school alums also gives you a slight edge. Basically if it’s between you and another […]

Hi Josh! Thanks for posting your story!
The most important piece of advice I can give you is to try and raise that GPA even higher (especially if you’re shooting for Columbia, MIT, Wharton, and Yale). Your college […]