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Lan Ngo commented on the post, College Transfer Admission Criteria: What's a "Good" GPA? 10 years, 10 months ago

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

Lan Ngo wrote a new post 10 years, 10 months ago

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In April 2012, I got an email from the University of St Andrews in Scotland admitting me as a second-year transfer student in English Literature and Art History. I remember calling my mom, […]

Lan Ngo commented on the post, College Transfer Admission Criteria: What's a "Good" GPA? 10 years, 12 months ago

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 […]

Lan Ngo wrote a new post 10 years, 12 months ago

One of the unspoken requirements of the transfer applications is the ability to be organized. Sending your school transcripts demonstrates this need.

Though the Common Application for freshman applicants […]

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 ago

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 […]

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 ago

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 […]

Lan Ngo commented on the post, When to Dump Your College: Transfer Mid-Year or Stick It Out? 11 years, 1 month ago

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 […]

Lan Ngo commented on the post, Should I Even Apply to Transfer to This College? Case Study: Brown University 11 years, 1 month ago

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 […]

Lan Ngo wrote a new post 11 years, 2 months ago

We’ve just added the recently released Fall 2012 transfer admissions numbers for some of the top schools in the US (the “2014” Top 50 National Universities according to US News). These are the stats for students […]

Lan Ngo wrote a new post 11 years, 3 months ago

As pointed out by one of our readers, knowing the audience of your college transfer application is very important. Here’s advice from our knowledgeable reader, who wrote this comment specifically addressing a […]

Lan Ngo commented on the post, Strategy for the College Transfer Application 11 years, 5 months ago

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 […]

Lan Ngo commented on the post, Strategy for the College Transfer Application 11 years, 5 months ago

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 […]

Lan Ngo commented on the post, Adjusting to Stanford University as a Transfer Student 11 years, 6 months ago

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

Lan Ngo wrote a new post 11 years, 6 months ago

One of our readers has posted his/her strategy for putting together the best possible college transfer application and asked us for feedback. Here, I walk through the strategy, responding to the reader and […]

Lan Ngo wrote a new post 11 years, 7 months ago

We’ve been getting a lot of questions from readers about what to do if you’re on the wait list for the college you applied to transfer to. First, give yourself a pep talk and remind yourself that it’s not the […]

Lan Ngo commented on the post, College Transfer Admission Criteria: What's a "Good" GPA? 11 years, 7 months ago

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.

Lan Ngo commented on the post, College Transfer Admission Criteria: What's a "Good" GPA? 11 years, 7 months ago

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

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

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 […]

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

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 […]

Lan Ngo commented on the post, College Transfer Q&A: What to Write on the Common Application General Transfer Essay vs the School Supplement Essay 11 years, 8 months ago

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: […]

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