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Chris Goodmacher commented on the post, Customize Your Common Application "Why Transfer" Essay as Needed 12 years, 4 months ago

Hi Faizel! Thanks for the comment!

U of M’s supplement question lets you explain why you want to transfer to the specific school you’re applying to, so in that case we think it makes more sense to keep the main […]
Chris Goodmacher replied to the topic To transfer or not to transfer… in the forum Four-Year Transfers 12 years, 4 months ago

I agree with Stella (thanks Stella!).

As Stella mentioned to me separately, the lack of research opportunities isn’t a death sentence and could actually be a selling point if you can turn around and say […]
Chris Goodmacher replied to the topic Transferring affecting graduate school in the forum Four-Year Transfers 12 years, 4 months ago

Hi @jclim, thanks for contacting us! Here’s how GPA works for transfer students:
You enter college 1 as a freshman, take classes, and you end up with a GPA for college 1.
You transfer to college 2, and start fresh […]
jclim started the topic Transferring affecting graduate school in the forum Four-Year Transfers 12 years, 4 months ago

Hi, I was wondering how transferring can affect your chances of graduate school. I’m looking at either chemistry or medicine, or both, after undergrad. And I know how important GPAs are for medical school. […]
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Chris Goodmacher replied to the topic U. Chicago grading in the forum Four-Year Transfers 12 years, 5 months ago

Everyone knows that the University of Chicago is one of the few places where grade inflation is relatively kept in check. The admissions committees at all the top schools keep close track of each other so Duke […]
Chris Goodmacher replied to the topic Transfer to JHU for 30k/yr or U Florida for free? in the forum Community College Transfers 12 years, 5 months ago

Those are some excellent points @roopan!
Chris Goodmacher replied to the topic My Transfer Story – Dillon I. in the forum Four-Year Transfers 12 years, 5 months ago

Recommendations: Professors get asked for letters all the time, they know the drill. Just explain briefly why you want to transfer, but sandwich whatever issues you have with the school in between praise and […]
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So, apparently, trying to run a website like this is a lot tougher than it looks! Let me know if you see any bugs or want us to improve it in any way!
Chris Goodmacher replied to the topic My Transfer Story – Dillon I. in the forum Four-Year Transfers 12 years, 5 months ago

Ok, thanks for sharing all that! I’m really surprised by the competitiveness at the early level at Duke.
I think your ECs and reasons for transferring are excellent. I would be concerned about your GPA and your […]
Chris Goodmacher replied to the topic My Transfer Story – Dillon I. in the forum Four-Year Transfers 12 years, 5 months ago

Thanks for sharing Dillon!
If you want to share some of your stats I’d be happy to give some advice. The main things that would be useful would be your college GPA, your SATs, and your extracurriculars in college. […]
Chris Goodmacher replied to the topic Transfer to JHU for 30k/yr or U Florida for free? in the forum Community College Transfers 12 years, 5 months ago

That’s pretty good advice, I like the idea of looking at the avg. law schools students from each school go to.
Lan Ngo wrote a new post 12 years, 5 months ago

Question:

I’ve just finished my first year of college, and I’m looking to transfer, either as a sophomore in the spring semester or a junior in the following fall semester. The problem is that I did really […]
Chris Goodmacher started the topic Transfer to JHU for 30k/yr or U Florida for free? in the forum Community College Transfers 12 years, 5 months ago

So a student approached us who was trying to decide between transferring to Johns Hopkins as a jr with 30k in debt each year vs. U Florida for almost nothing. He’s a history major, and wants to do law/grad school […]
Lan Ngo wrote a new post 12 years, 5 months ago

(Update: We’ve added another “why” transfer essay example with a detailed critique here.)

One of the most important elements in your transfer application is the essay on why you want to transfer to the […]
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Chris Goodmacher replied to the topic My Transfer Story in the forum Four-Year Transfer Forum 12 years, 5 months ago

Hi Lily!
First, thanks so much for sharing your story, we really appreciate you writing everything out here, and hopefully the act of writing things out helped you clarify your own thoughts.
Here’s my opinion on […]
Chris Goodmacher replied to the topic Late Bloomer transfer stories? in the forum Four-Year Transfer Forum 12 years, 5 months ago

Just remembered, there’s also the parent that wrote us here after reading The Transfer Book: http://thetransferbook.com/about/reviews/
GPA was 3.2 senior year of high school (2.6 as a freshman), with very low SATS […]
Chris Goodmacher commented on the post, College Transfer Q&A: I Didn't Do Well My First Semester. Do I Still Have a Shot at Transferring? 12 years, 5 months ago

Thanks for the comment! Agreed. We’ve focused on universities because there’s just so many more students interested in them and applying to them, but we’re working on putting together more data and information on […]
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