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Chris Goodmacher replied to the topic Transfer friendly Liberal Arts Colleges? in the forum Four-Year Transfer Forum 12 years, 5 months ago
We’re working on putting together a table of data on the top LACs. I’ll post here to update once we get all the data on the site.
As a matter of fact, we’re trying to do a comprehensive set of transfer-specific […] -
Chris Goodmacher replied to the topic Late Bloomer transfer stories? in the forum Four-Year Transfer Forum 12 years, 5 months ago
Well, I happen to know you checked out the book already so you know this, but for anyone out there who’s listening, I am one of these stories. I got plenty of Bs and a couple of Cs in high school, and I […]
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Chris Goodmacher and
husky31 are now friends 12 years, 6 months ago
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Chris Goodmacher replied to the topic Personal Transfer help in the forum Financial Aid and Scholarships 12 years, 6 months ago
That’s awesome Laura! Best of luck with the blog and thanks for sharing!
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Chris Goodmacher commented on the post, The College Transfer Admissions Essay: Three Keys 12 years, 6 months ago
Oh okay, I got it.
You should do both, just don’t dwell too much on the negative stuff (why you weren’t happy with those classes).
It’s important to explain why you want to transfer, but a mistake a lot of […]
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Chris Goodmacher commented on the post, The College Transfer Admissions Essay: Three Keys 12 years, 6 months ago
Hi yermaine, you absolutely need to explain why you’ve decided to change your major (and you should take some journalism or journalism-related [like English] classes before trying to transfer as well).
As for […]
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Chris Goodmacher commented on the post, Transferring Colleges: Three Ways to Overcome a Weak High School GPA 12 years, 6 months ago
Absolutely, 100% yes.
This is a classic excellent transfer case: the student that was clearly smart, but wasn’t motivated enough to do well grade-wise.
Here’s basically what you need to do (I’ll write […]
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Chris Goodmacher commented on the post, Transferring Colleges: Three Ways to Overcome a Weak High School GPA 12 years, 6 months ago
Hey Chris, thanks for your thoughts, I’m sorry things didn’t work out for you this go around.
But, as I think you already know, (1) you got into some other strong schools, (2) you sound like you’ll do great […]
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Chris Goodmacher commented on the post, Transfer Admissions Rates for US News 2012 Added 12 years, 6 months ago
Ok, so first, it’s worth trying to negotiate with JHU a bit. Just ask to speak with a financial aid officer on the phone (if you’re in the area for some reason, an in-person meeting would be even better). […]
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Chris Goodmacher and
Elizabeth are now friends 12 years, 6 months ago
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Lan Ngo replied to the topic Semester/Quarter System in the forum Four-Year Transfer Forum 12 years, 7 months ago
Applying to transfer from a school on the quarter system to a school on the semester system shouldn’t put you at a disadvantage. Transfer applicants from both types of schools will have finished one term by the […]
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Chris Goodmacher and
Erica are now friends 12 years, 7 months ago
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Lan Ngo replied to the topic Penn vs. Georgetown in the forum Four-Year Transfer Forum 12 years, 7 months ago
Congrats, Laura! Let us know which school you decide on!
Also, thanks, Stella, for your insightful advice!
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Lan Ngo and
Stella Aslibekyan are now friends 12 years, 7 months ago
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Chris Goodmacher and
Sophie are now friends 12 years, 7 months ago
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Chris Goodmacher and
Harrison Potash are now friends 12 years, 8 months ago
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Lan Ngo wrote a new post 12 years, 8 months ago
People spend a ton of time and sometimes a ton of money trying to guess what a school is looking for… here’s a tip: why don’t you just ask them?
Try simply calling each of the schools you’re interested […]
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Chris Goodmacher wrote a new post 12 years, 8 months ago
The question: How can I overcome a weak high school GPA if I want to transfer to a school with high academic standards?
My high school transcript was pretty weak for the school that I was shooting to […]
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Lan Ngo wrote a new post 12 years, 8 months ago
Yes, there are “transfer friendly” colleges out there. When deciding on which schools to apply to transfer to, it’s worth taking a few minutes to check out a wide range of the schools you might be interested […]
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