Ian Stein

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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). […]

Visit them! Make appointments with them, and stop by and tell them what you’re doing and what you’re working on.

Most students don’t really do this, but it’s easy to not only build a good connection this way, […]