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Chris Goodmacher commented on the post, College Transfer Admission Criteria: What's a "Good" GPA? 12 years, 8 months ago
This is a tough one.
Yes, UCLA’s minimum GPA requirement is 3.2, but to have a good chance at getting in you usually need significantly higher than the minimum. In our experience, it’s closer to 3.5.
If […]
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Chris Goodmacher replied to the topic Applying for ‘Need-Base Aid’ as a transfer in the forum Financial Aid and Scholarships 12 years, 8 months ago
First, sorry for taking so long to reply! Our goal when we started this site was to answer every question posed here within a day or two and so far we’ve failed pretty miserably at that, but we’re cycling through […]
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Chris Goodmacher replied to the topic Best community colleges. in the forum Community College 12 years, 8 months ago
That’s interesting, but it’s not clear where they’re getting their data from.
Also, some of the columns don’t really make sense: these are community colleges, so it doesn’t make sense for that site to have a […] -
Chris Goodmacher replied to the topic Son wants to go elsewhere in the forum Community College 12 years, 8 months ago
First, if you haven’t already, fill out the FAFSA right now and turn it in, even if you don’t think you’ll get anything. You’d be surprised. A large number of students simply don’t apply for financial aid, and […]
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Chris Goodmacher commented on the post, Should I Even Apply to Transfer to This College? Case Study: Brown University 12 years, 8 months ago
We haven’t heard anything in particular about the biology major.
In general, schools like Brown actually don’t really look at the space available in particular programs when they consider whether or not to admit […]
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Chris Goodmacher and
Zhao Xu are now friends 12 years, 8 months ago
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Chris Goodmacher wrote a new post 12 years, 8 months ago
Here’s a breakdown of all the items any student (whether coming from a community college or a four-year school) may need to apply to transfer. The major exception to these guidelines are community college […]
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Chris Goodmacher wrote a new post 12 years, 8 months ago
Transfer Admissions Rates for US News 2012 Added
Update: also see our analysis of the newer US News 2013 numbers. We just added the recently released Fall 2010 transfer admissions numbers for […] -
Chris Goodmacher wrote a new post 12 years, 8 months ago
Just added Fall 08 transfer admissions rates for some of the top schools in the US (the Top 50 National Universities according to US News).
Check it out by clicking here, or clicking on the “Stats” tab at the […]
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Chris Goodmacher wrote a new post 12 years, 8 months ago
Just added numbers for the colleges with the highest transfer acceptance rates.
Check it out by clicking here, or by hovering over “Stats” tab at the top of the page.
As always, take the numbers with a […]
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Chris Goodmacher wrote a new post 12 years, 8 months ago
Really interesting article in the New Jersey Star Ledger on students transferring back to colleges in their home state for the savings: Savings Draw Collegians to Transfer Back to NJ
It’s unusual to see […]
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Chris Goodmacher wrote a new post 12 years, 8 months ago
Had to link to this, it’s just way too apropos. (Warning: it’s at least PG-13, so not for the easily offended.) The last line is the best.
If you can’t see the embedded video above, click here to go the […]
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Chris Goodmacher commented on the post, Customize Your Common Application "Why Transfer" Essay as Needed 12 years, 8 months ago
Absolutely. All that happens is that you continue on at the school you’re at.
The only reason you wouldn’t be able to continue at your current school is if you withdrew from it, but there’s no reason to […]
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Chris Goodmacher commented on the post, Transfer Program at Harvard College Resumes 12 years, 9 months ago
Good luck Kamina! Let us know if you get in!
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Chris Goodmacher commented on the post, Transfer Admissions Rates for US News 2012 Added 12 years, 10 months ago
We’re working on putting up a page of stats for those schools soon. I’ll personally let you know when we get that done (hopefully pretty soon!).
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Chris Goodmacher commented on the post, College Transfer Q&A: What to Write on the Common Application General Transfer Essay vs the School Supplement Essay 12 years, 11 months ago
That’s exactly what we mean.
You can write a tailored main essay for each school you apply to. The Common App buries the directions, but here they are: […]
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Chris Goodmacher commented on the post, Transfer Requirements: Cornell University Case Study 13 years ago
I can’t think of anything better than the school’s website right now. We’re building out a directory of colleges with transfer-specific information, but that’s still a little while away!
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Chris Goodmacher commented on the post, Transfer Requirements: Cornell University Case Study 13 years ago
Sure! What did you have in mind?
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Chris Goodmacher commented on the post, Transfer Admissions Rates for US News 2012 Added 13 years ago
Good question! No idea, but we’ll try and look into their particular policy (some schools are actively trying to enroll more transfer students).
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