Here are some tips to consider when planning to transfer to another college adopted from a post, Planning ahead: the first step for transfer students, in The Advocate, Mt. Hood Community College, Greshham, OR.:
Plan ahead.
Research potential schools; view catalogs for colleges and universities that may partner with your current school; access college and university videos and CD-ROMs; browse advising guides for popular majors; and pick up admissions applications and financial aid materials.
Make sure you know which of your credits will transfer to your prospective school.
Selecting a university, the earlier the better. It will save you money, time, and frustration to know what credits will transfer.
Take the time to choose a school within your first
year or ASAP after deciding to transfer to another school and regularly check to make sure there have not been
changes in what credits will be accepted.
A big problem you may encounter is students "don’t get proper advisement because they don’t know what they want to major in. The responsibility falls on the student to seek advisement,” said Jerry Kohler, faculty adviser for business transfer students.
Talking to an adviser is “an absolute must,” said Janet Campbell, faculty adviser for political science majors. . . . There are lots of little ins and outs that students simply don’t know. Advisers can save you time and money.”
Campbell said, “The best strategy is to pick three schools, with one being a school that you’re pretty sure you can get into, with the other two more challenging. Several students I know have achieved law degrees, PhDs (one is studying abroad) and others are interning at really cool places.”
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