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YOU KNOW YOU WANT TO TRANSFER, BUT YOU’RE NOT SURE HOW TO BEGIN?

HERE’S WHAT TO DO, PLUS WHO TO ASK FOR HELP.

Plan ahead.

When you’re deciding on transferring, you never can have too much info. Check out the college guides, study the videos, log on to the school’s home page and visit the campus-up to the year in advance, if posiible. Also, make sure you kno the deadline for applications. If you apply to school rolling admissions, try to apply right when it starts accepting applications. At some schools, if you’re accepted early enough, you can register for classes at the same time as continuing students, and that way you’ll have a better chance of getting into the classes you want.

Try to transfer before junior year.

Most colleges won’t permit you to carry over more than two years of credits toward your degree. Get a copy of your new school’s credit transfer regulations and read them carefully.

Find out admissions criteria for transfer students.

Your college grades, professors’ recommendations and the admissions essay are now the most important criteria for getting in. If you’re worried about your college transcripts, speak to an admissions representative so your prospective school can get the real story.

Don’t delay applying for housing and financial aid.

Choice college housing can be hard to come by, and financial aid departments don’t have unlimited funds. Call both the housing and financial aid offices at your prospective new school as soon as you send in your transfer application and find out what you need do.

Talk to transfer students.

The best way to avoid transfer hassles is to get the lowdown from someone who’s done it. See if your new school’s admissions office can refer you to a transfer student who’d be willing to clue you in to potential glitches in the transfer process and give insights into the workings of your new school’s bureaucracies.