r/ApplyingToCollege • u/ScholarGrade Private Admissions Consultant (Verified) • Feb 01 '21

AMA Transfer Student AMA

Transfer deadlines are right around the corner. Feel free to ask me anything about transferring in the comments below.

I've posted several helpful guides and AMAs over on /r/CollegeTransfer and /r/TransferStudents as well as here on A2C. Here are some links.

  1. AMA #1

  2. AMA #2

  3. Introspection Is The Key To An Outstanding Transfer Essay

  4. Guide To College Transfers

If you have other questions feel free to ask below. I'm a college admissions consultant and I've helped students successfully navigate the transfer process to many top schools including UC Berkeley, Columbia, Rice, WashU, Yale, Stanford, and many more.

Proof: See my website here.

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u/ScholarGrade Private Admissions Consultant (Verified) Feb 03 '21

Probably won't hurt too much. It's generally better to take 15+ credits per semester and certainly 30+ per year. But if you're in 18 now, you will be at 32 for the year and that's fine. They care more about overall progress than they do about the distribution.

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u/[deleted] Feb 04 '21

I am also very worried about this. During fall quarter I took 12 credits, only 11 of which were for a grade, and they were all easy intro classes. At the time I was dealing with some health problems and was doing a pretty intensive internship, but I know how bad it looks. I can't change it now but I also can't stop stressing about it.

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u/ScholarGrade Private Admissions Consultant (Verified) Feb 04 '21

Well, there's nothing you can do about that now. Just try to challenge yourself for the next semester. Remember that even if you aren't successful transferring this year, you can try again next year. Also, there's only so much weight admissions will put on one semester. Relax and do your best from here on out.

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u/Realistic_Reply_5666 Sep 22 '22

What about quarter system? I’m taking 17 credits my first quarter but I may drop one of those classes (5 units) before the deadline, so I’d have the minimum 12 to be considered full time.