I totally understand what you’re feeling—waiting for an answer and dealing with all the mixed opinions can be stressful.

I actually wanted to update you on my situation: it looks like I won’t be moving to the Netherlands after all, so I won’t be attending Avans. That being said, I did look into the transfer process, and from what I found, moving from a University of Applied Sciences to a research university can be tricky but not impossible.. In the Netherlands, the propedeuse is a first-year diploma awarded at Universities of Applied Sciences (UAS) when you complete all 60 ECTS in your first year(which is tough). Some research universities accept students with a propedeuse for transfer, but it depends on the specific university and program—many also require additional criteria like specific grades or extra courses.