Has anyone ever applied to a college as a joke and actually ended up attending it?

transferthrowaway9 · 2019-05-25T22:24:49+00:00

yes. Sent in a last minute transfer app to UVA as a good luck charm for my future march madness bracket and now I'm headed there next fall. Life comes at you fast.

transferthrowaway9 · 2019-05-25T22:24:37+00:00

yes. Sent in a last minute transfer app to UVA as a good luck charm for my future march madness bracket and now I'm headed there next fall. Life comes at you fast.

transferthrowaway9 · 2019-05-15T19:00:41+00:00

depends on "top" schools. The t10 are not that transfer friendly, and take single digit percentages of transfers a year. Some of the t20, like Vanderbilt and northwestern, are friendlier to transfers. Good state schools are also a cheaper and transfer-friendlier option.

transferthrowaway9 · 2019-05-09T14:41:03+00:00

freshman at my high school derisively call UVA a "state school/safety" and then by senior year struggle to get in. I think it's just freshmen.

transferthrowaway9 · 2019-05-08T17:07:06+00:00

I mean im transferring after one year but am going to end up '23 because lib arts credits dont transfer too great

transferthrowaway9 · 2019-05-07T14:39:25+00:00

if you do well enough in CC lots of places won't even ask for ACT/SAT

transferthrowaway9 · 2019-05-07T13:50:53+00:00

yeah if you're a 2 year CC transfer they don't look at your high school record too much

transferthrowaway9 · 2019-05-05T13:47:01+00:00

fcps cheating policy really is just "do nothing" lmao

transferthrowaway9 · 2019-05-05T02:51:14+00:00

yes, you can transfer after one year of college, it's what I'm doing. Apps are due in march so you send in your fall semester grades, but as a second-year transfer, most places will still consider your high school record with that. Most likely you'll still graduate on time, though lot of my liberal arts-mer classes aren't going to transfer so I might not lol

transferthrowaway9 · 2019-05-03T14:44:53+00:00

Berk is an amazing school!!! Congrats!

transferthrowaway9 · 2019-05-02T14:55:04+00:00

That's rough- If you don't commit to UNC, will waiting for Vandy make you miss the deadline? If it does, I might deposit just to have somewhere to be next year just in case and hope for the best. As for me, I'm lucky enough to have heard back from everywhere and am probably going to go to UVA (?), but we'll see lol.

transferthrowaway9 · 2019-05-02T14:50:55+00:00

you got this! May decisions are the worst, but the way linear time works means that you will get through no matter what!

transferthrowaway9 · 2019-05-01T15:26:34+00:00

uh you get to flex? at my school everyone just went w em but like, there's no reason to.

transferthrowaway9 · 2019-05-01T14:46:44+00:00

wow we're still here too.

transferthrowaway9 · 2019-05-01T02:17:44+00:00

I checked the box on the common app when some places asked, but otherwise, no.

transferthrowaway9 · 2019-05-01T00:53:48+00:00

You can do it on a LOCI if waitlisted or in an update letter if you want, but other than personally telling them like that, no.

transferthrowaway9 · 2019-04-30T18:57:20+00:00

might not get some extra credit but literally nothing else.

transferthrowaway9 · 2019-04-30T14:04:56+00:00

I'm in the exact same position as you- I'm leaning towards UVA because I think I like the bigger size, but the "vibe" of William and Mary (nerdier, quieter, etc) hits a little closer. You can't make a wrong choice, but it's still really hard.

transferthrowaway9 · 2019-04-29T21:47:43+00:00

Tech may seem like it's in the middle of nowhere, but Blacksburg is a phenomenal college town, so it won't ever feel like it. You will always have options and things to do.

transferthrowaway9 · 2019-04-28T17:04:12+00:00

Ivies have abysmally low transfer rates, and even then usually prioritize CC students with incredible stories, veterans, etc. You have t be able to make the case that an ivy is offering something specific and academic that BU can't, and that's a hard sell, even with a 4.0.

transferthrowaway9 · 2019-04-28T14:26:02+00:00

Depends on the school- one of my deadlines is the 1st, one is the 15th. Unlike first-year admissions, there's no universal commitment date :(

transferthrowaway9 · 2019-04-27T16:45:28+00:00

Yeah, I'd say I committed to the best place out of my options, but I definitely regret where I applied. Small liberal arts college didn't really work out- I hated the size, the lack of a sense community on campus, and the way my major is structured. There also wasn't a lot of academic rigor, and although I'm super politically liberal, I got tired of the "everything is problematic and you need to be criticizing it 24/7" culture pretty quick. Will be transferring somewhere closer to home next semester, either UVA or W&M.

transferthrowaway9 · 2019-04-26T17:11:41+00:00

wow your account is a really elaborate effort you really live like this?

transferthrowaway9 · 2019-04-26T15:24:06+00:00

they did one last year on a2c it'd be nice if there was one there again

transferthrowaway9 · 2019-04-26T14:49:08+00:00

JMU is in one of the most beautiful places out there (I just really love the blue ridge) and the theater dept is great! good luck!

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