r/CollegeTransfer

Hey everyone!

I'm an undergraduate student who originally accepted my OCAD University offer for Industrial Design. After doing more research, I realized Sheridan's Industrial Design program seems like a much better fit for me, so I decided I want to switch.
The problem is that I had already declined Sheridan's offer when I accepted OCAD's. And it’s already the first month of summer break. A couple of days ago, I called Sheridan because I noticed that on the Ontario Colleges portal, my offer still said **"May still take offers after May 1st."**They told me to accept it, which I did, and they said to wait for further emails.

Right now, I'm just not sure how I can confirm that I'm officially going to Sheridan this fall. I haven't received a confirmation yet, although Sheridan has already emailed me about paying tuition and the admission fee.

I'm also confused about OSAP. I already applied for OSAP with OCAD. If I end up attending Sheridan instead, do I need to cancel my OCAD OSAP application and submit a new one for Sheridan? Or can it be updated? I don't want my funding to go to the wrong school.

Has anyone been in a similar situation? If so, what did you do, and how did everything turn out?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

I am currently pursuing Bcom BPS (Business Process Services) in St. Xavier’s College, Ahmedabad. Completed my first year and now due to some personal reasons I need to shift back to my hometown rajkot. I tried to transfer to few known colleges in rajkot, but due to syllabus discrepancies they declined admission. Now I need to transfer at the earliest, to some college where either attendance criteria is around 0-20%. I am unable to find such college, if I do so it’s giving me admission. I had decent GPA (7.85 & 8.05).

I tried in:
Seth Bhavan’s
GLS
H.A. College of commerce
JG University
Lok Manya college
Som Lalit
Silver Oak University (they allowed but got to know that they have some strict attendance criteria)

Lemme know if anyone has any idea about which college to approach now, or any contacts in any colleges which can help. Would really appreciate your support.

Hello! I'm currently studying at PUP Sta. Mesa and a BSA student. Sobrang tough ng competition dito and retention policy, long story short I received a failing mark at one of my subjects, now I have to shift to a different course or transfer to a new school, I still want to take BSA because I don't see myself in any other course. Can you recommend where could I transfer? Badly need help

Hey everyone, i am an international student who got accepted to penn state, the university is good but I want to go to stanford, i have full 100/100 gpa no sat and i have some extracurricular activities, so as 1 prize tech related and 1 Participation in a local research competition. What do I need to do in the summer so i can get accepted to stanford

Hi everyone,

I'm an international student with a question about U.S. college admissions.

Several years ago, I attended a university in my home country but left before completing my degree. I stopped attending classes but did **not** complete a formal withdrawal process with the university. After leaving, I cut off contact with the university and no longer have any of my academic documents or contact information from that time.

Since then, I've completed about two years at a U.S. community college, and I'm now applying to a four-year university.

I'm **not requesting any transfer credit** from my previous foreign university. I only plan to transfer my U.S. community college credits.

Has anyone been in a similar situation where the admissions office waived the requirement to submit a transcript from a previous foreign university? If not, what alternatives were accepted?

I'm not trying to hide my academic history. I'm only trying to understand whether exceptions are ever made in situations like this.

I'd really appreciate hearing from anyone with personal experience, especially international students or admissions professionals. Thank you!

i got rejected as a transfer a few days ago is it too late to appeal and what should i write in my appeal

Hey everyone,

I’m a community college student with one year left before transferring, and I'm trying to decide between a guaranteed UC transfer or targeting SJSU.

My Background & Stats:

• Finished: O-Chem I-II, Calc I-III, Linear Algebra, and most Engineering Physics.
• Interests: Batteries, materials, and semiconductors (solidified through coursework and ACS conventions).
• The Plan: Pursue an accelerated 5-year BS/MS program (funding is largely covered by parents, so a 1-year master's extension is the goal).

Option 1: San Jose State University (SJSU)

• Pros: Prime Silicon Valley location, excellent local pipeline for internships, and their ChE graduate concentrations align perfectly with my interests.
• Cons: Less "prestige" on a national level compared to upper-tier UCs.

Option 2: UC Irvine (or other UCs via TAG)

• Pros: UC prestige and research infrastructure.
• Cons: Looking at UCI's master's specialties, it feels heavily bio-focused, which doesn't interest me.

My Philosophy: I don't care much about name-brand prestige for its own sake. I value work experience and internships during college, knowing that experience outvalues a school's name after your first job.

Given my specific interest in tech/materials/batteries rather than biotech/pharma, is choosing SJSU over a UC the right move here? How do the internship opportunities for ChEs at SJSU actually compare to the UCs in these specific fields?

Thanks for any insight!

hey everyone,
i could really use some advice because i’ve been going back and forth on this for a while.
i’m a canadian citizen living abroad and because of the war in the middle east my exams got affected so i’m not sure if i’ll be able to start at tmu this fall.
i spoke to someone from admissions and they told me that if i can’t start this year i’d still have a guaranteed spot for fall 2027. i’m really thankful for that but at the same time the thought of waiting a whole year is getting to me.
instead i’ve been thinking about going to george brown for business administration so i’m at least doing something instead of sitting at home and then hopefully transferring to tmu for fall 2027.
has anyone done this before? is it worth it? would i have to finish the whole 3 year diploma before transferring or could i transfer after my first year if my credits count?
i’m just trying to make the best decision because i really don’t wanna waste a whole year if i don’t have to but i also don’t wanna make things harder for myself if waiting is the better option.
would really appreciate any advice thank you :)

I'm currently on the transfer waitlist for computer science and have not heard back yet. I was wondering if any transfers majoring in computer science, data science or any other major has gotten off the waitlist and when was that?

also, is it now too late for the waitlist now? should we give up on UCSD?

Thanks!

How should i do that now currently i am studying 3rd year i have one more but i having some issues in my clg so what should i do

I’m a CS major from Minnesota. For those of you who have transferred as juniors. Is it worth it? And do you see the transfer paying off? My reason for transfer is just wanting a new experience out of state (Minnesota) and being in a new environment but in terms of academics and job opportunities I’d say it’s about the same. The courses for me are somewhat of an issue as I have more liberal education courses to take at Madison than Minnesota. I’m just am wondering if this transfer is worth it or not and hearing about other experiences that people have had.

Edit: I would graduate a semester early at Minnesota and Madison would be the full 4 years of college. Financially, there isn’t much of an issue to me. And I currently have an internship in Minnesota.

Hello! I'm a first-year student planning to transfer to UP Diliman after finishing my first year. My course choices were BA History, BS Architecture, and BS Chemical Engineering. My GWA barely meets the minimum grade requirement for BA History unlike the other two courses. As of this writing, the date is June 30, 2026-- same day for the last day of passing requirements as a T2 applicant and I was wondering if I could still pass my requirements in a few hours.

A.) My local university is a tri semester, and finals are in the second week of July while submission of grades is in the third week of July. Is it possible to submit my requirements even if the units are below 33+? I planned to submit a letter waiving my third semester true copy of grade signed by the registrar and ensuring I will submit ahead as soon as it becomes available.

B.) If I failed passing my requirements today, will there be applications for the second semester for T2 Applicants or will it be another academic year?

C.) If everything fails in my behalf, is it still worth transferring as a second-year student and start back as a first year UP student? or should I pursue the remaining years and graduate instead

It has been my dream to become a full-fledged UP student and graduate with a sablay. I waited for a year just for this very moment. I failed UPCAT before but now I have another chance to redeem myself as a T2 applicant. Any response will be appreciated!

Hello po! May I ask if I can still transfer to UPD even if I got a 3.0 in one of my major subjects? My GWA is 1.39 naman po, but nahatak talaga siya because of that 3.0 🥹

I'm from PUP po and I'm planning to transfer to UPD under the same program I'm currently taking, which is Mechanical Engineering. Thank you po in advance sa sasagot!

Currently attending pretty small T25-T30

Applying TED to Chicago

Full pay + First Gen

Major: probably Econ

Applying for sophomore fall transfer

Coursework

Fall semester:
Calc III
Intermediate microeconomic Theory
Required seminar course
Planet Earth (like geography/climate)
Statistical analysis for business/econ

Spring
Linear Algebra
Intro Econometrics
Data Analysis and Computing for Econ/Business
Intro to sustainability

3.9 GPA by application

Essays: 9.5/10- working with Transfer goat. Working on them months in advance

Main college ECs (just like drafts, no numbers)

Founder & Research Lead, County Economic Mobility and Policy Analytics Project
Created a professor-supervised applied economics research project studying which county-level conditions are most strongly associated with upward mobility for low-income youth. Built a reproducible dataset using public economic and demographic sources, then translated the findings into econometric analysis, maps, a dashboard, a research paper, county briefs, and policy recommendations.
Bonner Scholar, Community Economic Mobility Partner
Served with a (city) public-impact organization focused on housing affordability, financial stability, and upward mobility for low-income residents. Cleaned and analyzed community-service data to help staff identify outreach gaps, evaluate program needs, and connect local service patterns to broader economic-mobility research.
Founder, Financial Literacy & Scam Prevention Workshop Series
Created and led a community workshop series teaching practical financial literacy and fraud prevention to senior citizens and financially vulnerable residents. Designed accessible lessons and handouts on budgeting, credit, banking safety, identity theft, common scams, and avoiding predatory financial products.
Founder, Free Quantitative Tutoring Initiative
Founded a free tutoring initiative connecting my interests in economics, math, and public service. Tutored students in calculus, economics, statistics, and accounting while creating practice materials, tracking common academic challenges, and helping students build confidence in quantitative subjects.

HS
1510 SAT
93.5 WGPA (no 4-5 scale)
Junior/senior APs- Lang, Psych, Micro, Macro, Calc BC, Econ, DE Corp fin

Main ECs
Held significant leadership role in military academy
Founder of finance and investments club
Accounting and wealth management internship
A lot of community service based stuff

I am an incoming sophomore at CWRU and I honestly don't love it. I applied to transfer this year. Here were my results:

Accepted to Vanderbilt, USC, and Emory

Waitlisted at UVA (rejected yesterday) and Northwestern but didn't submit LOCIs to either

Rejected from Rice

I have a research position at Case and my GPA right now is a . When I applied it was a 4.0 (went down after orgo). My SAT was a 1530. My high school ECs were pretty good imo but my college ECs rn are pretty mid to average i think (exec of two pretty inconsequential clubs, RA next year, volunteering at hospital, and research). I had to reject all my schools that accepted me because of cost even though I really wanted to go. I'm currently premed and I want to save money next year by being an RA and then reapply for the next cycle. However, I'm kind of scared about having to secure a research position all over again if I get accepted somewhere else not to mention the time, money, and stress of reapplying. But I really do not want to stay at Case. Does anyone have any advice or do you think I'd even get in anywhere? I think my list for next cycle would include Ivys, schools like Duke/Rice, and maybe Vanderbilt again.

I got into bsc finance in navi mumbai but i am trying for a transfer to nmims ahmedabad for bba what r the chances that it will happen?

Hey! Im an incoming freshman at UH studying mechanical engineering and I was looking to transfer next year to a T25 school and various others ( No hate against UH ) .

As the days count down to the the first day of class I was wondering if anyone could help me out as I myself am a little lost in the transfer process.

What’s some key tips I should do if i’m a transfer applicant ?
How should i treat college? As well as how should I manage my time and effort into becoming an applicant and what should I really do during this fall semester?
Thank you!

I am going into sophomore year at my cc and I plan to transfer to a university near me which is an extremely common path way here. The only thing is I want to try and transfer earlier rather than doing the full 2 years which would guarantee me. I have heard that transferring to universities before the 2 full years is possible it's just harder to get in since it's not guaranteed. I wanted to know when it comes to transferring earlier can you still do it if you do not meet all the transfer requirements? Usually when it comes to transfer requirements it is based on the idea that you have completed 4 semesters previously so I am not sure if I have to complete all of them in order for me to be considered at all or it just means you have to complete all of them to be admitted into the major program. And if it just means you have to complete all these courses to be considered what courses should I prioritize doing in the fall.

Hi, I'm an incoming student at UNC Chapel Hill for premed. Although I know UNC is a great school, I applied to a couple top schools (like some Ivys) and was waitlisted and rejected. So right now, I'm pretty disappointed with my college outcomes and was wondering if it's worth it to apply as a transfer to Harvard, Stanford, Columbia, and JHU. I know WashU accepts Spring transfers; would that be worth applying to? Don't get me wrong, I know that UNC is a great school, but for some reason I'm just not happy. I have a lab position locked in right now at UNC that I've been working in for the past 1.5 years but really want to go to a top recognized school. I'm just not sure if its worth it since I'm premed and know that long-lasting research positions and grades matter a lot.