r/CollegeTransfer

I'm a second year community college student studying English lit, which is about as far from data-driven planning as you can get. I picked my major because I love books, not because I'm good at reading charts or understanding college admissions statistics. But here I am, trying to figure out if transferring to NYU is even realistic for me.

I keep seeing the NYU transfer acceptance rate thrown around online but the numbers seem to vary depending on where I look, and I genuinely dont know how to interpret any of it. Like, does the rate apply to everyone or just certain programs? Does it change year to year? Does it even matter if I havent taken the right classes going in?

Honestly my bigger problem might be that I have no idea if Im even building toward this correctly. My counselor at my CC is nice but she has like 400 students and I get maybe 10 minutes with her per semester. I picked my classes mostly based on what fit my schedule, which in hindsight was probably not the move.

For anyone who has gone through this or knows more than me, how much does the acceptance rate actually tell you about your own chances? And is there a smarter way to be planning this out without having to become an admissions expert myself?

Had to go to ucm for financial reasons but not really the happiest here. I’m a biochem major looking to transfer to ucd to be closer to family and I was wondering how hard it is to transfer and if anyone has done it, what were your stats + extracurriculars?

so i just graduated high school from a rural state with no good schools and really wanted to go oos. i forced myself to still go with oos even though the aid wasn't great, assuming that it wont be the end of the world. now that im actually hit with all the expenses, i realized that i wont be able to afford this for 4 years + dental school. i can just go back to my home state and attend it guaranteed tuition free, but i really want to stay oos. that's when i looked into schools that are oos but also tuition free based on my parents income.

the only schools that offer free tuition based on my parents income for oos transfers are t25s so i thought it be okay to share my situation here. the current list i have right now is yale, princeton, emory, jhu, caltech, mit, harvard, upenn. im definetly not considered in-need for most schools so the options available for me on the list are looking very rough with all of them being transfer-hostile. the most im praying for right now is emory.

i'm very determined to make this happen because i am planning to transfer back to my homestate if this doesn't work out, but i'm kind of clueless on where to start because this wasn't in my mind until this month. if anybody can share any general tips/resources/rules or any other schools that offer free tuition for family incomes under 200k i'd be soso grateful since i haven't been able to find much about transfer processes compared to regular application processes.

I’v been accepted to Hunter College and i have an orientation on the 25th, the problem is I still don’t have any enrolled courses and no schedule, as well as an advisor since my transfer credits still under evaluation. It has been almost a month since they emailed me that they needed 2 weeks to process it at most and any attempt I did to contact the evaluators/registrar/admissions have been useless since they keep repeating the same stuff and redirecting me to the online guidelines which I have already completed other than enrolling for courses which i think needs my transfer credits evaluated first as stated in the new student module. I’m worried that they might take too long before my orientation (it requires me to have already enrolled classes beforehand) and of course the start of classes on the 28th I believe. For context I just transferred to the US and is unfamiliar with the Course enrollment system and all that so I was really looking forward to having an academic advisor that could help me but it’s taking too long. Should I just wait for their response ? What else can I do? Any help would be appreciated

I’m currently in my second year of Computer Science at UNSW, but after studying it for more than two years, I’ve realised that CS isn’t really what I want to pursue anymore and I’m more interested in transferring to Information Systems. The problem is that my WAM is around 66, while I believe I need around a 70 WAM to transfer, and I’ve already finished all my electives, so I’m not really sure how I can improve my WAM enough. I feel a bit stuck at the moment and was wondering if there are any other options or pathways I could take to transfer into Information Systems. I’d really appreciate it if anyone could clarify what I can do.

Hey everyone,

I’m an incoming first-year student at a top LAC. While I’m genuinely grateful to be here and fully intend to give the school a fair chance during my first semester, I’m increasingly feeling like the environment might not align with what I want out of my college experience long-term. I've attended small schools my whole life and going to a small school for college makes me feel like I'm missing out on a lot of personal growth and opportunity. I'm realizing I might prefer a much larger, higher-density campus with a wider variety of student perspectives and cross-disciplinary energy.

I'm interested in Pre-Law and potentially majoring in Philosophy. My target transfer list for sophomore entry would primarily be top research universities and Ivies (specifically UPenn, Columbia, etc.) where I can find that larger urban footprint and interdisciplinary scale.

A few quick questions for anyone who’s been down this path:

1. For those who transferred from a small LAC to an urban university, how did you frame this transition in your "Why Transfer" essay?
2. How early in the Fall semester did you start approaching professors for transfer recommendation letters?

I would appreciate any advice, insights, or experiences from anyone who has also transferred out of a LAC (or just anyone in a similar boat to me in general)!

Hello guys! I’m a Filipino who will be moving to Union City, CA this September, and I’m currently trying to find the best community college that would suit me. I’m still figuring out what program I want to take.

Could you guys suggest a good community college near me, preferably one that offers transfer opportunities to other universities? I’d also love to know what programs each school is best known for. This would be a big help! Thank you! 💗

Hi, I’m a student from a university in Mexico but always wanted to go to a US college. I started to prepare late, SAT didn’t go well so I couldn’t apply in my last year of high school to a university in the us, so I was forced to stay in Mexico and study here( I study in “the best uni of the country”, Tec de Monterrey), I wanted to know if there is any chance of transfer from here to a US top college and how is the process, I couldn’t find online any case of transfer from a international university, they are all transfers from cc or another US college, thanks a lot!

Greetings everyone! I’m looking for some advice, especially from anyone who has taken Calc II and Physics I in the same summer to meet transfer requirements (which is probably super unfeasible).

I’m starting at KSU on August 24 as a Mechanical Engineering major, and I currently have a Spring 2028 Georgia Tech pathway. However, I’m starting in Precalculus instead of Calc I, so I’m already a little behind the normal ME course sequence. My SAT was a 1240 and I was 10 points below the Calculus placement requirement for KSU so the only work around was the ALEKS.

I took the ALEKS practice placement test and got about a 40 first time. I’ve had been working through the ALEKS modules, but until about a day ago I could only use my brother’s laptop to practice and have been slacking the past week (accepting my fate). I finally have my own laptop now, so I can study more consistently. Even though I could knock out some more modules there are 186 left and I realize just how rusty my trig and algebra are. Ik I dont gotta do em all but I dont know about accepting my fate.

My concern is that my Spring 2028 pathway has a course requirement deadline around mid-September 2027. Since I’m starting with Precalc, I would potentially have to do something like:

• Fall 2026: Precalculus and Chem/Chem Lab
• Spring 2027: Calc I and other gen eds
• Summer 2027: Calc II + Physics I/Lab...
• Complete pathway requirements before 2027 fall semester
• Spring 2028: Transfer to GT

Is this a dumb idea and should I just transfer normally? I know GT is one of my end goals for undergrad but should I really rush it like this? I know GT will be miles harder and I dont want to be ill prepared.

I’m trying to decide whether I should push hard to preserve the pathway, even if it means accelerating and potentially sacrificing some understanding/GPA, or accept that I may lose the pathway and spend two years at KSU building a stronger foundation before applying to GT through regular transfer.

I also plan to retake ALEKS after more review. I was thinking about going through my next test afterward and reviewing/copying the problems I missed so I can study those concepts, but I’m not sure if that’s the best approach. Should I just keep grinding the ALEKS modules and use online practice tests to focus specifically on my weak algebra/trig areas?

School starts August 24, and most of the Calc classes are already full, so right now I’m waiting to see what happens during add/drop.

Would really appreciate advice from anyone who has been in a similar situation, especially KSU → GT ME students. Should I keep fighting for the Spring 2028 pathway, or just accept that this ship has sailed and focus on doing well at KSU first?

For reference, I’m trying to transfer into UT from the university of Houston in 1 year. However, the required courses listed on the website, the course equivalency, and the professions I’ve seen in this subreddit confuse me.

4 technical courses are needed, which include calc, chem, physics, ect. Website says calc 3 is needed but people here have transferred without it.

Thats pretty much all I know about this confusing ass process. Can someone please help with this 🙏

Hello. I am a rising freshman and am curious about laterally transferring schools due to my school's small(er) engineering program. I am currently taking a summer semester multivariable calculus class at a community college, and had a few questions regarding how I should proceed in terms of using this credit if I were to transfer.

1.) How big of a difference would it be to the admissions committee (say at Stanford or MIT) if I were to retake multi vs. if I would use this credit and move onto linear algebra/ differential equations? I only ask because I am worried that the summer semester didnt go as in depth, compared to a regular semester of calculus.

2.) If I wanted to transfer into a school like MIT, that has prerequisites, would they accept this multi credit as a completed prerequisite? I was going to take more college math in my current university, but the MIT transfer website specifies calculus.

All advice appreciated

I’m an incoming freshman at ASU (Applied Biological Sciences major) from Arizona and am going to have to do two years here for financial reasons. I want to try and transfer to UC Irvine in my third year, but I don’t know how realistic it is. I know it is competitive and I want to do everything I can right now to increase my odds of getting accepted later on. I have AP Eng/APUSH credit to satisfy the university requirements already. Please give me any advice or tell me if it’s realistic to transfer to UCI as a biological sciences major.

I’m applying to transfer this fall from California Community College as a business/international business (Korean) major. I’m 24 (took many years off) so I’m honestly really overwhelmed/ confused with the transfer process.

I have 3.9 gpa and planning to apply to UCs and CSUs. I’m low income so UC/CSU would be very affordable for me.

I’ve heard people getting full rides or good financial packages to OOS and private schools,
but realistically is it worth applying to private/ OOS schools instead of just sticking to UC and CSUs which would be affordable?
Are there many cases where private or OOS schools give adequate financial aid packages to transfer students so I don’t go so deep into debt?

If so, what business programs would you recommend applying for?

Thank you all🙏🏼

hey! so i just graduated from a community college with my associate in arts degree so i have had applied to UW Seattle and Pratt institute but i got rejected from both so i'm kinda lost on what to do because i don't want to waste a whole year and try again next year. what i was thinking was if i got accepted to these unis then i would be done in 3 years with my bachelors degree and then continue my masters. so i would really appreciate it if anyone knows anyone i can talk to or if you guys have any solutions in which i dont have to take a year off.

I’m gonna be starting my freshman year at nyu this fall and the more I think about it the more I’m starting to get cold feet, not to the point that I’m like I don’t wanna go but more like I’m plotting an escape plan if it goes badly and I need to transfer. My dream rn is to work in production design and I’m in the program for that and ik nyu is one of the best places to be for getting into that field but part of me is also like maybe I should just bite the bullet and work towards a more traditional job. I’ve said my backup career is museum curator but if I end up wanting to do that instead then there’s no reason for me to stay at nyu if I don’t like it bc I feel like that’s one of those things that you can get a really good education in at a ton of other schools and it’s less location focused. Plus I’d need at least a masters for that.

But my main concern rn is that nyu might not end up being the best place for me. It’s probably the no campus thing I’m worried about, nyc is such a busy and stressful environment I feel like that’s not gonna be good for my mental health. And plus if I end up liking nyu as a production design student but not feeling like I can set down roots and have a family in nyc then is it even worth it to spend years making connections in nyc bc I don’t wanna feel like I’m stuck there.

Right now my game plan is to at least ride out the semester and keep my grades high enough so that if I end up wanting to transfer then it’s more possible. I guess I’m just looking for advice on what to do in this situation, even tho there’s not much I can do besides go to nyu for at least a semester and see how it goes. It kinda sucks too bc nyc has always been my dream but I’m just now starting to feel like it might not be the place for me to live, work, and raise a family for the rest of my life. And if I end up craving a campus experience then would it be worth it to spend it where I know I’d never get that? Because even if I do end up going to grad school that’s obv not the same as undergrad. It just feels like I might be missing out on a big part of my college experience by going to nyu and not having a campus.

This is all hypothetical tho bc I’m 100% going to be spending at least a semester there. I’m just looking for some guidance here to help ease my mind, or maybe if anyone has had this experience maybe you can lmk what the no campus thing was like for you and if it might be worth it for me to at least think about transferring at this point.

I'm an incoming high school senior and I'm just starting to fill out the common app. The trouble is that I'm also a dual-enrollment student, and I've been attending community college full time since the beginning of my junior year. By the end of this school year, I will graduate from said community college with an associate of arts, and I will have completed 60 credits worth of college level classes. When I began filling out the application, I registered myself as a transfer student because I figured I would have enough college under my belt, but now they're only requesting my college GPA and transcript and I'm a little bit bewildered. Did I make the right decision to fill it out as a transfer student? If not, how do I change it back, and will the first-year application allow me to account for all of my college credits? Any help would be appreciated. Thank you!

I’m transferring from a community college to a university with 120+ credits. I know that this university only accept 70 transfer credits and I need to earn bare minimum 50 credits from the university to graduate. How do they determine which credits will be transferred? Can I continue taking the hard classes at my community college until I transfer? I rather have to take a semester of electives my final semester at the uni than 5 science classes.

i am leaving my old college and all my friends there just so i can be with my bf and tbh i don’t think i will regret this decision at all because i want to be in close proximity with him anyways , yeah it will be a bit painful to leave my old one but i think im making the right decision here . plus i can always transfer back there if i want to at any point if change my mind .

is unlv or unr better for a plan to ultimately transfer to an academically higher-ranked institution, maybe something like usc, umiami, smu, uga, nyu, fordham, or tulane?

Hello To The Community!

I just joined Reddit and this community, so I really hope I am on the right page for the WGU BS in Business Management program! If there is a better or more specific subreddit for this degree, please let me know.

I am trying to map out my transfer strategy for 2026 using third-party platforms (like Sophia and Study.com), but I am getting really conflicted information online about what is actually allowed to transfer right now.

I am currently signed up with STUDY.COM but if they are not available there then I will use other options.

Could anyone who recently went through the evaluation process look at my list and tell me which of these are still transferable, and which ones I will definitely have to take directly through WGU?

Here are the 12 courses I am looking at:

D388 — Fundamentals of Spreadsheets and Data Presentations (3 CU)

D081 — Innovative and Strategic Thinking (3 CU)

D353 — Strategic Training and Development (3 CU)

D354 — Talent Acquisition (3 CU)

D253 — Values-Based Leadership (3 CU)

C721 — Change Management (3 CU)

C717 — Business Ethics (3 CU)

D099 — Sales Management (3 CU)

D175 — Consumer Behavior (3 CU)

QGT1 — Business Management Capstone Written Project (4 CU)

QHT1 — Business Management Tasks (3 CU)

D361 — Business Simulation (4 CU)

Thank you all so much for the help and for this community!