Top Five Reasons To Transfer
1- Transfer to a school in the location you want to live or work in after you graduate
Have you ever dreamed of graduating college and landing your dream job, in the city of your dreams? Quite dreamy huh! Location is one of the reasons why students’ transfer from a community college to a four-year college or university. Students, who have a specific career goal in mind, tend to not only upgrade their academic degree program, but the location in which they plan on obtaining future employment. Location is an ideal reason to transfer schools, especially for students who are in pursuit of working in an environment where they plan on living.
2- Fresh GPA
Grade Point Average is used to determine if a student is accepted into college or academically dismissed. Although grading polices vary across all post- secondary institutions, transfer students are automatically given a fresh GPA. Once accepted into a new institution, transfer students restart their academic careers either at a 0 grade point average or at a 4.0. Either way, a fresh GPA is a great reason to transfer schools.
3- Academic Upgrade
The mission of a college can be linked to its strategic goals, one of which maybe achieving academic excellence. A student whom is interested in being challenged, academically, can transfer to a college that has a greater level of academic rigor. If you have a high GPA, are apart of several extracurricular activities, or even looking to change the world, an academic upgrade may be the reason to transfer. A potential transfer school may offer a more diverse curriculum, prestigious accreditation, better research opportunities, and greater networking opportunities that can serve you well in your future. An academic upgrade offers you limitless opportunities to expand your horizons.
4- Campus Culture
All campus environments are not created equal. It is of most importance for students to be comfortable with institutional practices and everyday norms. Depending on the institution, the faculty to student ratio can determine the culture of an environment, or the age of the general student population may be the factor, which determines communal events, offered at a given institution. In any given situation, a student may choose to transfer because of these very reasons.
5- Transfer Scholarships
According to IPEDS, in FY 2011–2012- 81% percent of institutional grants were given to first time undergraduate students enrolled in four-year private not-for-profit colleges. This surpassed 42% of grants offer to students enrolled in public four year colleges. These numbers indicate that financial aid at private not-for-profit institutions are being disbursed at a higher rate, when compared to public four year schools. Transfer students leaving community colleges have the opportunity to receive greater amounts of financial aid because four year colleges, both public and private, have allocated monies in the form of grants, scholarships, or merit aid, specifically to this population.
Fast Facts- Financial Aid. (n.d.). Retrieved October 27, 2014, from http://nces.ed.gov/fastfacts/display.asp?id=31
Benefits of Transferring
MCNY’s unique approach to education empowers its students to learn while doing, and graduate in an accelerated time frame. Transfer students can complete the remainder of their Associate’s degree in as short as 16 months, and Bachelor’s degree in as little as 28 months. Wow!!!! In the fall’14, a total of 29 transfer students received articulation scholarships, and veterans were able to maximize military training for college credit. And… last but not least, MCNY offers flexible scheduling options. Students have the option of taking classes during the day, evening and weekend, and can chose between in class, online and hybrid courses. Most courses are offered at the Manhattan Campus or the Bronx Extension Center.
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By Telegre Shipman, Admissions Counselor + Transfer Coordinator
Metropolitan College of New York — www.mcny.edu
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