10 Things To Do Before You Decide To Transfer Schools
Transferring to a different school may seem like a difficult and slightly daunting time in your life. There’s a lot of change coming up in your life, and it’s easy to fall into the trap of focusing on what’s going to happen in the future, rather than focusing on what you should be doing now to make things better. Today, we’re going to explore ten key things that every student should remember to do before they decide to transfer schools, ensuring the process is effortless and stress-free.
Ask Yourself Why
The first, and most important thing you need to do is to think about why you’re considering transferring schools. What is it about the current school that you don’t like or isn’t doing it for you? Is this something that can be addressed and changed?
Transferring to a new school can be an expensive and stressful time, so you need to make sure that you’re making the right decision.
Research Potential Schools
You may already have an idea in mind on what kind of school you want to move to, but it’s still important to carry out research into what school best suits your needs. While you may already have one in your head, it’s worth checking out four or five, so you make sure that you’re making the right decision.
Track Transfer Requirements
When you’re planning to transfer to another school or college, the chances are that the establishments you’re applying for will have their own set of requirements that you’ll need to meet.
It’s important that you keep track of these requirements for every school that you’re applying for, making it easy for you to remember all the important information you need to remember.
Consider Your Transfer Credits
“Another important step to take is recognizing which of your credits that you’ve already accumulated will be transferred with you to your new school or college. At the end of the day, if you’re transferring to a new school where a whole year’s worth of credits is useless, you’ll have wasted a whole year of spending,” explains Jennifer Harper, an admission advisor for Assignment Help.
Check with the School First
You may be tempted or have an idea in your head already about which school or college that you want to transfer to but it’s so important, before you do anything else, that the school that you’re interested in is actually accepting transfer students.
Learn About the School’s Area
“If you’re transferring to an entirely new place, the chances are that you’re going to want to learn about the area before you move. Ask yourself how much you know already and then look at the facilities and establishments that will be available to you. Is this somewhere that you’d like to live? Can you see yourself being happy with what’s available?” exclaims Joseph Bennett, an admission advisor for Paper Fellows.
Focus on Your GPA
When applying for a new school, depending on the location, your high school grades and your marks in your standardized tests may be completely irrelevant or unnecessary in the induction process. However, your GPA will matter, and no school is going to want to accept anybody with below-average GPAs.
Perfecting Your Admission & Scholarship Essays
When it comes to actually applying for your transfer school position, you’re probably going to need to write and submit an admission essay of some kind. If you don’t place enough focus on this essay, you’ll ruin your chances of securing a place. Here are some tools to help you write it professionally;
Two online tools to help you check the grammar of your admissions essays.
An admission essay writing tool that can help you write your paper, as suggested in UK Writings review.
These are two online writing communities you can use to meet other students to share writing tips and advice, as reviewed by Best Australian Writers in Essayroo review.
Two free online tools to help you add citations and references to your essays. And to track your overall word count.
These are two professional editing tools to help you perfect the message of your essay, as recommended by the HuffingtonPost in Write Me an Essay article.
These are two blogs full of writing guides that can help you improve your general writing skills
Speak to Your School’s Advisor
Every school will have an advisor that’s available for you to go and speak to. You can talk to them about why you want to move schools and what ideas you’ve already got in place.
This advisor will be someone who will know all the ins and outs of the process. They may even be able to help you see other options that could be available to you.
Consider Your Finances
Transferring to a new school is not an easy or affordable process and can end up costing a lot of money in the long-run, money you might not have. Make sure that you’re speaking to financial advisors at your school and consider financial aid if you require it.
What do you think there is to consider before you decide to transfer schools?
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