The importance of GPA is self-evident. In the transfer application, you will look at the GPA from high school to the semester you just finished. Everyone knows that the higher the GPA, the better, but in view of the different grading policies of schools and even classes, some schools will grade them. Generally speaking, we will think that GPA above 3.6 and 3.7 is not serious.

What needs to be noted here is that many schools will have course selection requirements, some of which are suggestions and some are necessary. If your course selection meets the requirements of the target institution for transfer students, if so, it will enhance your competitiveness to some extent. Because the school is more looking forward to the applicant.

Many students will ask this question. Teacher, my GPA is not good. Can I transfer? The answer is yes. One of our students' GPA was pulled to 3.56 at the last minute and transferred to Ann Arbor, Michigan. Besides, our transformation this spring is even more magical. There is a student whose GPA in the first semester of freshman is only 2.5. Finally, he made a lot of efforts to finally pull the comprehensive GPA to 3.2 at the end of the first year, and successfully transferred from Rensselaer Institute of Technology ranked 53 to tulane university ranked 465,438+0. Fortunately, he got a better job!

So in retrospect, transfer is not necessarily a 100-meter sprint, but also a long-distance marathon. Once you make up your mind to transfer, start early and prepare early, even some seemingly irreversible difficulties can be solved through the joint efforts of professional teachers and students.

2. Letter of recommendation

Many students are always aware of the importance of letters of recommendation, but they don't know that they need letters of recommendation from 1-2 university professors in the transfer application process, which has become a point of anxiety for many students. After all, university professors are not as close as high school class teachers.

Think about it. In fact, asking a professor for a letter of recommendation is a question of asking for help. So how should we express this appeal gracefully and appropriately? First of all, I think the professor should know about it as soon as possible, instead of you telling him at the last minute that I want to transfer to help me write.

Ideally, you should find a few professors with more temperament, and look for opportunities, such as the first MID $ TERM, to talk about your feelings and see his reaction. Professors are generally generous, I hope you can have a better future.

The advantage of letting your referees know that you are going to transfer as soon as possible is to give you more time to prepare the application materials for the recommendation letter. If you have any questions, you can communicate in time, or you may wish to take this opportunity to communicate with professors more and deepen your understanding, so as to get a more personalized recommendation letter.

3. Activity table

Many students thought that their previous activity list could be copied and pasted directly, but it was not until they saw the application interface that they found that the requirements for transferring the activity list were much higher.

There were many categories of freshman experiences before, but when I transferred to school, I found that only employment experience, scientific research experience, extracurricular activities experience, volunteer experience and internship experience were left. Then the first thing to do is to re-match the previous experience and add new experiences.

If necessary, you may have to cut some activities that didn't seem so important in high school. Some students will find that when your organization can't be written, most of the previous activities need to be adjusted.

Furthermore, the list of transfer activities puts forward more detailed requirements, such as the contact information of the person in charge of the institution, the start and end dates, etc. The number of words in the original job description changed from 150 to 600 characters. Although not necessarily full, you can see that the content you need to show is more demanding.

It should be noted here that you are already a college student. Club, scientific research, competition and other experiences. It is equivalent to telling the other party that you have never slacked off and actively participated in fields other than academics, and you can also be recognized by the admissions officer.

4. Resume

When you filled in the materials for job transfer activities, did you find that your resume has become a material that ordinary apps can generally submit? When you enter the university, you will find that club interviews and internship opportunities require resumes. Making a resume is a crucial step for everyone's professional training.

It should be noted that the resume is not just a direct list of achievements, and the description in the resume needs to be written in business. And there should not be too many blanks, so try to fill them up. There are many details and skills in it.

5. Standardization

Yes, standardization is still an obstacle. For international students, although they can't take the SAT this year, the language test can still be conducted. Therefore, it is suggested that if there is still room for improvement in your TOEFL, you should continue to brush higher. Most of the competing schools have TOEFL scores above 100.

In addition, this year, everyone may feel it. After failing the SAT, everyone rushed to a standardized course, which made more people get high marks. So, if you have time and energy, especially those students who haven't been in the United States for four years, brush it again, try to make a breakthrough and tell the admissions officer that I am stronger.

6. Tools

In terms of documents, I remind you not to underestimate your enemy. Why do transfers occur frequently, but when you get a different topic and start writing, it is estimated that your head is getting bigger again.

Why transfer has a range of 250 to 650 words. Some schools will take it apart and ask why they major, why schools and so on. In addition, there are small files of their respective schools. Generally, top schools will have more documents and more topics. Does it remind you of the history of blood and tears in this beautiful document with a lot of hair?

The University of Michigan and Chapel Hill University in North Carolina added master's degree documents this year. You heard me right, this master's document is exactly the same as the topic when you applied for a new student.

It should be noted that many students read their master's documents a year later and felt that they were naive at that time, and many students felt that they needed to adjust or even make major changes. The main document needs to reflect your growth more, so it may be a new surprise to spend some time sorting out your own materials.

If there is still room for improvement in standardization, and there is still a distance between each part and 1 10+ or 26+, it is recommended to brush it again. In addition to the material preparation mentioned above, paperwork is actually the thing you should spend the most time doing at present. More common deadlines.