Failed to Transfer as an International Rising Sophomore - What's Next (Spring Transfer, etc.)?
I am currently a freshman at a non-target liberal arts college with a full-ride; I applied to a few Ivies with financial aid but received nothing but a waitlist. GPA, SAT, extracurriculars, and recommendation letters are all in perfect/optimized condition.
Based on preliminary research and cost of attendance considerations, I plan to apply to Amherst (need-blind), Notre Dame/Georgetown/Cornell/Middlebury (need-aware, nearly impossible to obtain aids but still worth trying), and UT-Austin/UF (no aids but cheaper). Other options have been eliminated: MIT/Brown is ineligible for non-US citizens in the spring round, and Rice/NYU/UVA/UMich do not provide aid to international transfer students.
Should I apply for transfer in the spring, or prioritize BB/EB IBD recruiting and apply to more schools as a rising junior in the fall? What else should I be aware of if I apply for spring term entry (such as revisions to school lists)?
WSO has provided me tons of insights, and I am grateful for any critical advice.
As an outsider, correct me if I am mistaken, but transfer admission to the UT-Austin McCombs School of Business is only available in the fall, so if you apply in the spring, the College of Liberal Arts may be your only option. No knowledge of lateral internal transfers or their potential negative impact on recruitment.
The University of Florida may have some comparable restrictions, and the famous pipeline appears to be known as BSBA-FIN (Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Finance Major) with a concurrent Master of Science in Finance; I'm not sure how it differs from other similar majors/programs.
It's also worth looking into course prerequisites, as undergraduate business schools may have a few requirements that aren't available at most liberal arts colleges. Hope others could shed more lights.
Thank you so much for your extremely helpful input!
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Not sure of how helpful this is but maybe look at non targets with rly strong IB prep clubs. I am very familiar with one of these programs and they accept sophomores. May be hard to network to get in over the summer, but possible (especially if you have already gone through technical interviews). I’m sure a lot of non targets will be more accepting of the financial aid situation.
Thank you for the suggestion! Could you kindly elaborate on these non-target schools with great student club pipelines? Given that many schools I heard, such as Penn State (Nittany Lion Fund), do not provide financial aid or scholarships to international transfer students.
If your LAC is actually decent, i’d try to thug it out. Transferring in sophomore spring may not help at all given how early recruiting is and you’ll have to rebuild a network + pay the exorbitant cost of college and leave behind a full ride. LACs in general are awesome in my biased opinion and I’d look into some MSF programs if you strike out entirely (UChicago, CMC, UVA, etc).
Thank you for your recommendation! I will keep in mind MSF as an alternative. My current LAC has no alumni in BB/EB or MF/UMM PE, with only a few in the BB wealth management division or post-MBA MBB consulting.
Mind telling me which LAC? You can usually use the broader nescac network if it’s half decent
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