🔄 Transfers & Gap Year: College Admissions Questions
Transfer admissions strategy and gap year planning
6 questions in this category
How Does College Admissions Work for Transfer Students?
How transfer admissions differs from freshman admissions, what GPA selective schools expect, and which Ivies accept real…
Top Gap Year Programs Worth Considering Before College
AmeriCorps, City Year, Global Citizen Year, and competitive fellowships: a real comparison of the structured gap year pr…
How to Transfer From Community College to a Four-Year University
An MIT interviewer on transferring from community college to a university: GPA targets, articulation agreements, and how…
Taking a Gap Year Before College: Pros, Cons, and How to Do It Right
An MIT interviewer on taking a gap year before college: the real pros and cons, how it affects admissions and deferrals,…
How to Transfer Between Four-Year Colleges
Why four-year-to-four-year transfers are harder than community college transfers, and how many credits actually carry ov…
How a Gap Year Abroad Affects Your College Application
How to disclose a gap year abroad, apply-then-defer vs. apply-during, and which programs read well to admissions officer…