Half have attended more than one college??? - Page 2

sugar and spice · #16 11-12-2005, 11:48 AM

I read a statistic somewhere saying that something like 1/3rd of all college students transfer, which seemed high at the time, but not so much anymore.

I think that people usually focus on the wrong things during the college admissions process, so it's not really that surprising.

texas*princess · #17 11-12-2005, 12:09 PM

I guess technically I attended 3 schools.

During high school I took some basic classes for dual credit at a community college.

Then I went to a smaller university. I was definitely more involved in extra-curricular stuff there. When I was in high school I never planned on staying at the first university (as much as I liked it) I just decided to go there on a temporary basis. I couldn't decide where I wanted to go even though I got accepted to Tech & A&M but didn't think the big school thing would be for me my first year or so.

After the end of sophomore year, I transferred to UNT (which was almost 7 times as big as my smaller school) and I think I definitely participated in less activities than at my first school. I think the main reason for that was because the job I worked there wasn't a campus job, so it wasn't as flexible as the RA-gig that I had at my first school and many evenings I would be @ work instead of French Club meetings or whatever. My classes were also really hard after my first semester there (getting into the hard upper classmen classes!) and they required a lot more time (and a ton more group meetings for projects) than previous semesters. So I don't think my lack of involvement was because I transferred, but more because I chose to focus on graduating/academics. I was definitely more strategic in picking UNT to transfer to because I thought it was in an excellent location for internship opportunities / future job opportunities. I learned that a lot of the local companies preferred to pick interns from the area (since there are so many undergrad schools up here) and lucky for me, that all panned out just as I hoped

AchtungBaby80 · #18 11-12-2005, 01:21 PM

I stuck with one school for my bachelor's, but practically all of my friends attended multiple schools so I can believe that it's pretty common. My roommate junior year ended up going to 4 colleges, I think, before she ended up with her degree, and my boyfriend went to 2 schools but transferred back and forth between them several times. Almost everyone I've worked with in the past who were students had been to at least 2 different schools. That seems to be pretty much the norm.

squirrely girl · #19 11-12-2005, 02:22 PM

i went to a college during my senior year of hs and i got 24 credits from that school (dual credit), i also went to two other schools for my undergrad. oh well...

- marissa

_Opi_ · #20 11-12-2005, 03:28 PM

Alot of people go to the nearby community colleges for a semester to complete their pre-reqs..mainly, because it's CHEAPER! and easily transferrable..

I did go the a CC for a semester, .but my school and the community college advisors screwed me over with the credit trasferring. hence, why I'm finishing in 4 1/2 years.

Tom Earp · #21 11-12-2005, 04:12 PM

Feel pretty good, ONLY TWO!

Of course, We are arch rivals now!

I Root For The Gorillas!!!

preciousjeni · #22 11-14-2005, 05:07 AM

I went to:

First, four year private university (2 years)
Second, two year county community college (1 year)
Third, two year private community college (1 year)
Fourth, four year state university (2 years)

Graduated with A.B.

Fifth, two year city community college (finishing up another degree) (1 semester)

On to grad school

Sixth, private seminary (1.5 years; and 2 to go!)

Sister Havana · #23 11-14-2005, 10:32 AM

I graduated from IU and went there for five years. I did take a few classes at Joliet Junior College and at College of DuPage during the summers and while on hiatus from school.

Little E · #24 11-14-2005, 10:37 AM

Technically I went to three schools.

In HS I did college courses at the local UW (Wisconsin-Stout) extension. Then I did my four years at Beloit College, but I did my study abroad through Loyla Univ Chicago, so I technically attended there. I do have three diffrent transcripts.

Betarulz! · #25 11-14-2005, 07:01 PM

One thing that I think was interesting was the comments about true transfers, and getting involved. I don't know what it's like at most schools, but at Nebraska, there were so many clubs and stuff that there was always openings for clubs and leadership positions. I know for a fact that a lot of people got student government positions simply by filling out an app, and not even having to worry about qualifications or an interview. Granted there was competition for the top spots, but there were plenty of positions (including some with some real power that few people knew about) that if you wanted to get involved you absolutely could.

I think that is something that is true wherever you go...if you want to get involved, you can.

SmartBlondeGPhB · #26 11-14-2005, 08:27 PM

I technically have attended 5 schools.

3 as my official undergrad schools (plus I took a summer class at the UW) and one grad school.

speedsters · #27 11-15-2005, 02:18 PM

this is interesting to me because i know very few transfer students.. none of my friends from high school switched schools and none of my friends from college switched either.. i am friends with a few people who transfered to my college after a year of commu.nity..

and i don't think taking a summer class or when you were in HS really count in attending.. because how active were you in that school?

i took a 3 week summer class at montclair this summer and i was on campus the least amount of time as possible and i hated it...

and right now i'm studying abroad in cork, ireland... so technically you could say i'm getting my undergrad at three schools, but really the only one that counts to me is washington college.. where i will be graduating from in may 2007 after four wonderful years there

Little E · #28 11-15-2005, 02:29 PM

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Originally posted by speedsters
this is interesting to me because i know very few transfer students.. none of my friends from high school switched schools and none of my friends from college switched either.. i am friends with a few people who transfered to my college after a year of commu.nity..

and i don't think taking a summer class or when you were in HS really count in attending.. because how active were you in that school?

i took a 3 week summer class at montclair this summer and i was on campus the least amount of time as possible and i hated it...

and right now i'm studying abroad in cork, ireland... so technically you could say i'm getting my undergrad at three schools, but really the only one that counts to me is washington college.. where i will be graduating from in may 2007 after four wonderful years there

Yes but technically you have matriculated to three schools and have three transcripts. It really depends on how the question was worded in the survey. Also I imagine it would depend on how many credits you took at the other schools. I took six classes in HS and then abroad I took 4 classes, that is a signifigant amount of work and the classes all counted toward pre-recs and required classes in my major and minors. While I say I went to Beloit College, I technically went to two other colleges, and I think that is why half the people on here have said 'technically'.

OleMissGlitter · #29 11-15-2005, 03:03 PM

I took two summer courses at The University of New Orleans and the rest of the time I attended and graduated from The University of Mississippi (OLE MISS). I don't really count UNO as actually like "going there" because I would just go to class, I never hung out there or anything...it was summer school!

My sister went to Ole Miss for two years and finished up at Southern Miss in Hattiesburg when she changed her degree she had to transfer.

Ole Miss has lots of transfer students, mostly from Community Colleges/Junior Colleges (MS has tons of community colleges).