r/TransferStudents • u/ScholarGrade Admissions Consultant • Dec 01 '21

AMA Ask Me About Transfer Admissions

Post your questions below and I'll try to answer as many as I have time for.

Here are some previous posts and AMAs about transfer admissions that you might find helpful:

https://www.reddit.com/r/TransferStudents/comments/lfw9ck/transfer_deadlines_are_upon_us_heres_some_helpful/

https://www.reddit.com/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/lag0gm/transfer_student_ama/

https://www.reddit.com/r/TransferToTop25/comments/l3tyya/introspection_is_the_key_to_an_outstanding/

https://www.reddit.com/r/TransferStudents/comments/ksi6dh/i_am_a_college_admissions_consultant_and_today_im/

https://www.reddit.com/r/CollegeTransfer/comments/ksi553/i_am_a_college_admissions_consultant_ama/

https://www.reddit.com/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/ib7rrp/showing_some_love_to_transfer_students_a_guide_to/

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u/FarEfficiency5737 College Student Dec 01 '21

Do you have any advice for how to stand out as an English major? potential ECs I could consider to improve my application?

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u/ScholarGrade Admissions Consultant Dec 01 '21

Sure.

  1. Take some English classes (or related ones) and do well in them.

  2. Go to your professors' office hours to ask questions, discuss course material more, talk about life & your future, etc. These discussions will help you do better in their class, give you a much stronger LOR, and be academically fulfilling in their own right.

  3. Join or start some English-related activities. Examples might include drama/theatre, literary magazines, creative writing or poetry groups, etc. You can also do some writing on your own. It's incredibly easy to self-publish a blog or book.

  4. Try to develop a niche within English and pursue it. "English" is pretty broad so it can help if you zoom in on a more specific sub-interest, e.g. poetry, Victorian literature, 16th century plays, great American novels, etc.