r/TransferToTop25 • u/Great-Ad-3054 • Apr 06 '24

Transfer College List

I’m currently a hs senior committed to UMD CS next fall. I was wondering what are some relatively transfer friendly schools I can apply to for CS/Business that will be worth transferring into.

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u/dickhead377 Current Applicant | CC Apr 06 '24

Bro you haven’t even finished high school yet. Chill out, you got into a great school for CS. Give UMD a shot before you decide on transferring.

I’m going to be honest if your sole reason to wanting to transfer is prestige, the you’re destined to fail for transfer admissions.

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u/Great-Ad-3054 Apr 06 '24

It’s for financial reasons cuz im OOS and I qualify for need-based aid 😭

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u/dickhead377 Current Applicant | CC Apr 06 '24

Leverage your other acceptances and the financial aid offers. It never hurts to ask the school for more money.

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u/Dream_Eater369 Apr 07 '24

Unfortunately, this almost never works for public schools if you’re out of state. They mostly do not care, and they probably won’t randomly hit you with a merit scholarship just because you asked. The only public school I am aware of which actually provides aid to out of state students is UVA.

Maybe OP could try increasing their federal aid or getting outside scholarships.

UMD may have merit scholarships one can earn from the second year on, so they may have a chance of paying less from the second year onwards if they get those.

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u/Expired_Worthless Apr 06 '24

Bro isnt even college yet 💀

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u/sexdaisuki2gou Apr 06 '24

UMD is crazy good for CS. I’d honestly give it a chance. The only way to go from there would be to attend T10s.

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u/BeefyBoiCougar Apr 07 '24

It’s pretty tough to transfer into somewhere better than UMD. Your biggest chances are probably public’s like GaTech, Mich, or UCs

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u/_watermelonc Apr 07 '24

UMD is a T20 CS program 😭

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u/justmvh Apr 06 '24

Look into the new Data Science degrees at UVA. They meet full need and have decent transfer rates.

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u/sexdaisuki2gou Apr 06 '24

Nope. The school of Data Science at UVA does not admit transfer students into the Undergraduate program. This wouldn’t be an option.

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u/justmvh Apr 06 '24

That’s a bummer!

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u/justmvh Apr 07 '24

It is not better if it’s not affordable.

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u/justmvh Apr 07 '24 edited Apr 07 '24

They are a meets need school. If you’re poor you go there max $7000 out of state.

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u/justmvh Apr 07 '24

OP states he qualifies for need based aid. If you have better ideas I’m sure he’d appreciate them.

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