I need help from somone who knows about transfering colleges?

Question

Im 17 yrs old, and in one of my classes called "College Survival" we're looking up college majors that interest us. I'd like to be a Psychology major, but I don't want to live too far from home, atleast not for the first 2 yrs. I'd like to transfer to a better college after I can proove I can do well my first 2 yrs.

I live in Virginia, US. Does anyone know of good colleges in Virginia who offer pyschology? I looked up several colleges, but I have only found 2 good ones. They're Radford University, and Roanoke College.

Also, any advise on transfering colleges? Like what precautions should I take? Thank you for all of your help. It's greatly appreciated.

Answer 1

take your core courses (math, English, PE, etc) that any major requires at the community college level. make sure it is partnered with a 4-year college so you know your credits will transfer. sometimes one college won't accept another's credits because the courses are too different. talk to the guidance department at either college and ask them if they take credits from certain community colleges.

Answer 2

I dont know about colleges in that area, but a few pointers...

Get your general studies out of the way during your first two years if you can, before you transfer.

Make sure your colleges base their units on the same scale, or research what you'll need to even things out. I went from a semester system to a quarter system, and it was really messed up when my units transferred. Some colleges even go on a trimester system, I'm told.

If you want to take any of your psychology classes during the first two years, make sure the transfer university will apply those units to your major before you take them. My colloge wouldnt accept my graphics classes from Junior college, so I basically flushed a bunch of tuition down the john because of this.

Answer 3

I live in NOVA and there are plenty of good/great colleges here, most of which are public. I am not sure what college you are going to now, but if you want to stay at home for the first two years, community of college is a GREAT option. With a high enough GPA you can transfer to any top tier school in the state. To answer your question:

Top tier:
University of Virginia (3.4 with two year degree guaranteed)
College if William and Mary (3.6 w/ AA)
Washington and Lee (private liberal arts)
University of Richmond (private)

Second Tier:
Virginia Tech (public)
James Madison (public)
George Mason (public. 3.0 guaranteed...great commuter school)

Third:
Radford (public)
Roanoke
Old Dominion (public
Virginia Common Wealth (public)

For undergrad most employers care about the over all prestige of the school, regardless of how strong what you are majoring in is. I would advise against majoring in Psyc. because the job market is saturated with them. You would need to pursue it in grad to school to make it lucrative. So in conclusion, check out your community college because they are affordable, flexible, have transfer agreements that make it very easy to transfer in-state, and a lot of times the education is the same thing you will get a a state school.

Answer 4

COntact several colleges that you might want to transfer to in several years and ask them what they normally accept from transfer students. Alot of schools want you to take the classes from them. Most will accept the usual, English, history, etc. that all freshman have to take. General psych would be a class you could take anywhere but when you get into other classes you might ask about those. Alot of junior colleges seem to get all the credits transferred. Get on the phone and call some schools.

Answer 5

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