Anyone here applying for next fall?
I'm going to retake my SATs soon, really need to get good score this time.

It's not virtually impossible to get into competitive unis through 2+2 program.
I have several friends who transferred to Cornell (ivy league), Carnegie Mellon, John Hopkins and the UCB and UCLA from ADP at Taylor's.

Cornell accepts the largest amount of transfers (22% in '11) compared to rest of the Ivies.

Transferring to Ivies and top schools like UChicago is extremely tough as the acceptance rates are extremely low.(Harvard only acceptance rate for transfer is only 1%)

ADP may only limit your options if you apply as a transfer and ADP isn't as well known as A levels or IB. However, the 1+4 option is pretty good, got a friend who was waitlisted for Boston college as he applied as a transfer and asked for financial aid. Only reason why he didn't get in was because he couldn't afford the school.

Applying as a transfer is bad if you are unable to afford college as generally US colleges don't give scholarships or financial aid for international transfers, unless it's a needblind school. (need blind schools admissions doesn't consider whether you'll be able to pay for college or not as they'll provide financial aid if they accept you)

Haha, no problem Need any help feel free to PM me.


Btw, for those who aren't sure of checking costs for schools, don't just rely on sites like USNews for tuition and fees prices. Those prices are poor estimates for us international students as it usually doesn't include room and rent etc. Be sure to double check on the school's actual website.

Eg: Boston U's tution and fees on USNews - $42,998
(http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/boston-university-2130)

Actual total costs:$56,184
(http://www.bu.edu/admissions/apply/costs-aid-scholarships/tuition-and-fees/)

Just went do double check with them, my mistake. My friends who applied to JH and Carnegie both applied as Freshmans instead of transfer. My bad.

Edit: However, I do think it's possible to transfer though, but much harder to get in and not all subjects taken in Malaysia are transferable.

This post has been edited by Imsilly: Jan 9 2013, 02:57 PM

Anyone here studying in the States atm? What school are you guys in?