Believe it or not, over one-third of college students transfer at least once while earning their degree. So why do so many students assume their first school will be their forever school? Amy and Mike invited college advisor Jaime Smith to share insights on how to plan for your college transfer.

What are five things you will learn in this episode?

1. Where do students most commonly struggle when preparing to transfer schools?

2. How easy is it to transfer credits between colleges?

3. What might students do in advance if a potential transfer is in their future?

4. Do transfer students need SAT or ACT scores?

5. Is there a difference between transferring from 2-year or 4-year colleges?

MEET OUR GUEST

Jaime Smith, M.A., MS.Ed., is a Certified Educational Planner with 25 years of experience in the field of education. After many years of teaching English at the middle, high school, and college levels, Jaime turned to online education and founded a virtual K-12 supplementary education program, Online G3, where she continues to teach gifted and twice-exceptional homeschooled students. As a college advisor, Jaime specializes in transfer admissions, application essays, homeschoolers, neurodiverse learners, and other non-traditional applicants. In 2023, she completed a Post-Master's Certificate in Transfer Leadership and Practice at the University of North Georgia in collaboration with the National Institute for the Study of Transfer Students. Jaime is the author of The Complete Guide to College Transfer.

A California native, Jaime now lives in Oregon with her husband and pet bunny. She has one daughter, a former homeschooler turned transfer student who just started grad school.

Jaime previously appeared on the podcast in episode 578 to discuss WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT TRANSFERRING.

Learn more about Jaime at TransferSavvy.com and follow her on Linkedin.

LINKS

Common App for transfer

https://www.transferology.com

https://www.assist.org

The Complete Guide to College Transfer

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