University Transfer FAQ

Well, it's a question which crops up with tedious regularity, so I think there's a good case for it. I'd help you bump it, but I don't think just the two of us doing it would count as legitimate traffic, alas.

HI GUYS,

I am planning to transfer to a different univerisity to do my second year.Application is again through UCAS,what shall i put into my personal statement?Do i need to explain why i transfer?Or, do i simply write a statement as if im applying for the first year?

Thanks

oooh wow ... so if I get a good score in my first yr then i can try for a better univ to do the 2nd year ? im sorry btw tht im of no help .. im myself finding out about this now

Perhaps you should just email the admission department first of that other uni first? I'm not sure.

Can you only transfer at the end of one year for entry into the beginning of another year, or can you transfer at other points during the year?

Is this the same for transferring onto part-time courses?

If I were to transfer at the end of this year, at the new uni would I pay the higher fees? As in the fees for 2012 entrants rather than 2011 entrants?

(Sorry for all the questions! Would rather ask them in one go than keep pestering you with them..)

I'm currently doing Psychology at Glasgow, but want to go back down to London for personal reasons. But I want to explore my options before I think about it any further or make a decision. (And there doesn't seem to be much useful information on transfers anywhere, besides the OP of this thread. )

That's up to you really but, as stated in the first post, the aim of the statement is broadly the same as it would be if you were applying for the first time.



You can try but a good first year score does not guarantee anything.



Of course you should.

Hey it says tht u r a PS helper.. im finding it EXTREMELY hard to get started with my personal statement... by any chance is it possible if I could send u the first 2-3 lines I hav been managed to write yet.. for u to hav a look at n to giv me a bit of feedback.. once I do the first paragraph I am pretty sure I will flow through the rest I just always find it hard to GET STARTED when doin essay writing

Sure

sorry but i dont know where to send it cauz it doesnt give me an option to send you a personal message on ur profile

Never post any of your statement in the open forum except in the PS help part where we review completed drafts. If you want me to look at it then send it to me in a personal message (click my name and it is one of the options)

thank you

But who will be the one to write the recommendation--- manchester lecturers or is it just the same old recommendation written by the high school teacher which was used for the first time application that will be submitted?

and would remind you that you may well get a CertHE to show for your efforts the previous year

That's probably worth adding in some form to the OP - when you're feeling miserable and just want to get out of somewhere you hate it is sometimes worth making the effort to pass the year in order to get an early exit award (CertHE for yr 1 or DipHE for yr 2). I know not all universities offer this for all courses but it's another thing to ask about when you're talking to someone at your current uni about transferring/leaving.

(also *bump* )