transferring between universities

if you find you arent really enjoying it at your current univeristy, is it still possible to transfer to another university at this current stage? especially between university of london colleges?

Reply 1

Zoecb

11

I highly highly doubt it.

Why would it be possible? They're totally different institutuions with completely different admissions processes.

Reply 2

Mr. Mortell

11

You can transfer at the end of the first year.

But it's only a possibility and depends on both your current university and the one you'd like to go to.

Reply 3

Philosoraptor

18

QM can't be that bad can it? wanting to transfer to somewhere cooler like UCL ? :p:

Reply 4

drive like june

actually a lot of schools within the UoL do allow it, but its kind of pointless unless you have the grades.

Reply 5

username36063

11

Simple answer, contact the admissions tutor where you want to go to, see what they say, might be yes, might be no, might be you have to get certain grades in your first year. No harm asking.

Why do you say that?

Twinkle06

yeah i feel like i should have chosen ucl instead of kcl, kcl is a joke at the moment.. a real disappointment!

KCL has improved massively in the last few years and spent many millions on the facilities and campuses.

KCL also has the best nightlife in the UoL... :tongue:

Reply 8

kat_f

Agh! This has made me confused again. I'm on a gap year, rejected UCL for KCL, and have been having doubts ever since. That wasn't a mistake was it? What's so bad about KCL?

Reply 9

dark_lord90

OP

1

funny coz KCL was one of the unis i was thinking about transferring to, along with UCL. could anyone tell me about the pros/cons of life at those unis? e.g. twinkle06/kat_f why do u find kcl a joke/disappointment?

Reply 10

dismal_laundry

15

UCL's great; your feeling about it will tend to depend on the department you're in. It's also very big, and shares the downsides of hugeness, another reason your dept is so important.

Reply 11

Crazster

16

nmanik90

funny coz KCL was one of the unis i was thinking about transferring to, along with UCL. could anyone tell me about the pros/cons of life at those unis? e.g. twinkle06/kat_f why do u find kcl a joke/disappointment?

apply to both, but I very seriously doubt an offer to move.

Reply 12

fscksleep

kat_f

Agh! This has made me confused again. I'm on a gap year, rejected UCL for KCL, and have been having doubts ever since. That wasn't a mistake was it? What's so bad about KCL?

UCL is better.
Better calibre of student, better lecturers, better facilities, better career options afterwards. Perhaps you should reapply to UCL.

Reply 13

dark_lord90

OP

1

Crazster

apply to both, but I very seriously doubt an offer to move.

ive contacted both and they've both said they'll offer me a transfer place (UCL want me to start again from Year1 though, unless I can boost my A-level Chemistry grade from a C to a B by resitting a couple of units in Jan)

Reply 14

Crazster

16

nmanik90

ive contacted both and they've both said they'll offer me a transfer place (UCL want me to start again from Year1 though, unless I can boost my A-level Chemistry grade from a C to a B by resitting a couple of units in Jan)

grats, but moving to year 1 isn't a transfer place. I thought ucl was AAA - BBB. Which course are you doing at QM and want to transfer away from? And more importantly why go to QM when youc ould of gone to UCL in the first place??!?

Reply 15

dark_lord90

OP

1

Crazster

grats, but moving to year 1 isn't a transfer place. I thought ucl was AAA - BBB. Which course are you doing at QM and want to transfer away from? And more importantly why go to QM when youc ould of gone to UCL in the first place??!?

am doing aerospace engineering at qm but have realised that i would prefer to do mechanical engineering. i did not apply to UCL in the first place as i was predicted mediocre grades (hence i didnt think i would get an offer from them), but i exceeded them by achieving ABBC in the end. although qm does offer mech engineering also, with all due respect to them, i think i can go to a better university for the same course, with the grades i achieved.

Reply 16

ashely_no_oujisama

If you want to transfer and your a 1st year do you have to tell the uni you want to transfer to in advance or after you get your 1st year results?
BTW the uni of chjoice is Kings