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Transfering FROM a school that does not do class rank

Posted: Fri May 04, 2012 9:32 pm
by lawstudent002
Anybody have any experience with this. Current school does not rank the class, but transfer school's app requests class rank.

How can this discrepancy be reconciled?

Re: Transfering FROM a school that does not do class rank

Posted: Fri May 04, 2012 9:45 pm
by Wholigan
It's not that big of a deal. Lots of schools don't rank, including plenty of the T14, so they understand. I transferred out from a school that doesn't rank, and so did a number of my classmates from my old school. Admissions at your target schools will know where you stand.

Re: Transfering FROM a school that does not do class rank

Posted: Fri May 04, 2012 9:54 pm
by lawstudent002
Wholigan wrote:It's not that big of a deal. Lots of schools don't rank, including plenty of the T14, so they understand. I transferred out from a school that doesn't rank, and so did a number of my classmates from my old school. Admissions at your target schools will know where you stand.
Thanks. That's what I was hoping for. Now, another concern I have is that my current school is notoriously slow at getting grades back. Do you know if you are able to submit your transfer app before you have a full list of final grades? Or, is it maybe possible (if the deadline is approaching) to submit what you have and then send official transcript once everything comes back?

Re: Transfering FROM a school that does not do class rank

Posted: Fri May 04, 2012 9:55 pm
by BlueDiamond
lawstudent002 wrote:
Wholigan wrote:It's not that big of a deal. Lots of schools don't rank, including plenty of the T14, so they understand. I transferred out from a school that doesn't rank, and so did a number of my classmates from my old school. Admissions at your target schools will know where you stand.
Thanks. That's what I was hoping for. Now, another concern I have is that my current school is notoriously slow at getting grades back. Do you know if you are able to submit your transfer app before you have a full list of final grades? Or, is it maybe possible (if the deadline is approaching) to submit what you have and then send official transcript once everything comes back?
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