How do I transfer from Canadian community college to an American university?

Question

If I graduate with an Associate Degree from a Canadian college and want to transfer to an American university, will the admission officers look at my high school grades and SAT scores? Or will your acceptance be mostly/only based on your accomplishments during college?

Answer 1

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Answer 2

It really depends on the school and if they have a working relationship from the community college you are coming from.

The SAT/ACT scores are mainly a filter.  A elite school like MIT is going to look at someone who had an ACT of 16 and figure they are not up to the challenge of their program.  Another school might look at the same student and think that they may be able to work with them to improve their academic success.

Being that you have college level experience, it is very possible that the testing requirements could be waived (then again, maybe they won't).  It is really the choice of the individual school on whether they will require you to take the standardized tests or if they will admit you based on your college career so far.

I would recommend calling the admissions office and speak with a counselor to see what you need to do to transfer.  Depending on if the school as a working relationship with the community college you came from, they may want to review the curriculum, the classes you took, and the content of those classes (then again, they may give you credit for your classes based on the name).

A handful of years ago, I applied to graduate school to get my MBA.  I came from a tough Engineering school, graduating just 3 years prior, but I expected no special treatment.  I spent a lot of time on my essay, interviewed with the Dean of the program, and began studying for my GRE.  I took my essay to the interview as instructed and right away, I noticed the Dean just pushed it to the corner of his desk.  We began talking about where I did my undergrad, why I was doing my MBA, partying in undergrad (that caught me off guard), boating on the ocean, fishing, Alaska, Shakespeare...all kinds of random topics, just like I was talking with a friend.  After about 45 minutes of talking or so, I was told I was admitted into the program and that I was waived from the GRE testing requirement, provided 3 of my first 6 classes were math based.  At this point, I was a bit confused, and I still noticed that the guy hadn't read my essay.  I asked him what he was basing all this on.  He basically said that everything was based on the conversation we had as well as my undergrad transcripts.  The Dean said that from a glance at my essay, he could tell that I could write a complete sentence.  From my undergrad transcripts, he could tell that I had a decent mind for learning.  From our conversation, they could tell that I could articulate thoughts.  An essay that wasn't read, $40, an application, and a 45 minute conversation was my price of admission into a graduate level program.

My point is, you never really know how things are going to work and what will be important until you jump into things.

Good Luck!!

Answer 3

It depends. I attend the University of Connecticut and it would be mostly what you did in college, but focus slightly on your SAT's and what you do yo occupy your time.

Best of luck.