马上就要到2月份了，很多同学的申请也快要结束了。所有申请人都是做了最大程度的努力，希望能有一个好的结果。
然而，申请的结果往往是有很多因素决定，因此每次出录取结果时都是几家欢喜几家愁。有时候你会对学校排名不甘心，有时候是学校的地理位置不尽如人意。
大学四年并不短，在哪里度过，和谁一起度过在不知不觉中决定着你将来的就业、发展甚至是一辈子。如果录取结果不理想，又不想再白白浪费一年时间，你该怎么办？转学
转学三要素：
o GPA（非常重要）
o 转学原因
o 在目前的学校有老师或者教授推荐
接下来我们来分享留洋帮的两个转学案例。他们或是因为对学校排名不甘心，或者对学校地理位置不满意，但是最终，他们都去了自己最想去的学校，过上了自己最想过的人生。
案例一 : D， 一个不那么“幸运”的学生
o 从匹兹堡大学到Top30的波士顿学院
D was freshmen at University of Pittsburg who wanted to transfer into sophomore.
D是匹兹堡大学的新生。
D在大学申请的时候本来是很有优势的。超高GPA3.8，SAT1440，在音乐和运动方面也有长期的爱好和活动，怎么看都像是会受美国Top30青睐的学生。但是，遗憾的是因为申请时策略失误，他只进了自己的safe school。
入学后，他主要修了 social science方面的课程，并且一直保持很好的GPA，这一点也对他的转学起了很大的帮助。
同时，他找到了留洋帮来准备自己的转学申请，针对这个学生的情况，我们做出了以下的战略：
因为该学生本身就有很好的背景，可惜的是在第一次申请时没有充分展现。所以，我们对他的背景进行了深度挖掘和优化，使得他的优势得到充分的展示。
在他的转学essay中，我们着重突出了他的学术兴趣以及他是如何在现在的学校里为提升自己做准备的。
而他的PS则主要描述了他作为一名音乐人的体验，以及他是如何与自己的同伴们创立了管弦乐校队的。这篇PS不仅让招生官看到了一个更为立体，有着自己独特爱好的他，更是体现了他有着很强的团队领导力和团队合作能力，这一点也是美国学校非常看重的。
最终，他以这样的申请进入了自己的梦校：Boston College
附：D的转学 supplementary essay
1. Human beings have a creative side that tends to shine most when we are truly invested in the world around us. Describe a situation when you responded effectively to a particular need and found yourself at your creative best.
Music has always been a big part of my life. I start playing in orchestra at my junior high school as a first trumpet and enjoyed making music with my bandmates so much. When I learned that there was no band to join in my high school I decided to make an orchestra.
Starting an orchestra was not as difficult as I thought at first. There were many other music lovers hiding among us and I was able to gather 30 or so, including wind, string and percussion players. We asked our music teacher to become our conductor and we had a brand new orchestra. However making harmonies was not as easy as putting together a band. We were all so eager and had different ideas about what would be a cool thing to play. Chinese music? Movie theme songs rearranged? Pop songs? Favorite classical music? In the end we played little bit of everything.
When we first decided to play the classical jazz music called the ‘ Take five’ after rounds of practice we realized that this might be a bit boring to your audience. It is a well known music often times played as a background music so we started brainstorming for ideas to make this interesting. Should we stand up and perform in the middle? Should me make rearrangements to the original score? Nothing came out naturally until we just started playing freestyles. One of us ended up playing a completely different song at the end that had a transition similar to our original song. That sparked so many ideas and we ended up inserting the jazz version of the ‘Mission Impossible’ and the ‘Pink panther’ theme song in the middle to surprise people.
We worked hard on unexpected but smooth transition to our surprise section starting from the change of beat to the signature melody. The result was great. People loved it and it became our thing. We made slight twist to the popular classics.
Playing music is not always about perfect technique or playing very serious and complicated piece. It could be about enjoying what I love with others. Making my own interpretation. I learned how to exchange ideas with my bandmates, to build something very different using each others idea.
案例二：他的加州梦。
从宾州州立到Top20的南加大
学生S非常想去加州读大学，做梦都想的那种。加州的阳光，海滩，公路都让他魂牵梦绕。可惜的是，他的GPA在班上只能排名中等，SAT成绩也并不理想，只有1200. 一切的一切都让他的加州梦似乎看起来非常飘渺。
于是，他在Pepperdine的waitlist上不情不愿呆了很久，最终没有被录取，去了宾州州立大学。
在宾州州立大学呆了一个星期后，S对于加州的热爱丝毫没有减退，反倒是日渐增长，后来，他决定转学。
好在S在第一学期的GPA3.9，另外他还参加了脚踏车活动，也做了一份实习，这些无疑都对他的转学申请十分有利。
我们将他的essay主要放在了展示他是如何利用高中毕业后的新经历来实现学术方面的增长的。重点突出了在来过美国后，他学到了新的视角，而这一切也在日渐塑造着他的学术兴趣，同时，他还在写作和批判阅读这样的基本技巧上下了很大功夫。
最终，他被 Pepperdine和南加大录取，去了加州。
附：S的supplementary essay
USC: Please respond to one of the prompts below. (250 word limit) USC believes that one learns best when interacting with people of different backgrounds, experiences and perspectives. Tell us about a time you were exposed to a new idea or when your beliefs were challenged by another point of view.
Just like any of my friends I connect with most of the people I know online. I expertly have discussions over texts and voicemails, keep in touch with friends through social network updates and make new friends online.
It is very convenient to stay on my device all day. I can talk to my friends while catching up on the latest television shows or I can find any information I need for my studies right away.When I get hungry I can order takeout. Everything is fast, always available and I am used to the instant gratification.
During my high school years I had a chance to participate in educational farming on campus. We grew organic strawberries from our rooftop. Growing a plant was something I had never done by my own hand. It took more work and care than I thought initially. After seeding, we had to water it just the right amount. Then when the vine grew we plucked the weeds out regularly, making sure the vines didn’t compete with each other, and let bees and butterflies pollinate the flowers.
It took over a month of hard work and constant checking to finally see red berries peeking through the leaves. During that time I grew to like the gardening. There was something very calming about touching the soil and leaves with my bare hand. The plant was like my baby. I saw it growing under my care, and the fruit it bore was a gift to me. This experience taught me what it is to earn something through effort over time. The strawberries were the best tasting ones I ever had!
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