{"id":17979,"date":"2018-04-05T15:08:53","date_gmt":"2018-04-05T19:08:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/admissions\/why-i-chose-to-transfer\/"},"modified":"2019-01-18T09:24:05","modified_gmt":"2019-01-18T14:24:05","slug":"why-transfer","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/admissions\/apply\/transfer\/why-transfer\/","title":{"rendered":"Why I Chose to Transfer"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"responsive-video responsive-youtube\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fs9HpUQwrpw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Trying to decide if transferring is right for you? Hear from students and young alumni who were once in your shoes.<\/p>\n<p><span>\t\t<aside class=\"callout\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"callout-photo right\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"\/admissions\/files\/2018\/07\/18-1344-ADMTRANSFER-057-box.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"text-block\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Jasmine Brooks<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"lede-text\"><ul>\r\n \t<li>Major: Theatre Arts, College of Fine Arts<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Transferred from: A private, Catholic university in New England<\/li>\r\n <\/ul>\r\n\"BU\u2019s location really attracted me. You can access so many areas in Boston from campus. It felt like there was a lot of opportunity here. I knew I could do things at BU that I might not get to to try elsewhere.\"<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/aside>\n\t\t\t\t\t<aside class=\"callout\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"callout-photo left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"\/admissions\/files\/2018\/07\/18-1344-ADMTRANSFER-112-box.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"text-block\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Michael Alcaraz<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"lede-text\"><ul>\r\n \t<li>Major: Advertising, College of Communication<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Transferred from: A community college on the west coast<\/li>\r\n <\/ul>\r\n\"I have always wanted to attend college in Boston. I grew up loving Boston sports and loved the rich history of the city, so after seeing BU\u2019s campus, just minutes away from Fenway Park, I knew it was the perfect fit.\"\r\n<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/aside>\n\t\t\t\t\t<aside class=\"callout\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"callout-photo right\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"\/admissions\/files\/2018\/07\/18-1344-ADMTRANSFER-007-box.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"text-block\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Austin Hill<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"lede-text\"><ul>\r\n \t<li>Major: Neuroscience, College of Arts &amp; Sciences<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Transferred from: A public university in the Midwest<\/li>\r\n <\/ul>\r\n\"I became integrated into the larger BU community by joining clubs, particularly Global Medical Brigades. I was even able to travel to Honduras with group. That experience made me truly grateful I transferred.\"\r\n<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/aside>\n\t\t\t\t\t<aside class=\"callout\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"callout-photo left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"\/admissions\/files\/2018\/07\/18-1344-ADMTRANSFER-081-box.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"text-block\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Shannon McAdoo<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"lede-text\"><ul>\r\n \t<li>Major: Behavior &amp; Health, Sargent College<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Transferred from: A small, Catholic university in the Midwest<\/li>\r\n <\/ul>\r\n\"When I was looking at other schools, BU really stood out because of the level provided to transfer students. Not only is there an entire Orientation session for transfer students, but the University genuinely puts effort into helping students become comfortable.\"\r\n<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/aside>\n\t\t\t<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trying to decide if transferring is right for you? 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