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Factors to Consider before Transfer

• Setting/Environment: Rural v Suburban v Urban
• Class Sizes
• Faculty Achievements/Qualifications
• Social Life
• Safety
• Affordability
• Specific Major
• Graduate/Professional Opportunities
• Distance from home
• Extra-curricular activities
• Living arrangements
• Job Placement/Coaching for graduates
• Courses offered at the institution (Does it include practical experiences? Internships? Special Topic courses? Graduate track?)

Online Planning Tools:

• www.petersons.com is an interactive website with tools to help students make decisions about colleges/universities across the United States and even other countries. Click on “Find A School” to search by subject/major, keyword, or other categories!
• www.ecampustours.com gathers information from colleges/universities in U.S. to provide students with detailed information and a 360o degree tour of the campus. Information and articles on career and college planning can be easily accessed. Click “College Planning” for transitioning guidelines, the college selection process, and the top 10 reasons NOT to attend an institution.
• www.njcan.org is set up by NJ’s Department of Labor. Click the login icon and use your town information and area code to begin exploring careers and occupations. You can take free career tests as well as link to programs of studies available all over the U.S. for specific majors.
• www.njtransfer.org allows you to plan your academic program to a four-year school in New Jersey as well as look for recruitment events and transfer counselors.