Interview question about transferring?

[Rhwty8]

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I'm going to be applying next cycle. However, I transferred after my freshman year from a top private university (not HYPSM but pretty close) to a top public one. The public one is not my home state or significantly cheaper. My reasons for transferring were pretty much entirely non-academic, as I hated the environment at my old school. I've done very well at the new school although my grades were around the same before transferring as well. Will I be asked why I transferred during interviews, and if so, can I answer truthfully?

 

[coramDeo]

It's really hard to say whether you will be asked or not; but based on your story I don't see anything wrong with being honest though I don't know too many details. Unless you are interviewing at the school you transferred from lol.

 

[Goro]

I'm going to be applying next cycle. However, I transferred after my freshman year from a top private university (not HYPSM but pretty close) to a top public one. The public one is not my home state or significantly cheaper. My reasons for transferring were pretty much entirely non-academic, as I hated the environment at my old school. I've done very well at the new school although my grades were around the same before transferring as well. Will I be asked why I transferred during interviews, and if so, can I answer truthfully?

IF you're asked, just tell the truth. This is trivial.

 

[ndafife]

If there are things on your application that you think you might get asked, I highly suggest being prepared to answer them.

can I answer truthfully?

You better answer truthfully