關于到底能夠轉多少學分的問題,在申請過程中是沒有辦法給出具體的答案,而是在學生收到錄取通知后才能知道。例如芝加哥大學就清楚言明“Enrolling students will receive tentative evaluations of transfercredit from the Office of the Dean of Students in the College over the summerbefore they arrive on campus. These evaluations are based on transcriptsreceived from all post-secondary schools attended. No evaluations of transfercredit will be granted prior to an offer of admission.”甚至學分到底能轉多少還需要學生自己和學校進一步交涉,羅徹斯特大學就指出“ If you’re looking to have courses approved for specific major or minorrequirements, you will need to gain further approval from your chosenacademic department. Students often speak with departments during orientationto get approvals if they know what major they want to declare. The College Centerfor Advising Services provides additional information regarding transfer credit policies and cluster requirements for transfers.”所以到達學校后,要重點的回顧下那些沒有轉的學分課程,然后到學校做個簡單陳述,教授會根據你對這門課的陳述情況來決定這部分學分是否可以轉。最后還要提醒大家,一定要到學校官網上確認學校的某一個專業是否接受轉學申請,比如工科強校伊利諾伊大學香檳分校在官網上就會給出明確的LIST,標明哪些專業接受多少學分的轉學申請;再例如普林斯頓大學根本不接受轉學生申請;佐治亞理工大學對于每個轉學專業都有明確的課程要求等。