Thinking about transferring? Not sure where to start? Our Transfer Committee Chair Rachelle Setsodi, who is also the Associate Director of Transfer Admission at Drake University, has these terrific transfer tips for students and the advisors working with them.

What transfer planning resources are available to your students?

As we begin another academic year, college campuses across the state are busy with transition programs for new students. From welcome week activities to first-year seminars to peer mentoring programs for incoming freshmen, the opportunities for first-year students to get help mastering their transition to college are abundant. However, it is important to recognize the great work that many colleges and universities are doing to help a different group with their college transition: transfer students. Three campuses, Iowa State University, Central College, and the University of Iowa, shared their initiatives to help transfer students make a successful transition to their new university.