Many Bakersfield College students want to know why there is a deadline for filing a transfer application.?The consensus on campus is that the deadline is too early, there may be a failing grade, and there may be a change of mind for the college selected.?According to Barbara Braid, counselor at Bakersfield College, “For decades it has been a requirement to file your application by the deadline of November 30. At most universities, there is a chance that you may have to sit out for a year because you did not meet the deadline.”
Some of the students are saying that California is the only state with a transferring deadline.? “California, by population, has more students than other states,” Braid said. “The University of California Los Angeles might have as many as 40,000 transfer applications to process. If you are filing your application later than the deadline, they will never get through all of the applications. The process will only take you around 50 minutes.”
Many of Bakersfield College student procrastinators are concerned about what will happen if they miss the deadline.
“If the deadline is missed just hope the governor continues to be kind. No Thanksgiving turkey until your application is done,” Braid said.
However, there is a student at BC who said that the date for the application is not a big deal.
“Do your research and counseling. Use the online California State University mentor, select the college. All the information is there for your use,” said Samanta Costen.?There is a misinterpretation of the deadline transfer application, which sounds scary to most students.?”I wouldn’t call it a deadline. I would call it a priority. Most universities will continue to except applications after November 30 but reserve the right not to accept applications when deemed necessary. That’s not to say that early is not good; early is better,” said Kendyl Magnuson, director of admissions and records at Cal State Bakersfield.
Your chances are highly limited if transfer applications are filed late. ?”Many of the universities have what is called an impact status, which means that there are too many students for the university or too many for a certain program.
At CSUB there is no impaction except for the nursing program. You can go online and use the California State University mentor, which will give you information of which universities are in impacted status. You then can consider your options of filing early or late. It is better to be safe than sorry,” said Magnuson.