Each year, more than 2,100 transfer students choose Montclair State for the scope of its more than 300 majors, minors and concentrations, as well as for its broad range of leadership, extracurricular and experiential-learning opportunities.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe value the unique perspectives and contributions transfer students bring to campus,\u201d says Director of Undergraduate Admissions Jeffrey Indiveri-Gant. \u201cTransfer students choose Montclair State because of our excellent education, leading-edge programs and facilities and supportive environment.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sophomore Justin (J.R.) Wintle transferred from Alvernia University in Reading, Pennsylvania, this fall. Hoping to become an international luxury real estate agent after graduation, he chose Montclair State\u2019s business program because it is one of a handful in the nation offering a real estate concentration.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve known what I wanted to study and what my long-term plan for my future is for about five years now and Montclair State offers the best fit to help me achieve my goals,\u201d Wintle explains. \u201cThere really aren\u2019t any limits to how you decide to tailor and tackle your educational and life goals.\u201d<\/p>\n
As Wintle sees it, Montclair State is a perfect fit for students eager to exploit campus resources. \u201cThe professors do all they can to help you reach your goals,\u201d he says. \u201cI also love the social scene here and the vast array of clubs and activities. You have to put yourself out there, but when you do, it comes back to you tenfold.\u201d<\/p>\n
Best of all, he says, he has been encouraged to believe that he can succeed. \u201cNo goal or dream of mine is too big or too far-fetched to achieve.\u201d<\/p>\n
Senior Rebecca Yellin speaks frankly about why she transferred from Parsons School of Design in Manhattan in 2014. \u201cI left to seek treatment for bulimia nervosa<\/em>, which I\u2019d battled since age 14, and moved back home to Montclair. I applied to the University because of its close proximity, my desire to continue my education and the plethora of studies offered.\u201d<\/p>\n A nutrition and food science major, Yellin was attracted to the field as she worked to regain her health. \u201cI recognized the gap between my health and what I eat and was driven to understand how nutrients work on a biochemical level and how to apply that through the consumption of whole foods,\u201d she says. \u201cNutrition is so crucial to eliminate the epidemic of food-related preventable illnesses that are prevalent today.\u201d<\/p>\n For Yellin, Montclair State\u2019s vibrant community of dedicated, diverse students, faculty and staff has far exceeded her expectations. \u201cWhen your plan goes askew, you find a new place where you\u2019re meant to be,\u201d she confides. \u201cI was meant to thrive here.\u201d<\/p>\n Along the way, she has seized opportunities to write about nutrition topics for the student newspaper, The Montclarion, <\/em>and to serve as secretary and president of the Montclair State Dietetics Organization.<\/p>\n A senior concentrating in both international justice and paralegal studies, Samantha Milano transferred to Montclair State in 2016 from Middlesex County College. \u201cI\u2019ve had more opportunities here than I would have had anywhere else,\u201d she says. \u201cI feel accepted at everything I do and have so many people who are willing to help me.\u201d<\/p>\n Milano has participated in competitive programs such as the NEW Leadership program at Rutgers University\u2019s Center for American Women and Politics, and a Political Science Conference at Monmouth University, where she won an award for best paper. As a campus leader, she creates and leads 45-minute workshops for students in the Leadership Development certificate program.<\/p>\n While Milano credits professors and staff with her outstanding GPA, she half jokingly insists that after graduation, she intends to \u201crun the world.\u201d Her future plans include law school and working for the United Nations.<\/p>\n According to Indiveri-Gant the University is committed to building strong transfer partnerships with community colleges that simplify the transfer process.<\/p>\n One such partnership is the dual enrollment automatic transfer initiative forged between the University and Bergen Community College (BCC), which lets BCC associate degree candidates to transfer seamlessly to the University and pursue bachelor\u2019s degrees in selected programs. The specialized 2+2 model facilitates an accessible four-year path to an undergraduate degree from Montclair State.<\/p>\n Zabdi Medel received his AA from Brookdale Community College before transferring to Montclair State and graduating with a BA in visual arts in 2016. Today, while pursuing a master\u2019s degree in educational leadership, Medel also works for the University\u2019s 2+2 program as the Bergen Community College representative. \u201cI\u2019m fully engaged in the student affairs field as I want all students to have the same positive and fair transfer experience I had,\u201d Medel says.<\/p>\n As an undergraduate transfer student, Medel appreciated Montclair State\u2019s diverse and inclusive community, noting that, \u201cI felt welcomed everywhere.\u201d<\/p>\n Wintle agrees. \u201cMontclair State feels like a second home. I\u2019ll be able to look back years from now and say, \u2018I chose \u2013 rather than settled \u2013 for this life.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\nExceeding Expectations<\/h2>\n
A Seamless Transfer Process<\/h2>\n