Finishing strong
Although she grew up in northern Virginia, 凯特·哈特内特(Cate Hartnett)在橄榄球赛季的大多数周六都在为一支来自更北边的球队加油:beplay体育app官网(Boston College). Her father, Michael B. Hartnett, had become an Eagles fan while studying at BC Law, and BC was her team—and her dream school.
When it came time to apply to college, though, 她追求在惠顿打大学篮球的机会. She joined the team, 但学生运动员经历带来的压力让她暂时离开了学校. 当她听说伍兹高等教育学院提供学位完成课程时, 有可能在不列颠哥伦比亚省完成她的大学之旅，这让她兴奋不已, but it seemed like a long shot.
Cate Hartnett: “我从小就梦想着去不列颠哥伦比亚省读书，但它比我想象的要好得多.”
“I wondered if I was cut out for it, 因为我经历了很多，离开了另一所学校,” Hartnett said. 但当她在2019年秋天报名参加一门非学位的大学写作课程来试水时, 她遇到的人让她觉得BC是触手可及的.
“Everyone at Woods, from the admissions counselors to my advisors, professors, and classmates, made me feel like I had my own valuable story to tell,” she said. 第二年秋天，哈特内特被录取为全日制心理学专业的学生.
“第一天，我爬上楼梯，看到了加森大厦，”她说. “我从小就梦想着去不列颠哥伦比亚省读书，但它比我想象的要好得多.”
SMOOTH TRANSFERS
哈特内特只是许多在别处开始学士学位或获得副学士学位后在伍兹学院找到家的学生之一. “通过院长凯伦·蒙卡斯特(Karen Muncaster)设计的学位完成计划, 伍兹最多接受60个从其他机构转来的学分——相当于获得B所要求的120个学分的一半.A. 它的毕业生获得标准的beplay体育app官网学位，没有星号或警告.
The transfer process can seem daunting, 特别是对于那些上过多所学校或休学的学生. 确保申请人可以转移他们所获得的每一个学分，并以负担得起的成本获得学位, 伍兹的招生团队在整个过程中与每个人单独合作.
Otto Haeg: "I wanted to have a community experience, a professional experience, and an intellectual experience. 从一开始就很清楚，伍兹就是所有这些东西."
“BC Woods is the third college I’ve attended, 在这里的转学经历是我经历过的最顺利的,” said Otto Haeg, 她是应用文科专业的学生，曾在南大学(Sewanee)和圣何塞大学(St. Olaf College. “是这些人带来了不同——我立即联系了(本科招生副主任)安娜·休斯, and everyone was eager to help.”
Once students are admitted, 一个专门的学术顾问帮助他们制定一个适合他们的时间表和需求的学习计划. Flexible online, hybrid, 面对面的夜校课程使学生能够平衡学习与工作, family, and other responsibilities.
For Gayana Daniel ’22, who earned a B.A. 在波士顿邦克山社区学院获得副学士学位后，他获得了刑事司法专业的学位, this flexibility was a major draw.
“I was interning at the Mayor’s Office in Boston, and I also had another job at the time,” Daniel said. “As a Black woman and a first-gen college student, it was very important to me to finish my bachelor’s, and Woods came into my life at the right time.”
Gayana Daniel: "Transferring my credits was seamless, 去伍兹是我做过的最好的决定之一."
Working with her advisor, Daniel was able to take all of her courses after work, almost entirely online. 对她来说，不列颠哥伦比亚省教育的质量是显而易见的，没有减少的格式.
“讨论和小组项目让我更适应公开演讲和领导能力,” she said, 注意到她觉得自己更能主动，让别人听到自己的声音. “我觉得我有足够的教育、资源和知识来改变自己.”
Daniel’s commitment has paid off—today, 她是市长语言与交流办公室的办公室主任, 在那里她帮助波士顿的居民获得必要的翻译和口译服务.
“Transferring my credits was seamless, 去伍兹是我做过的最好的决定之一,” she said.
FINDING THE BALANCE
社会学专业的尼克·欧文也来到伍兹，因为他想在工作的同时完成他的学位. 作为波士顿社区发展行动的项目主管, 他领导了大波士顿地区解决粮食不安全问题的倡议, and he did not want to put this vital work on hold.
Nick Owen: “I’m a reflective person, 伍兹在宏观思维和实践技能培养之间取得了独特的平衡.”
“It’s huge to be able to take a mix of in-person, hybrid, and online courses without sacrificing quality, in a diverse learning environment,” Owen said. “I’m a reflective person, 伍兹在宏观思维和实践技能培养之间取得了独特的平衡.”
即使欧文在伍兹的学习与他已经建立的职业生涯相吻合, “审视人生”和“设计职业生涯”等课程帮助他思考未来, 数据可视化等课程帮助他掌握了新技能.
其他转学生来到伍兹专注于他们的学业，并在此过程中找到职业机会. After transferring, Hartnett interned for BC Football, 亲身了解她从小到大一直支持的球队背后的运作. Then, her academic advisor, Ben Arcangeli, 向她推荐了河滨社区护理中心的认证同行专家的工作, a respite home outside of Boston.
“伍兹让我做好了在心理健康领域工作的准备,” said Hartnett, 谁打算在毕业后攻读心理健康咨询硕士学位. “In this role, 我用我的生活经验帮助别人开始他们的康复，给他们一些希望.”
For Haeg, 伍兹不仅为他提供了一条职业发展的道路，也为他提供了一个全面完成大学生活的机会.
“In coming back to school, I wanted to have a community experience, a professional experience, and an intellectual experience,” he said. “从一开始就很明显，伍兹具备所有这些特质. 我可以诚实地说，我正在改变我的生活，伍兹是其中很大的一部分.”
Find more information for transfer students at the Woods College website.