The University accepted 1,598 students into its transfer program for the 2015 fall semester, according to the Office of Institutional Research and Planning. Of those transfer students, 1,199 are from the state of Mississippi, with the second-largest group coming from international students at 212.
For some students, transferring from community college to the University can be challenging.
Josh Hertel, a junior transfer from Daleville, Mississippi, said his first two years at community college were much different than his tenure so far at Ole Miss.
“I didn’t realize how big the campus actually was, but it is neat to see how friendly everyone is to each other,” Hertel said. “I didn’t see that much at all back home.”
Crawford Moore, a junior transfer from Meridian Community College, said he is transitioning easily into his new life in Oxford.
“Classes are a bit more difficult than at MCC, but I’m enjoying the challenge and looking forward to what the rest of the semester has to hold, specifically in joining some of the organizations and clubs on campus,” Moore said.
The Transfer Leadership Organization, organized two years ago, helps transfer students adjust and transition into campus online casino nederlandsegokken life.
“As a transfer student, there are certain problems and anxieties that only a transfer student typically experiences,” said Michael Magee, president of the Transfer Leadership Organization. “These anxieties can lead to students not feeling comfortable here at the university, and that’s what we aim to fix.”
The organization recently implemented its One Plus One mentoring program specifically for transfer students.
“As our numbers have increased drastically in the past year or so, we saw the need to develop some kind of program to make the transition more personal for those who felt they needed it,” Magee said.
Breana Cook, a senior and previous transfer student, acts as one of the mentors in One Plus One.
Each new student is matched with an older transfer student, according to Breana Cook, a mentor in the program. “They form a mentoring relationship where the new student can contact the older student if they have any questions regarding schoolwork or even if they just need a friend,” Cook said.
The Transfer Student Organization will host a meet-and-greet for transfer students at Paris-Yates Chapel on Sept. 24 at 4:30 p.m.
