Transfer, Retention Rates Stay Steady
Gabe Hornung and Alex Ribbentrop
Issue date: 3/7/06 Section: News
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Every year, anywhere from 12-18 students transfer out of Trinity and about 20-25 transfer in.
According to Associate Dean of Students Ann Reuman, about 60 students per year come into her office and express an interest in leaving. However, this number seems normal to her and causes her no reason for alarm. "I don't know that I see any unusual things here," Reuman stated, who has been in charge of speaking to students interested in leaving Trinity for the last eight years.
Associate Director of Admissions Scott Herrmann-Keeling is in charge of dealing with students transferring into the College. "We had a total of 26 students enter the Trinity community by transfer between the Fall of 2005 and Spring of 2006 semesters," he said. "This number is pretty typical of what we've seen over the past few years."
According to Reuman, most students interested in leaving Trinity cite fairly normal concerns: many express interest in going to a bigger city, namely Boston, New York or Washington D.C.; some are interested in transferring to a school with a stronger academic reputation; others are looking for a program or major that Trinity does not offer.
In addition, the Dean noted that a certain number of students each year are looking to use Trinity as a "jumping stone" towards a more prestigious institution. "Some students come in and say that they got all A's last semester so they think that they belong at Yale," she said.
Although somewhere around 60 students express an interest in leaving Trinity each year, only about 12-18 actually transfer. Reuman believes that many students who are thinking about leaving are not involved in the Trinity community outside of the classroom. "Extracurricular activities are the real way for students to make friends," Reuman said.
Many students that Reuman encounters feel as though they are the only ones who do the activities that they do. This sense of isolation, Reuman suggested, is one of the main reasons for students to explore transferring.
According to Associate Dean of Students Ann Reuman, about 60 students per year come into her office and express an interest in leaving. However, this number seems normal to her and causes her no reason for alarm. "I don't know that I see any unusual things here," Reuman stated, who has been in charge of speaking to students interested in leaving Trinity for the last eight years.
Associate Director of Admissions Scott Herrmann-Keeling is in charge of dealing with students transferring into the College. "We had a total of 26 students enter the Trinity community by transfer between the Fall of 2005 and Spring of 2006 semesters," he said. "This number is pretty typical of what we've seen over the past few years."
According to Reuman, most students interested in leaving Trinity cite fairly normal concerns: many express interest in going to a bigger city, namely Boston, New York or Washington D.C.; some are interested in transferring to a school with a stronger academic reputation; others are looking for a program or major that Trinity does not offer.
In addition, the Dean noted that a certain number of students each year are looking to use Trinity as a "jumping stone" towards a more prestigious institution. "Some students come in and say that they got all A's last semester so they think that they belong at Yale," she said.
Although somewhere around 60 students express an interest in leaving Trinity each year, only about 12-18 actually transfer. Reuman believes that many students who are thinking about leaving are not involved in the Trinity community outside of the classroom. "Extracurricular activities are the real way for students to make friends," Reuman said.
Many students that Reuman encounters feel as though they are the only ones who do the activities that they do. This sense of isolation, Reuman suggested, is one of the main reasons for students to explore transferring.
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