<p>My biggest regret was finding this damn forum. Because of this forum, I have spent countless nights studying the transfer section reading all the transfer threads. God.. why did I stumble upon this forum! haha</p>
<p>My biggest regret? Not believing in myself enough to think I could challenge for more elite schools like Columbia, Dartmouth or UPenn. </p>
<p>My second biggest regret? Not believing that the admissions offices at most schools could look through my high school performance and see my overall talent.</p>
<p>I only trusted Chicago, WashU, UT and Cornell. That trust was almost ENTIRELY founded upon their higher admissions rates (though they were all selective).</p>
<p>Brown only accepted around 40 people so it's still VERY competitive.</p>
<p>If that is true, the CC pool had an unusually high percentage of those admitted. I seem to recall around 10 people on CC getting accepted...</p>
<p>Brown accepted more transfers this year than last b/c of all the complaints about last year's small admit rate. Where did you get that number 40 from, tenniscraze?</p>
<p>that's what I've heard as well ^</p>
<p>I'm with AZN, I have a love/hate relationship with this darned board... :)</p>
<p>I do regret applying to Boston College, (although the visit to Boston was nice), I knew something was strange when I viewed their web site and their posted average GPA for transfers was a pretty low 3.5. I think they weed out students who they know are applying to more prestigious schools and either waitlist them or decline them automatically. It was a nice college, quaint campus, although it was the most expensive application fee and bottom line waste of my $70.00. :(</p>
<p>AF_Transfer, Georgetown waives the submission of SAT scores if you have been out of high school five years or longer, however, you do have to submit both your HS transcript and the HS Guidance Counselor form, I forgot the exact terminology they use to describe it, it is listed on the Georgetown web site.</p>
<p>i agree. my biggest regret was finding out about collegeconfidential. lol its SUCH A WASTE OF TIME. all you people do is worry. its nice for the occasional question, and to help others, the majority become somewhat dependent on it...</p>
<p>yeah love/hate, exactly.</p>
<p>Tanya like I said before, they all say the require HS trans. And obviously you were under the same misconception that I was...I found out though, after speaking with a admissions officer, that they are not required. I also found out this is the only reason that I was not admitted, therefore my largest regret.</p>
<p>Sorry to hear AF... :(</p>
<p>It's strange, because I contacted an Admissions Officer as well (not just an original telephone representative), before I was accepted and they said both the HS transcript and the Guidance Counselor forms were required, regardless of time out of HS. It was a bit of a pain and IMO unnecessary, considering I had to hunt down my old guidance counselor, who I can guarantee forgot who I was when I showed up at his office...</p>
<p>From the Web: "Transfer applicants should request that an official transcript from their current institution and any previously attended institution(s) be sent to Undergraduate Admissions. Applicants are required to submit 2 professor recommendations and a Dean's report, which verifies whether the applicant is in good academic standing. A high school transcript is also required as are SAT and/or ACT scores. If, however, a transfer applicant has been out of high school for more than 5 years, the SAT/ACT requirement is waived."</p>
<p>I had an upward trend with my HS transcript, so maybe it helped in my situation; it doesn't explicitly state or address the HS transcript issue for individuals out of HS for 5 years or longer, so I guess for applicants next year (in that situation), maybe it is better to omit than send in the first place. I hate ambiguity with a passion lol.</p>
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<p>Historically, Brown has taken around 20% of transfers. Last year was a first and an anomaly.</p>