Brown Acceptance Rate for Transfers

<p>Does anyone know Brown's acceptance rate for transfers? I hear that it is relatively high 20-30% but I have not found any statistics to confirm that.</p>

<p>from USNews</p>

<p>Brown
Transfer applications received for Fall 2004: 686
Transfer applicants offered admission for Fall 2004: 189
Transfer applicants enrolled for Fall 2004: 108</p>

<p>thats fall 2004, 2005,they didn't list the #s......arggg</p>

<p>if its again like 27.5 percent, omg, i am gonna be in heaven</p>

<p>the transfer applicant pool is highly self-selective (much unlike the one applying from high school) because the rigamarol of transferring colleges is a huge pain, and to be competitive you have to have done very well in college courses</p>

<p>haha okay dcircle, using all these big words i see.
'rigamarol' is spelled rigamarole. you forgot the e, hehe</p>

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the transfer applicant pool is highly self-selective

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<p>That is incorrect.</p>

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because the rigamarol of transferring colleges is a huge pain

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<p>Sure, but that does not prevent a delusional student from applying.</p>

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and to be competitive you have to have done very well in college courses

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<p>Much more is required to be competitive.</p>

<p>Transfer admissions at most schools is usually much less competitive than that of freshman admissions.</p>

<p>i know someone that transferred into brown for fall of 2005, and if i recall correctly, there were 90-some other transfers.</p>

<p>correction: ~150 for fall, and ~50 more for spring</p>

<p>yeah---brown has a very NICE transfer population, which would be great, b/c it would be easy to make friends</p>

<p>it is one of my top choices, ideally, i would like Columbia or Penn to come through, but i would be THRILLED WITH BROWN</p>

<p>i should've applied to brown... sigh..</p>

<p>so who watched the OC tonight? hahaha</p>

<p>Did you guys apply for financial aid? The acceptance rate is even greater for those who don't apply for it.</p>

<p>"Did you guys apply for financial aid? The acceptance rate is even greater for those who don't apply for it."</p>

<p>I thought they changed that this year...?</p>

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I thought they changed that this year...?

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<p>Nope.......</p>

<p>they are trying to be less and less need-aware, but it still matters for admissions this year...</p>

<p>also does being able to "pay it all" REALLY help you in transfer admissions?? I mean come on... this is Brown we're talking about...</p>

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also does being able to "pay it all" REALLY help you in transfer admissions?? I mean come on... this is Brown we're talking about...

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<p>I have heard reports in the affirmative, but I would like to think that it does not.</p>

<p>ru kidding, brown isn't need-blind, u need FA, it hurts u, this is explicit, brown says ur ability to pay is a consideration even this year, there is nothing that says anything to the contrary</p>

<p>oh. well Brown is pretty popular for transfer applicants... apparently by how many people have already looked at this forum. also i have a feeling there will be a big jump in transfer applicants this year...</p>

<p>so is anyone planning on notifying brown for an early admissions decision because an offer of admission from another institution? </p>

<p>i want to ... just get it over with :(</p>

<p>can we do that....well, if i get U of Chicago in the next week or so (i am assumin i am in--i got in as a freshman), and i am at a peer school (Cornell), i then can give a call to brown and ask them for a decision</p>

<p>yeah you can do that. i believe you have to send them a letter with proof of admissions and they will eventually call you with the decision.</p>

<p>its frightening!!! ahhhh. hopefully i will get into a school too, so i can just find out my admissions decision. i dont want to wait until the semester is over to find out.... i'll be like daydreaming brown during my final exams hahahaha.</p>

<p>to be honest, i think i would be sad for a day if i got rejected, but the next day i would be fine i'm already in at a another school.</p>

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can we do that....well, if i get U of Chicago in the next week or so (i am assumin i am in--i got in as a freshman), and i am at a peer school (Cornell), i then can give a call to brown and ask them for a decision

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<p>No, you cannot. Forced decisions are only allowed if you must make a commitment before Brown officially decides on your application. I believe the deadline for committing to UChicago is June 1st. Brown's decisions are mailed on the 15th of May.</p>