<p>what is the brown sophomore transfer acceptance rate? i’m still very interested in its modern culture/media department at brown, but can i even consider applying since i was not accepted as a freshman? i will be applying as a transfer from berkeley. I suppose it’s a little early since I’ve just barely begun berkeley (out of state), but I already feel that the size and the campus and the bureaucracy is too overwhelming for me to handle. i wasn’t sure i needed the closer more personal education, but I really think I do. moreover the out of state tuition is increasing and increasing each year. i went into berkeley thinking i could graduate in 3 years (film studies major), but it seems foolish that the only way i can afford the school is if i graduate early and put myself through unnecessary stress. any advice ?</p>
<p>This is probably a question better posted on the Brown board. As fantastic as it is that you want to go to Brown, being the extraordinary school that is (ha, I'm biased), don't you think you're being a bit premature in your decision. Have you even been at school for a month yet? Who knows? A couple more months and you may grow to become absolutely enamoured with it...Also, it seems to me that going to Brown for film would be a step back. Isn't Berkeley really well known for it's wonderful film program? Anyway, sorry that didn't help, as I don't know the soph transfer rate, but good luck anyway! Maybe I'll see you around if you end up here.</p>
<p>Did the mods move this or something?</p>
<p>hi liquidpaper,
thanks for responding - actually, film at berkeley is virtually unknown - it is a film STUDIES program, so the resources are very limited. Brown's mod culture/media is more production based, and has produced great filmmakers over the years, while berkeley's program is not geared toward production at all, rather, it is for the study of film genres. Moreover, the out of state tuition is increasing at 5% each year, a fin aid woman just recently told me, and i was completely unaware of this. but <em>sigh</em> there is not too much i can do right now.</p>
<p>I guess its a tough lesson to learn, but you really should have thought this out a lot more. After all, this is the next four years of you life.</p>
<p>pink -- the acceptance rate is pretty good. around 30%. Though if you are a financial aid canidate, it's much harder, as they are not need blind for transfer students. </p>
<p>Here's my advice:
First: Give Berkeley a chance. It's a great school, and a GREAT city. You may find that you can make connections with teachers if you try. The students are very eclectic and interesting as well.
Then: Give applying a try! You can't get accepted if you don't apply</p>
<p>Oh, and straight from the mouth of an admin officer, most of the transfer applicants are those that got rejected the first time around.</p>
<p>Thanks a lot everyone, you've been very helpful. Since the fin aid is limited for transfers then, should I just attempt to get outside scholarships instead of admitting I need financial aid?</p>
<p>it depends how strong of an applicant you are and how much need you have. it's really a sticky situation (i almost withdrew my app for fin aid because i wanted to go so badly -- then the directer of transfer admissions told me not to :D). i mean, can you afford to go just on outside scholarships (harder to find than everyone thinks!!)?</p>
<p>no i can't afford to. i was just thinking this would maximize
my chances of acceptance, but honestly, I really do need fin aid.</p>
<p>claysoul - from what college did you transfer to brown?</p>
<p>Yeah, I wish I knew what to tell you about the fin aid. It's such a tough decision. </p>
<p>I transfered from Tulane University in New Orleans. I fly out to Brown tonight!! <em>eep</em>!!</p>
<p>Clay, thank you for making me hyperventilate, yet again.</p>
<p>hahaa, anytime. why are we hyperventalating now?</p>
<p>Definately apply for transfer. IF you get accepted, you still don't HAVE to go. Both my parents went to Berkeley, and it is totally different than Brown. I've loved the Berkeley campus since I was a little kid, but it is a HUGE school with a lot of red tape. It is a lot more impersonal than Brown simply because it's huge size means that it can't be personal. Brown is one of my top choices right now, and I considered Berkeley, but both my parents strongly discouraged me from applying there. They both got great educations and went on to grad schools, but both think that they would have been much better off at a smaller, more personal school. (They're both from California and just applied to Berkeley because it was the college to which kids in their area went.)</p>
<p>Also, schools choose high schoolers by trying to predict how well they will do in college. They want to know that you can handle college work. Since you're already AT college, do well at Berkeley, show you can handle the work (at one of the best universities in the country at that!) and they'll be likely to accept you!</p>
<p>good luck!</p>
<p>I'm hyperventilating because you're making me anxious for Brown. 2 more days!</p>
<p>Just keep the grades up. I don't really understand why, but for some reason Brown transfer is pretty easy compared to how difficult first year admissions is at the moment, and compared to other schools. Transferring is a strange animal, a few years ago Brown was one of the hardest Ivies to get into as a transfer.</p>