<p>Guess the title asks it all.</p>
<p>if ur transferring from a very prestigious 4-year... ur chances are nill.</p>
<p>I am not sure...again</p>
<p>Your chances are nill????</p>
<p>how does that make any sense?</p>
<p>Im pretty sure he was being sarcastic...although sarcasms pretty hard to project over the internet</p>
<p>I think it definitely factors into the equation what school you go to (how it factors in depend on the school). In most cases, if you go to a top ranked school, it'll probably help you. Exceptions to this would be a school like Berkeley that grants priority to CCC students mostly. Another exception would be if you attend Princeton and you are trying to transfer to Harvard because your reasoning is lack of opportunities.</p>
<p>Epiper, are you sure Harvard take transfer students? The website seems to give the impression that it's not really encouraged. Or maybe it's just me.</p>
<p>To answer the question, I would guess, although am no expert about transfers, that most schools take absolutely everything into account. But look at the bright side - coming from a less well regarded places will make it easier to say why you want to transfer. I should think that coming from a bad place doesn't necessarily imply that you're not smart, and coming from a good place does generally imply that you are smart. So either way it's not too bad.</p>
<p>^ very good answer. i go to northwestern, and when i visited amherst for transfer, they told me they want applications from people that go to schools that are "different". that means cc's, which they're actively trying to step up, but it also means big ten schools, etc.</p>
<p>and harvard does take transfers, they're just taking a two year hiatus this year and next</p>
<p>I go to a CC in PA and when visiting Vassar, the head of the economics department told me that going to a CC will give a slight advantage, as they are trying to increase their CC transfers. I do believe it all matters on where you apply. such as UChicago and Dartmouth seeming to hate CC students and alot of larger LACs really digging them.</p>
<p>Schools want diversity, and they are going to try and accept people of different backgrounds as transfers. I think it varies at different schools. Some schools like CCs, some schools do not like them.</p>
<p>im sure some colleges give CC people an advantage but unless its a state school with a specific reason....thats absolutely ridiculous. not that CC people should necessarily have a disadvantage...but they should definitely not have an advantage, at all.</p>
<p>I think the reasoning behind it is that they will have a different mind set then a larger university or lac student. I don't believe it is a true advantage though, because once the "quota" for CC students is filled, they are probably looked at in a less favorable light.</p>
<p>i hear ya...but there shouldnt be a quota either. qualified CC students should get in, those that arent should not. it really should be that simple...</p>
<p>even as a CC student, I completely agree. The argument of "adversity in the face of poor conditions" really doesn't hold much either. Many people don't realize that CCs (at least where I attend) are taught by professors of other schools, and professors with Ph.d.s in their field.
Run down:
Probability and Statistics: Taught by a prof with a Ph.D. from CMU
Philosophy: field researcher for +20 years
Spanish II: Prof of something at UPitt
History: taught by a prof with a Ph.D. from Harvard
International Econ: At the UPitt with my CCs cross enrollment program.</p>
<p>In all honesty, my CC is competitive with local colleges, with many professors having degrees from "prestigious" universities (sorry, I do hate using that word but it will get the point across). Why then should I get special treatment because of the funding and name of my college? honestly I don't know but if it does work to my advantage, I will not be one to turn it away.</p>
<p>I think this question has been asked quite a bit, but here we go. Take the following as a continuum:</p>
<p>Non-prestigious/CC:
+: Clear motivation for transfering.
+?: You may looked upon as an opportunity to bring diversity to a prestigious school.
-: If you are an exceptional student, you will have little opportunity to demonstrate exactly how exceptional you are; i.e. Being #1 at a CC does not say as much as being #50 at Harvard.</p>
<p>Prestigious:
+: You have an opportunity to prove just how exceptional you are.
+: You've demonstrated you're pretty hot just by getting into the school you're at.
-?: The burden of proof is on you for making a case as to why you should leave your current school.</p>
<p>The school you're applying to may place more or less value on any of the above factors.</p>
<p>So, ther</p>
<p>oh no i totally agree...its a totally overrated concept that top schools have the best professors and CC's dont. professors in general are really educated successful people no matter where they are.</p>
<p>Except there is a reason why I'm paying $30-40,000 more for tuition money that goes straight to pay Professor pockets.</p>
<p>If the quality of professors from a CC school is on par with one from an elite private institution, Why did I choose to go private instead of CC?</p>
<p>To get a good job?</p>
<p>I don't know. Why do people choose to purchase mercedes when they have one of the highest rates of internal part failure and expensive repairs...</p>
<p>a main reason might be everything included with that tuition, such as up to date class rooms, better living situations, an "actual" campus, and name recognition. I'm not saying attending a top university SHOULD be compared to the quasi-unintelligent decision of purchasing a new S-Class, but at the same time, you question is basically a question of why you choose to spend your money like you do, and I can't answer that question based on facts.</p>
<p>Well, as we all know, much of the new technologies that trickles down into most of the new cars stared in the S-Class. It's a very cutting edge car. A four year college is a status symbol, much like the aforementioned Mercedes.</p>