<p>Hi. İ had posted a thread "What courses should i take, what are my chances?" to learn more about the transfer admission process for engineering students.</p>
<p>well you are welcome to talk more about it here.</p>
<p>Ok... i noticed for some universities the transfer acceptance rate is wayy lower than their freshman acceptance rate eg. caltech freshman acceptance rate is 20%, whereas their transfer acceptance rate is 7%!! why is that?</p>
<p>"Ok... i noticed for some universities the transfer acceptance rate is wayy lower than their freshman acceptance rate eg. caltech freshman acceptance rate is 20%, whereas their transfer acceptance rate is 7%!! why is that?"</p>
<p>Less spaces for transfers because of a high freshmen retention rate (I think).</p>
<p>then shouldnt less people apply for transfer there? (according to the law of demand and supply in micro economics)</p>
<p>No. Transfer students can apply if they want. It only means that the university will be more selective because of the strenght of the applicant pool.</p>