<p>Hey, does anybody know the transfer acceptance rate at Yale? Does it mirror that for Freshman applicants or is it much smaller? I did not apply to Yale out of high school but I was rejected by Princeton, comparable institution. Right now I am a freshman at Georgetown but unhappy with the intellectual climate here on campus and am considering applying. Out of high school, the weakest part of my application were my grades (somewhere around a 3.7 i think in a 4.33 weighted system) since i went to a highly competitive institution but in my first semester here at Georgetown Univ. School of Foreign Service (ranked 4th in its field) I got a 4.0 taking 19 credits. My sat score was a 2210 (1520 M+V) and the rest of my ecs and all that are decent I believe. I'm pretty sure I can also write a good essay on why I am unhappy here currently. Still, is Yale out of reach since its only been a semester out of college? Will they focus on my HS academic record more so than my college? and do they even let that many transfer applicants in?</p>
<p>I don't know the exact figure but I do know that its DEFINITELY much, much smaller than freshman applicants. I'm in the process of applying for transfer too and I can tell you that the three most important things are a) Your college GPA b) Having a GOOD reason for transfer c) A great professor recommendation.</p>
<p>Cheers and good luck (...or rather 'watch your back' since we're both applying for the ever-elusive transfer spot lol)</p>
<p>AFalcon--Do a search. There are lots of transfer threads on the Yale forum. I think transfer rate is around 4%.</p>
<p>I believe last year they admitted 40 out of 700 applicants, something like that. So the percentage is pretty low, lower than freshmen applicants. </p>
<p>Since you are just out of high school, they will certainly look at your high school record but they are also going to pay close attention to what you've done at Georgetown since that is a better indicator of how well you will do in college. Hopefully you have also gotten involved in some activities at Georgetown--for two reasons. One to show that you are interested in being a part of campus life and two, because if you are not accepted to Yale, you need to find ways to be happy where you are.</p>
<p>Make sure you have college professors do your recommendations also.</p>