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Transfer Students
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<p>No one responded to my previous message, but how much does whether or not you previously applied to a school affect the outcome of a transfer? Does it matter if you were accepted or waitlisted or rejected?</p>

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<p>Yeah i really don't know about this, but for sure it doesn't affect your chances of getting in because once i was rejected to this UC in my high school year and now i got accepted to that UC, so i don't think it's really matter, but i think the reason they probaly ask is maybe they already have your profile in thier systems so they don't have to duplicate the files for your profile?! not really sure though.</p>

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<p>it depends on the result of your prior application...if you were rejected for freshman admit, then applying for sophomore admit doesnt really look good unless it was an early app and you have drastically improved during senior year and college. </p>

<p>if you were waitlisted, its not a bad thing at all. some schools give priority to students who were waitlisted extensively. georgetown, for instance, has a priority transfer available to students on their extended waitlist. cornell and other schools offer guaranteed transfers to waitlisted students.</p>

<p>to summarize: </p>

<p>1) in general, students who were waitlisted have a better chance of getting in than other transfer applicants. </p>

<p>2) kids who had never applied before arent at a disadvantage, but they arent at an advantage either. </p>

<p>3) being rejected by a school freshman year will put you at a disadvantage. you need more time to show you have improved, ie, at least two years of college, unless (in some rare cases) your situation improved drastically since an early app. </p>

<p>hope that helps.</p>

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<p>Being previously rejected does not hold any weight.</p>

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<p>i would think being previously rejected would help you, since the school can see that they really are your top choice. i dont actually know, but i would think it shows that you really want to go there, and thats why you're transferring. and as long as you improved from high school, i dont see how if being rejected could be negative, it doesnt really make sense</p>

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<p>^ I agree. They look at each application unto itself.</p>