<p>Given that there aren’t any transfer stats in the Brown website, I would like to know if transferring to Brown is tough. I have a 3.1 GPA (upward trend), and I’m applying to transfer from University of Virginia, intending to major in Math and Econ. I am now a sophmore, wanting to transfer as a junior at Brown. How would one assess my chances or the chances to transfer in general. Briefly, I am involved in a lot of queer issues and rights, and have interned in Deloitte and UNESCO. I love the liberalism at Brown, and it’s just such a perfect fit for me.</p>
<p>Apparently, about 60 applicants were accepted out of 1200-ish last year. They do have a common data set from previous years (I think 99-02) that shows a rate of about 25%.</p>
<p>Generally speaking, it's tough to get in. But if it's where you'd really want to be, you gotta try (which is what I'm still trying to convince myself of, lol).</p>
<p>Yea..Wall Street Journal reported a 4% transfer acceptance rate last year...harsh!! But go for it :) I am and I haven't got a snowball's chance in a harsh providence winter!!!</p>
<p>(Article above chart.)</p>
<p>i dont know if i believe that site.. i mean 35 percent?? thats astronomical. i thought it was closer to 10%, and i remember it being really difficult last year with all the transfer applicants to brown on CC.</p>
<p>It's the Wall Street Journal. Look above the chart: "Data from the 2005-2006 school year and are provided by the College Board and the schools themselves."</p>
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Brown University this year admitted 44 transfers out of about 1,100 applicants, compared with 283 admitted last year out of 823.
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<p>= 4%, so terrarum is right.</p>
<p>So as recently as last year, Brown admitted 283/823, or 34.4%, of transfers.</p>
<p>ivy, that data is like 2 yrs old</p>
<p>last yr, they admitted like under 6 percent</p>
<p>and its horrible, b/c w. that 30+ percent admit rate, i know of personally 3 kids from my high school that transferred to Brown in the last 2 yrs</p>
<p>one from Brandeis, one from Tufts, and another from NYU</p>
<p>ivyleaf why are so insistent about one year ago as opposed to this year? it went from 34.4% to 4%. the info is from the same site as well (see link).</p>
<p>sreis, I could ask you the same question: why are you so insistent that it's 4%? The article states it was 35% as recently as a year ago, and simbajune just said it's 6%. It seems like no one really knows for sure. If it was 35% one year ago and 4% the next, what does that mean it'll be next year? It could be anything--lower or higher. My point in referring to the 35% was to give the OP a sense of his/her chances. The number of transfer students fluctuates each year: at Brown it went from 35% to 6% in one year. He/she/the rest of you should guestimate your odds THIS year accordingly.</p>
<p>Uh, it was definitely 4% (the poster above said it was "under 6 percent"). Generally when a school makes such a significant jump it marks a shift in policy--it's likely that Brown has decided to stop taking as many transfers as it used to, and this probably won't change significantly in the future (which makes sense, considering how we don't have that much money to begin with compared to other Ivies, and if we want to offer transfers full financial aid we'll have to reduce the number of them)</p>
<p>I looked into this in years past for my child. They fluctuate wildly from year to year, depending on whether upperclass students transfer from the school, as well as other factors. It's a shot in the dark, so don't use these stats to choose which school to apply to...only look to see if it can happen (some schools like Princeton don't take transfers). Pick the school(s) you want and give it a try!</p>