<p>I know that this is really vague, but in general, is getting an acceptance to a school THAT much tougher as a transfer than it is when applying for freshman admittance? Also, in general, are your chances better if you already got into the school once before? </p>
<p>Again, i'm sorry these are so vague... but any help is greatly appreciated, transferring has been stressing me out for awhile!</p>
<p>Transferring from a CC or UC? Transferring from a latter is much harder whereas transferring from the former is maybe 2x easier.</p>
<p>I'm applying from a four-year university with a good reputation, and the two schools I would like to get into most are schools that I got into last year that are very difficult to get into. (I decided not to go due to financial reasons.)</p>
<p>The answer is school specific and any general answers won't be of much use to you. If you want a good answer you should give the names.</p>
<p>you are the vaguest person ever. stop it.</p>
<p>Depends on the school. Yale is much tougher to get in as a transfer, while Brown is easier. UNC-CH is WashU level for out of state first years, but for out of state transferring is only as hard as getting in -instate for first years if not easier. </p>
<p>Some schools where transferring is harder than first year admissions:
Duke
Yale
Columbia
Vassar</p>
<p>Some where its the same:
Penn
Dartmouth
Harvard</p>
<p>Some where its easier:
Emory
UNC-CH
Michigan
UCLA
Brown</p>
<p>interesting... i'm looking for brown and vassar, actually. how is it harder to get into vassar this time but easier for brown?? is it due to the size of the schools?</p>
<p>I have a kind of similar question...I got into USC last year but didn't go for financial reasons and I'm applying as a transfer. Is it harder to get in as a transfer? (I'm transfering from my state university). My HS gpa was 4.0 (old SAT: 1310) and my college gpa is 3.66. Do you think i'll be able to get in again or will they turn me down because i turned them down once already???? </p>
<p>Starcatch: I think its due to the size of the schools but also turnover. I think more people transfer out of Brown because they realize its not for them. I know a couple people who have gotten in there as transfers but dont know anyone whos transfered to Yale... I don't know much about transferring to Vassar but good luck!</p>
<p>1) some schools have higher transfer rates because, in general, they have transfer-friendly policies meaning they think transfers will diversify the class and bring attributes that couldnt be found in the freshman class</p>
<p>2) as a general rule, if you got in as a freshman and ure a sophomore applicant, you have a very high chance of getting in as long as ure college grades are a match (or even slightly below). Colleges look more at college grades for junior apps so it wont matter as much if you were accepted as a freshman</p>
<p>3) if you have gotten in more than once and have chosen not to attend - this isnt a good sign...sometimes it ****es them off</p>
<p>in response to nikkei325i's post:</p>
<p>that statement makes absolutely no sense. how can getting a 4.0 and a random community college compare to getting even say a 3.5 at a rigorous and credible tier 1 institution?</p>
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<p>nikkei325i was referring to UC's, where there are specific agreements between the Universities and Community Colleges. In general, what she says is not true (the cc's have better chance of getting into universities) but it is in fact the case in California.</p>
<p>-Eddie-</p>
<p>oh, ok, university of california. i guess i somehow miscontrued it to mean "university college" (which makes a lot of sense, i know). sorry.</p>
<p>there is a university college in britain though :P</p>
<p>thanks! my first semester grades were really good too, basically the same as in high school... but I am worried because i didn't do any extra-curriculars last semester. is that really a big consideration, given that it was my first semester? i am getting involved in a couple of things this semester. also, how much do mid-semester reports matter?</p>
<p>Vassar is harder and Brown is easier than for first yeat basically because of school policy. Brown actually retains a larger percentage of their class, but they allow the class to grow slightly whereas Vassar keeps it the same or shrinks it.</p>
<p>interesting... that makes sense, though. do mid-semester reports carry a lot of weight? i don't even have many substantial grades in a couple of my classes....</p>