<p>my wanting to go to Yale has gone way beyond prestige…thank you WHOM…
perhaps I should have thought this through some more.
and Whom, I do av a couple of other schools that are safeties…</p>
<p>Thanks to all of you. for your help…
I wish you all the best of luck in your respective schools as well!!!</p>
<p>Dude go 2 harvard</p>
<p>Harvard doesn’t accept transfers… I think.</p>
<p>No, Harvard doesnt, they suspended transfer admissions till further notice cos there no space on campus for transfers…
however, I would appreciate it, if any o’ y’all got any good schools yall can recommend…
shoot!</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>There are too many “good schools”.</p>
<p>then recommend the ones you think I can get into…</p>
<p>Well… let’s see…</p>
<p>How bout NYU, Vassar, USC, Occidental, Colgate, BC, BU, Miami, Pepperdine,Whitman, Reed, Swarthmore(maybe), Fordham, Bard, Northwestern, Uof Chicago(maybe)</p>
<p>Good enough…?</p>
<p>know any that grant financial aid to international students?</p>
<p>^ That’s where things get tricky.</p>
<p>None of the schools he listed offer financial aid for international transfers. I’m afraid the only schools that offer FA for international transfers are the Ivies, MIT, Williams, and Amherst.</p>
<p>yeah, that tends to **** me off… bard does though.</p>
<p>If you’re set on applying to Yale and Stanford, go ahead and do so. Don’t, however, have any expectations for what the decision might be. Each school accepts about (I swear to god this is my favorite transfer admissions statistic) 1 in 45 students, and just about every one of those 45 students wants to go to that school just as badly as you do. You may be very well qualified (your stats were similar to mine, and unfortunately that isn’t Yale/Stanford material) but at the end of the day the numbers are way too small to expect anything. As everyone else has said, apply to schools admitting (way) more than 10% of their pools so that if transferring is really important to you, it will happen. It probably won’t if Yale and Stanford are your only choices.</p>
<p>Also be wary of what you actually want out of college. After applying as a senior in high school, I was sure I would end up reapplying to my top choices (that I had either applied to or know not to apply to since rejection was blantantly obvious). After actually spending a year at college, I realized that Penn and Columbia in particular crossed nothing off of my “hope to experience in college” list even though they have nice rankings. If I hadn’t backed off from what I thought I liked before, I wouldn’t have ended up where I will be headed. I applied to Yale just to see what happens, so certainly apply, just do not get your hopes up.</p>
<p>And just to throw out some names, from what I’ve heard, I’d also avoid applying -only- to schools directly in the top 10 on USNWR (though Penn is transfer-friendly). Outside of that list are fantastic schools that do admit transfers… Cornell, Northwestern, WashU, Emory… the list obviously exists and it’s worth researching I guess.</p>
<p>Thank you AnnAnthony! ure tons of help…can I send you a private msg, I’d appreciate it if u tell me my chances for a couple of schools. Thanks</p>
<p>I don’t want to hijack, but it seems redundant to start an entirely new thread.</p>
<p>I’m considering applying for transfer to Yale from Emory. Do you guys think I have a decent shot (as in more than 3%)? I’ve completed two semesters at Emory, both nothing but chem, bio, neuroscience, and computer science, with a 3.963 GPA (an A- in first sem bio). My HS GPA is similar. My ACT was 35, and SAT was 1550/1600 (don’t remember writing.) And I’m a Woodruff Scholar here (full-ride; considered the highest scholarship for Emory’s Honors program). I have very few ECs other than a bunch of volunteering, but still have 8 months before the app is due so any suggestions?</p>
<p>So few people make it through the transfer process, so it’s extremely hard to find info on stats.</p>
<p>^When transferring up, as it were, it’s very, very important to give a good set reason as to why you want to attend a specific school. Remember, when entering as a freshman, you’re following an age old process where you’ll make social and academic connections alongside of other students that are doing precisely the same thing.</p>
<p>When transferring, you’re entering into an established population of students. It’s important that the adcoms can see how you’d specifically fit into campus and academic life and, ultimately, become a valuable member of the larger university community. </p>
<p>You obviously have the academic chops. Show Yale’s adcoms how you would benefit the campus life, make best use of specific facilities/activities/etc., and how you already are a Yalie. </p>
<p>Don’t mention your disatisfaction with Emory. In my experience researching transfer admissions, bad-mouthing your current institution is the kiss of death. Be kind and gracious. Best of luck.</p>