<p>Quick question, when applying to transfer how big of a role would you guys say your major is? That is if its a school where your major is top ranked is it harder because of more competition, and vice versa, is it easier at a school with not such a great program in your major</p>
<p>yes that seems to be the case with many top-ranked colleges AND the schools/colleges within them. For example its easier(but still pretty hard:() to transfer into uPenn CAS(arts/science school) than it is Wharton(business). Part of the reason is: the requirements or pre-rec classes transfers must take to be considered, # of apllicants, and the overall prestige of the program.</p>
<p>You could try to transfer into CAS, go there for a year, and then try to do an internal transfer to Wharton, but thats usually impossible with most schools. For example, with NYU, per transfer policy, you CANNOT transfer into CAS and then do an internal transfer to Stern. Be sure to check the policy for that.</p>
<p>To give you an example:
[UCLA</a> Undergrad Admissions: Profile of Admitted Transfer Students by Major, Fall 2007](<a href=“http://www.admissions.ucla.edu/prospect/adm_tr/tr_prof07_mjr.htm]UCLA”>http://www.admissions.ucla.edu/prospect/adm_tr/tr_prof07_mjr.htm)</p>
<p>Yup seems the ‘non-popular’ majors are the ones with the highest acceptance rates… hope that works with the school I want to go to :)</p>
<p>What about Harvard or other universities? I don’t think they revealed numbers.</p>
<p>well obviously one of the stressed advantages to acceptance is selling your reasons, which is easier to do when you arent declaring economics</p>
<p>Is it much harder for a transfer to be accepted if he is an econ major? For Yale and Columbia?</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>definitely, check this out if you havent already:
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/transfer-students/346651-2007-official-transfer-results-thread.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/transfer-students/346651-2007-official-transfer-results-thread.html</a></p>