<p>Is it just me or is it a hell lot easier to transfer into a school then apply as a hs senior?
I'm talking about schools like cornell and georgetown. To me, it seems as if they care little about your hs gpa and more about sat and college gpa, thoughts?</p>
<p>There are a lot more limited spots for transfers at elite schools. Also financial aid is less available to those who transfer.</p>
<p>just in case, i would like to know that i have some options </p>
<p>You should not in any way depend on getting into a highly selective school as as a transfer student. You can look at the common data sets for any schools you are interested in, and compare the transfer acceptance rate (in section D) to the usual acceptance rate - the transfer rate is almost always lower. And the students who transfer are typically making lateral transfers (I.e. transferring out of Harvard and into Stanford). </p>
<p>Your best bet (which is still not at all a good bet) is to do well in high school and try your chances as a senior. </p>
<p>@superdub - Just to reinforce what is being said to you, if you go through the Common Data Sets for the most selective schools, or even highly selective schools, you will see that getting in as a transfer is less likely than getting in as an entering freshman. Just to repeat and add to what has already been said, there are fewer slots for transfer students, because at the top schools the retention rates for freshmen are really high. And a lot of people can’t afford these schools because financial aid is, indeed, usually much less for transfers.</p>
<p>Of course nothing stops you from trying. Get great grades your freshman year wherever you end up (it probably takes a 4.0 to get into these top schools) and by all means apply if you really don’t like it where you are. Just keep your expectations rooted in reality.</p>
<p>I ask this b/c i see a ton of kids from community college transferring into cornell </p>
<p>NO and YES.
For these TOP schools, most of them are determined to meet 100% of firs-time college applicants demonstrated financial need. These students are able to transfer because the school have less financial burden on transfer students, who BTW apply with intent to foot almost 100% of their bills as long as they meet the minimum transfer admission requirement. The same can not be said for transfer students who can not afford their COA at these institutions.
On the other hand, the school must meet 100% of demonstrated need of admitted applicants, so money slips out of the schools budget compared to transfer students.</p>
<p>so will i get financial aid as a transfer if my efc is 0?</p>
<p>Yes but just pell grant and Stafford loans to the limit of class you are in - usually this is barely enough to meet your COA. But do not expect the scholarship/grants and other aids that freshmen applicants get. Look at the school website and it will detail what kind of financial offers transfer students get.
The kids transferring probably were outranked with more academically gifted kid during their freshman application cycle, but had the funds to pursue the same school as transfer applicants.</p>
<p>Point blank, if you can not pay for the school out of pocket as a transfer student, DO NOT waste your application fees.</p>
<p>Transferring to non elite schools (top 30-60 maybe) is easier usually. Especially if the school is big.</p>
<p>It certainly does get easier the larger the school and (especially) the lower the freshman retention rate. Which is consistent with what @TransferGopher said, because in general the retention rate goes down as you move down the USNWR rankings.</p>
<p>For bigger schools, like UC Berk or UCLA, they do take many students from CC, but you still need to get close to a 4.0 GPA.
For the ivies, Cornell is likely to be the easiest to get in as a transfer, but still very selective. Top ivies, like Harvard and Yale, the acceptance rate could be even lower than freshman applicants, and Princeton does not even take transfers. Likewise, depending on your major, Gerogetown does not have many spots for transfer students.</p>
<p>few spots for gtown business?</p>