Hi everyone —
I’m currently 2 months into my freshman year at UC Berkeley, studying EECS, and I’m considering transferring to another school for various reasons.
Is it even possible to transfer from UC Berkeley to an Ivy League? I’ve heard that the Ivies (and equivalent private schools) usually only take transfers from CC, and even then, it’s incredibly competitive.
Can anyone point me in the direction of another thread/more info on such a transfer?
Thanks in advance!
Here is what you should know-- the seats at Ivy-plus schools that are available for transfers is largely tied to attrition. Since attrition is almost non-existent in the top Ivy schools, so are the seats available. By way of example, recently, Harvard had over 1500 applicants and admitted about 15, and Yale had over a 1000 applicants in which about 2 dozen were offered seats. Brown is close to 5%. Princeton takes no transfers. So, while being qualified is certainly a criteria, the other portion must convey why these schools; typical reasons are that these schools offer programs and/or degrees not offered at your existing institution. Transferring because of the desire to attend a more elite institution is NOT consider a valid reason for transfer.
Second, that you could have obtained admission as a freshmen applicant. Third, that you have perfect scores at your current institution. Long story short…it is much more difficult to obtain admission as a transfer than as applying for a freshmen seat…