<p>Ok so people told me that I should apply for junior standing which I think means after sophmore year but I wish to apply after my freshmen year. Is it much more harder to apply after freshmen year as compared to junior standing. Can someone tell me like at the top 20 schools what is the percentage of the students that are freshmen transfers rather then the junior transfers????</p>
<p>school like brown, columbia, harvard, yale, upenn,nyu, u of chicago, carnegie mellon and duke?????</p>
<p>I don't think so.</p>
<p>I dont know percentages or numbers but there are generally more spots when you apply as a junior standing. There is no reason to not apply after freshman year unless the application fees will hurt you. If you do not get accepted after freshman apply after sophmore year.</p>
<p>Wait...burgler09, I'm not to sure about that, actually. Applying for Sophomore standing, I would think, is preferred because the college gets you for an extra year of tuition, gets to work with you longer, helps you develop an academic/social connection with the school as opposed to with a Junior transfer.</p>
<p>I cant say I know this from all schools but I read this on the University of Florida's website. So what I am saying is based off of one school. But the reasoning isn't about them wanting you earlier or anything like that, it is about the amount of seats they have available. I think this is because more people may transfer out? I am not completely sure and this could be a UFl policy too.</p>
<p>UVa also says on their website that they give preference to those who've completed a full year of college BEFORE applying.
Mal :)</p>
<p>There also tend to be more spots open for juniors because of people choosing to study abroad. My logic could be wrong though.</p>
<p>Generally, state schools, especially the California ones, take a lot of rising juniors. However, a private school prefers that students spend more time in its academic program. Therefore, transfer after freshman (note spelling, transferman28) year.</p>