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<p>As I said before I was told by my GC that these schools are easier to get in as a transfer but I guess there not. So why would they tell us this?</p>
<p>Because it is easier to get into non selective schools as a transfer. Not that it really matters anyway, you’re not transferring for another year. It’s entirely possible that within a year schools could drastically reduce their transfer acceptance rates.</p>
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<p>Maybe I missed the point but all schools have an average grade. Typically the average grade at a private school is higher than the average grade at a state school. I think the average grade for a school is readily available information. I don’t have time to look right now to verify this.</p>
<p>I don’t think that anyone can speak to why your guidance counselor told you that it is easier to get into a school as a transfer than as a freshman but yes, he or she was probably referring to a non selective school. Once again, it is easy to look up how many transfer students are accepted each year to a given school.</p>
<p>For selective schools the idea of transferring goes in and out of fashion. There have been periods where Harvard, for instance, accepted no transfers, but that isn’t the case every year.</p>
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<p>Then bump your old thread, but comments on this thread should pertain to the OP, other topics should be discussed elsewhere.</p>
<p>Indeed. For you OP I would advise you to apply to all of them but don’t get your hopes up like I did. It is Columbia after all.</p>