More spots for sophomore or junior transfers - This is what Harvard said

Transfer Students
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<p>I emailed Harvard regarding this query and this is what they said:</p>

<p>Harvard College has 75 spaces this year, to be split between fall and
spring semester applicants. Sophomore and junior standing is taken
into account when the registrar determined which courses will
transfer to Harvard, but it does not factor into how many spaces are available.</p>

<p>So what does this mean? I am unable to comprehend whether its easier to get in as a sophomore or junior, or does it not matter i.e. they're both equally difficult.</p>

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<p>it means that they just take the best candidates, regardless of junior/sophomore standing.</p>

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<p>75 seats? that's a considerable increase...i did hear elsewhere that they were expanding the program this year.</p>

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75 seats? that's a considerable increase

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<p>They've admitted approximately that number for the last two years.</p>

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<p>Last year, I believe, there were 55 seats and ~75 offers of admission; if what bs2 says is correct, there will be 75 <em>seats</em> and about 100 offers of admission (assuming only a slightly higher yield).</p>

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<p>Gotcha.......</p>

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<p>That's awesome.</p>

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<p>never a bad thing... the whole waiting thing is awful, especially since Harvard is basically the last school to announce</p>

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<p>Save for Stanford.</p>

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Last year, I believe, there were 55 seats and ~75 offers of admission; if what bs2 says is correct, there will be 75 <em>seats</em> and about 100 offers of admission (assuming only a slightly higher yield).

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<p>The information given by several on this board has been quite contrary to this. nspeds went to Byerly Hall in person last fall, and was told that 79 were offered admission with a nearly perfect enrollment rate. And from somewhere, martini was told that all those who were admitted last year chose to attend. The year before that, their website stated that all but a few (I think it was one or two) chose to accept their offer of admission. Given this information, I would think it to be highly unlikely that they send out an estimated surplus of 25 offers of admission.</p>

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<p>You're right; I was confusing the admissions cycles.</p>

<p>nspeds' information seems to be the most accurate. In the 2003 and 2004 cycles, there were ~55 offers of admission (<a href="http://tinyurl.com/sx99c%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://tinyurl.com/sx99c&lt;/a&gt;). The main page of the admissions website states that, last year, there were "75 students admitted from over 1,000 applicants." I don't know if this includes waitlists or not. There were a few students removed from the waitlist on this board. (<a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=60778&page=9&pp=15%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=60778&page=9&pp=15&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p>

<p>It seems that the program has already been expanded, and that they're holding the number of seats steady for this year at 75.</p>

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<p>50 will be admitted for the fall and 25 for the spring.</p>

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<p>why do people just seeming pull unsubstantiated crap out of their ass? explain please?</p>

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why do people just seeming pull unsubstantiated crap out of their ass? explain please?

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<p>THANK YOU.</p>

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<p>hello, relax. not substantiating is different than unable to subtantiate.. but since you asked so nicely: my interviewer told me.</p>

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<p>I don't think that was directed specifically towards you, p44. More so towards all the claims made on this board.</p>

<p>Thanks for letting us know this.</p>