<p>I would attribute part of it to luck… my intuition was right on that day. My friend with whom I have co-authored a paper has a SAT score of 2300(He was rejected by Princeton, Harvard and MIT when he applied as a freshmen). He guided me through all the tricks and what kind of words to learn.</p>
<p>Do you guys think Yale and Harvard’s transfer admissions will be this tough? LOL I would imagine. If that’s the case we are all out of luck</p>
<p>I have my hopes pinned on Cornell. To me it looks like the easiest college for transfers (among the colleges I have applied to).</p>
<p>@Kazzar I’m an international transfer applicant too. I think they reject us because we’re international, not because of anything else. Really, I think it’s just cos they prefer transfer students from within the USA, even if you’re outstanding in your own country. Sad!!</p>
<p>If that is true, then this is a very sad world to live in… I have spent all my savings on these transfer applications… I hope thats not true…</p>
<p>LOOK AT TRANSFERSTUDENTN’S PREVIOUS POSTS</p>
<p>one says he has a 2200 sat, the next a 34 act, now a 1900 sat… one says he he is applying to uchicago and northweastern… this person is clearly lying just look at his other posts…</p>
<p>@ kazzar i hope its not true too but i think thats the reality of it. really, I have spent so much time to these applications too but will probably be rejected from all due to me having a “low” GPA in terms of an american standard, and being an international student.</p>
<p>International Transfer students cannot even go for a safety school, as only Cornell, Yale, MIT, Harvard, Stanford, Dartmouth and Columbia offer financial aid. :(</p>
<p>@Kazzar and Caroteen: I’m on the same boat. I’m an undocumented student and I am considered international on financial need. So, like you guys this is my only chance too =[</p>
<p>@cordova1992 and carotene: Which colleges have you applied to?</p>
<p>Not a single acceptance on this thread? Wow. I wonder what the total # of acceptances were. 3?</p>
<p>@ kazzar @ cordova1992 I’ve applied to Cornell, Brown and Dartmouth. Just 3, but wasted lots of money, time and my entire 1st Semester to do this transfer. I sent in many things explaining my situation and why my GPA isn’t on par with American universities … and yes I believe, from what I’ve seen, that us international students really DO NOT have a chance at transferring, especially if we are from outside USA (which I am). </p>
<p>Most transfers are from CC in USA to 4 year universities. Plus the complication of credits and diff. system of education makes it way more difficult to transfer. So if I was an adcom, why would i fill my school with a more difficult candidate when people are getting tranferable credits, full SATS and 3.9 GPAs ? This sucks really badly . I’m not looking forward to 2 more flat out rejections.</p>
<p>And assuming there are 700 - 800 applicants this year, 3% would make it around 25 … what the heck!!</p>
<p>^^Did you not look at the link on the first page of this thread to transfer stats posted by D?!? The number accepted has been going down each year and last year 25 transfers were accepted. The number is small because it’s dependent on the number of students that leave and these colleges have high retention rates.</p>
<p>The data is all there on college websites and the CB website, low transfer rates for these schools are not a change/surprise/anomaly. And yes, transfer acceptance for Intl. applicants is even more difficult, just like it is for fr admissions.</p>
<p>Disappointment, yes. But anyone surprised by these numbers was not an informed applicant.</p>
<p>I’m not surprised at the numbers, just sad at rejection .</p>
<p>@kazaar and carotene I am an international student at a US LIberal Arts College with good stats, so I also surprised they rejected me</p>
<p>@supernii yeah they do reject intrnational students, but at least you are in a USA College, I’m OUTSIDE USA in a university.</p>
<p>I just got the rejection letter as well… makes me wonder what kind of 3% students they accepted…</p>
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<p>You have to figure there were a handful of recruited athletes in that 3 percent/25 students.</p>
<p>@carotene: does brown offer financial aid to int.transfers?</p>