<p>Does anyone know if trying to transfer to a school you've previously been accepted to hurts or diminishes your chances? Also, is University of Chicago generally transfer friendly in regards to admissions? Thanks.</p>
<p>I have a friend who is currently attending there as a sophomore after being accepted out of high school. I don't think it hurts your chances, but I'm not sure if it helps. UChicago has a decent transfer admit rate, though getting in out of high school is easier.</p>
<p>UChicago says on its site it is no easier to be admitted as a freshman or transfer. Yes, the acceptance rate is lower, but that is what the site says.</p>
<p>I would think that the transfer applicant pool is less competitive. If I am not mistaken, the middle 50% SAT score range of those transferring to Rice is 1300-1440, which is significantly lower than its freshman numbers.</p>
<p>I don't think we can readily assume that the transfer applicant pool is "less competitive" just because of SAT scores. Maybe it just means that UChicago doesn't value SAT scores from transfers as heavily as they do for freshmen applicants. If this is indeed the case, it makes sense, because I would think that schools that accept transfers will want to focus more on the transfer student's academic record in college rather than his/her score on a standardized test.</p>
<p>OK, back to my main question though. Does being PREVIOUSLY ACCEPTED increase or diminish chances of transfer admission?</p>
<p>generally increase</p>
<p>Quantifyme -- I remember your posts about your choices. I can't answer your question, but I do know that Stanford, for example, likes transfers and therefore takes more of them than some other colleges. They have a new director of admissions though, so I don't know whether that policy will change.</p>
<p>It's pretty early to be unhappy where you are. I'm curious about your reasons.</p>
<p>Actually Sac I love my school. I definitely made the right decision in terms of choosing the right college for me. As you may remember it ultimately came down to Columbia and Stanford. I chose columbia and have found it the perfect fit for me. My classes are so stimulating and the campus is so exciting to me everytime i step back and look at it. However, I am a soccer player, and while i have walked on to the team here, the chances of me recieiving significant playing time here is slim to none. Practicing everyday has made me realize how badly I want to play. I was recruited by UChicago and know the coach well, and would be a very good d3 player, as opposed to a d1 benchrider. I am in no way set on transferring. I am going to have to choose between playing soccer and attending the perfect university for me ultimately....</p>
<p>Thanks for responding. It makes me feel better, because I remember participating in your discussion about choosing Columbia over Stanford. (Same choice my son made.) U of Chicago is a great school, so if you add soccer to the equation, I can understand. </p>
<p>I'd only add something of my son's experience, maybe not quite parallel, but his life-long pleasure is playing jazz. Last year as a freshman, he realized he was nowhere near the level of the basically professional players in the top ensemble and was unhappy with the ensemble they placed him in. So, he went out and found another type of band, playing music he'd never played before, and loved it. Meanwhile, the jazz ensemble got a little better. This year, he's leading one band, and the ensemble he got placed in is "fantastic" even though it's not the top one (which he may never make.) I realize this is not exactly the same, since he still got to play. But if everything else is great, maybe you'll find some new opportunity that never even entered your equation before.</p>
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<p>From conversations I have had with adcoms, the pool is, indeed, less competitive.</p>
<p>I was not implying that the SAT score is the sole factor.</p>
<p>I'm sure the transfer process is less competitive, and not just for U Chicago, EVEN if the SAT scores were the same for both transfers and freshmen. I think just from the sheer number of students trying to get into four-year colleges/universities straight out of high school, the freshmen applicant pool would be much, much more competitive. I'm just saying that SAT scores play a significantly smaller role in transfer applications than in freshman applications, hence the significantly lower mean of SAT scores in the transfer pool.</p>
<p>But going back to the original question (sorry I didn't answer it last time), I doubt that having been accepted before plays any role. And even if it did play a role, I don't believe that it would be taken against you. It is more likely that they would look favorably on you, if being accepted before does affect their decision this time around.</p>
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I'm just saying that SAT scores play a significantly smaller role in transfer applications than in freshman applications, hence the significantly lower
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<p>That depends on your year. If you are a junior transfer, then I agree. However, depending on the school from which you are transferring, if you are a sophomore transfer, the SAT will matter.</p>
<p>I have met the Admissions Counselor at UChicago, and he is a very sweet man. He says what's most important to him looking at applicants is he wants to feel transfers will be happy.</p>
<p>um...i spoke to my admissions rep at uchicago, and she specifically said Chicago generally reaccepts kids they took for freshman admissions unless they "fail" their first semester.</p>
<p>yeah, from my experience, it does seem to help alot</p>
<p>and listen ppl...this is my hypothesis...when u are putting in a transfer ap, i think it is much much easier for someone with outstanding high school grades, sat score 1400+ from another great school to transfer laterally.</p>
<p>For example, my situation, I had great high school stats, 1450 boards, and I attend Cornell. I want to laterally transfer to Penn or Columbia.</p>
<p>see...when u see transfer acceptance rates in the low 20s, u have to figure that many of these ppl are trying to trasnfer from second and third tier schools and make a move up. This is just what I believe.</p>
<p>If you are going from like a top 15 school to another top 15 school, that has to give you an advantage over someone trying to go from a school ranked between 30-50 or higher.</p>