<p>What does it really take? I'm taking time off after my freshman year at a school I really hated. It's considered #13 in the country and my GPA is pretty good, also had a great relationship with one of my professors who's a top scholar in his field and knows me very well. I know it's insanely competitive for anyone, I'm just wondering if there are any success stories of those of you have transferred to an Ivy League School and what your stats were, any advice you may have, things of that nature? I have an internship during my time off and am volunteering at some organizations related to my field of study. Also have been trying, and have been fairly successful, at getting some of my writing published in online/print magazines. Any advice as to how I can maximize this time off to make me a more competitive candidate?</p>
<p>If the school in question is Northwestern (Medill?) or another of similar caliber and your grades are good, your chances are probably pretty strong for Cornell depending on your major. Do keep in mind that Cornell is akin to an East Coast version of NU though, so YMMV. </p>
<p>The other Ivies are really selective for transfer admissions–even Cornell’s rates are skewed by the inclusion of GT’s. I think Harvard and Yale accept like 2% of applicants and Princeton doesn’t take ANY. The others probably aren’t much less selective, either. Were you admitted to any of these as a freshman? Many successful transfers I’ve seen (although certainly not all) originally chose school B over school A, reapplied to school A and were admitted. </p>
<p>There are transfer threads on this forum that you can browse through to get an idea of what the accepted applicant pool is like. Best of luck! </p>
<p>Thanks. I only applied to Dartmouth and Columbia as a freshman, I was rejected by Columbia and wait listed at Dartmouth. I’m not interested at all in Cornell–I’m applying to 5 schools, Yale, Brown, Columbia, NYU and Barnard. </p>
<p>The Ivy League is a football conference comprised of very prestigious and different universities. For your sake, think about what you want in your next University and if an Ivy fits, then apply to that Ivy. With that said, I successfully transferred to an Ivy League school, the only Ivy I applied to, and you should feel free to PM me with any questions you may have. I know how stressful of a time transferring can be, so I am happy to clear up some confusion and answer any questions you may have.</p>
<p>I am at Northwestern too!! Applying to H, Y, Columbia and Penn (and maybe Stanford)</p>
<p>^ Awesome! (Whoops, looks like NU is getting a bad rap here, haha).
@Coriander23 No, unfortunately I didn’t get into any of my ‘top’ choices the first time around. Hoping for better luck this time.</p>