<p>So we all know that public schools tend to accept more transfers than private ones, but what about transfer-friendliness amongst private schools?<br>
For this thread, let's discuss what (NON IVY) private schools are best for transfers. Now of course big schools will accept more than smaller ones, duhh, and a kid with a 4.0 will breeze by admissions a lot easier than a 3.0, another duhh. </p>
<p>But GENERALLY SPEAKING... Which ones are the most transfer friendly? And please, first-tier schools only.</p>
<p>Penn, Cornell, Northwestern
WUSTL, Vandy, Emory, Rice
Notre Dame, Georgetown, USC, NYU</p>
<p>I wouldn’t consider Penn to be transfer friendly…</p>
<p>BC is very enthusiastic about its transfer program. Housing can be tough to navigate, but the programs and orientations they have set up to integrate you into the community seem really helpful. I talked to a lot of transfer students @ BC who had gone through the process and they said that the school’s interest in them was one of the things influenced their decisions to enroll. I still don’t know if I will be, but it was a promising thing to hear.</p>
<p>Well, excluding Cornell, which has numerous transfer articulation agreements, Penn is the most transfer friendly Ivy League school, with an acceptance rate around 15%.</p>
<p>I don’t necessarily think of admit rates as being the best indicator of transfer-friendliness. To me, things like having a committed transfer adviser, an extensive transfer orientation, special transfer housing options, and other considerations once you’re enrolled mean so much more.</p>
<p>The best ones I found for these sorts of services were Mount Holyoke and Smith. Some friends who transferred to Brown (Ivy, sorry) speak glowingly of services there. Friends who have transferred to Rochester and Brandeis have said the same.</p>
<p>Alright bud,
I know exactly where your currently at. You were me 12 months ago. Basically this is it:
THE MOST LAX AND FRIENDLY private schools, are Christian and Catholic (LMU, Santa Clara, University of San Diego, Pepperdine, etc.) I was a community college transfer from California last semester i applied to USC, LMU, Pepperdine, and a few local UC’s. USC was a PAIN IN THE ASS. They required SOOO much information, they even run a credit check. Plus the prereq’s were a tad challenging. Pepperdine’s and LMU’s required 30 units of ANY CLASSES to transfer. The application was easy as pea’s and the average GPA was competitive with USC’s.</p>