<p>Hello!
I'm an incoming Community College freshman out of high school who is looking to transfer out of Community College in two years time into a four year University.</p>
<p>Among some of the universities I was looking at, I noticed that the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has a limited window on when a student may transfer in. According to them:</p>
<p>"we cannot accept applications from students who at the time of entry to MIT will have finished less than one year or more than two and a half years of college"</p>
<p>Amongst other difficulties of transferring into MIT, this one stood out to me. I had began thinking, "what if there are other Universities that place semester/time limits on its students?"</p>
<p>This is why I am creating this thread! I would like to know which Universities limit how many semesters/years of community college a student may complete before transferring in.</p>
<p>Thank you for taking the time to read this post!</p>
<p>Like many things in college admissions, while there are some similarities, there are many details that vary between schools.</p>
<p>On the front end of transfer time restrictions, schools vary in who they consider a fr vs. transfer applicant. Applicants are considered transfers with as little as 1 post-HS course and as much as less than a year of full time post-HS college. So, a student could attend college for a semester after graduating from HS and then ‘transfer’ to Yale, but due to Ys policy, they would actually apply as a fr applicant, submitting both HS and college transcripts.</p>
<p>On the back end, some colleges limit the amount of time you can have in previous college attendance. Others don’t care how much time you’ve spent in college (short of getting a degree), but they have a limit on the number of credits they accept and require the student to spend a minimum amount of time on campus (often 2 yrs).</p>
<p>It’s best to check policies on the college website, as they can change.</p>
<p>@entomom thank you so much!</p>