<p>Of the selective colleges, which ones are transfer friendly? Im quite unfamiliar with this topic but I know Tufts and Brown are pretty transfer friendly.</p>
<p>I'd like to know about this as well. Anyone have a web list?</p>
<p>Dartmouth was incredibly transfer friendly, which had a lot to do with why I chose it. Smaller community, an awesome orientation, great housing, special events, and the D-plan (you have sophomore summer with your class, do study abroad with them, etc) were all reasons.</p>
<p>i mostly talking about the rate. Dartmouth is still much more competitive than Brown right?</p>
<p>At any rate, I strongly doubt you will be admitted in Darthmouth or Brown with a 1200 SAT, unless you have completed two years in high standing.</p>
<p>do i neccesarily have to turn in my SAT, especially since im Canadian? Canadians dont take the SAT so why would anyone assume that I have.</p>
<p>I believe so, but perhaps someone more competent with those schools will be able to answer your question more coherently.</p>
<p>the thing is that schools require the sats sometimes.</p>
<p>nspeds - Consider the fact that I am coming from Canada. I happen to be an a dual-citizen that grew up in America and recently moved to Canada. What if I had lived in Canada my entire life and had no desire to go to the states. What if I decided, after my first year in university, that I wanted to go to the states. Of course, I wouldnt then have to show my SAT score because I never took it. So then why would I have to? Im in the same boat as others from Canadian university.</p>
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nspeds - Consider the fact that I am coming from Canada. I happen to be an a dual-citizen that grew up in America and recently moved to Canada. What if I had lived in Canada my entire life and had no desire to go to the states. What if I decided, after my first year in university, that I wanted to go to the states. Of course, I wouldnt then have to show my SAT score. So then why would I have to? Im in the same boat as others from Canadian university.
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<p>again... some schools require that a sat/act score be sent. whether it be pre undergrad or post undergrad.</p>
<p>hnbui - oh really? I thought it was looked down upon...I have heard that Tufts and Emory do not encourage this action.</p>
<p>unfortunately, i think tufts WAS transfer friendly...</p>
<p>on collegeboard, the 2003 statistics read that out of about 580 applicants, they accepted approx. 240 (and yes, that is very friendly)</p>
<p>but the current statistics for 2004 read that out of 580 applicants, they only accepted 100</p>
<p>...i guess not so friendly anymore</p>
<p>and between you and me, i'm ****ed off, because one reason why i applied to tufts was because it had such great statistics</p>
<p>Whether you are from Canada or Timbuktu, if the college requires it for it, you must send it.</p>
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on collegeboard, the 2003 statistics read that out of about 580 applicants, they accepted approx. 240 (and yes, that is very friendly)</p>
<p>but the current statistics for 2004 read that out of 580 applicants, they only accepted 100
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<p>It is odd that they had the exact same number of applicants for both years.</p>
<p>the entire purpose of the SAT is to gauge your potential in college. If you are already in college, in another country granted, that is completely unfamiliar with the standardized testing administered in US high school and you are doing extremely well in your international university then it is completely illogical to "require" internationals to submit their SAT's as transfer students. And it has nothing to do with discovering the "quality" of international students because McGill is a top-of-the-line institution that would be of the same quality in the US as well as Canada.</p>
<p>In fact, internationals from non-English speaking nations arent required to send in their SAT's at several institutions for FRESHMAN decisions...ie Brandeis</p>
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the entire purpose of the SAT is to gauge your potential in college. If you are already in college..then it is completely illogical to "require" internationals to submit their SAT's as transfer students.
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<p>I agree with you. However, last I checked, you and I are not adcoms, and the colleges decide what is required.</p>
<p>UNC has a pretty high transfer acceptance rate or at least did (like between 45-50%).</p>
<p>WashU also has a higher transfer acceptance rate (don't know what it is now, but it used to, and may still be over 30%).</p>
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<p>This statement is inaccurate; the SAT predicts how a student will perform in a specific college, not colleges in general. The SAT is especially helpful in transfer admissions where students are applying from community college/unranked/unknown schools. Unless your school is in the same category as the school you apply to, the SAT will matter. This is specifically in regard to traditional students.</p>
<p>nsepds - you just agreed and now you disagree?</p>
<p>Did you look at my reference to McGill? Can we not agree that McGill is a top institution that is as good as US schools ranked in the 20-30 region? The SAT is not needed to gauge the "quality" of McGill. I finished in the top 5% of my class. I earned my spot at McGill. That is the Canadian system...there is no standardized testing. On top of all of that, grading is much harder in Canada where grade deflation is rampant. The average GPA at McGill is 2.4 so if anything, coming from McGill with a solid GPA will help me (many schools give a few points higher etc for grad school, transfer process). So using your defintion of the SAT, as a gauge of predicting achievement at a particular level of college, you are comparing apples to oranges when you bring this argument across international borders. Canadians are not prepped for standardized testing but that does not take away from their potential to achieve in college....that is why McGill is one of the best in the world.</p>
<p>aca0260,</p>
<p>I agree with your statement, but only partially. Your college may be good, but the universities you apply to may not have experience with accepting students from the school, and thus are not keen on taking risks.</p>
<p>Once again, do not argue with me about "logic," which your post lacks in the first place; argue with an adcom if you possess the hardihood.</p>