<p>Hey everyone...</p>
<p>I have been considering offers from Yale and Oxford for quite a while and I seem to have decided on Oxford. It is so special, unique and seems to be a perfect system for Undergraduate education...Anyways, just in case that the system in UK (Oxford) doesn't suit me, could I transfer to Ivy league or top US schools? Are there any information about kids transfering from Oxford to top US schools? It is quite unexpected for me to be unhappy, but still in case that I get really unhappy I would like to learn about chances of being transfered to feel safe in advance..=)) Thank you very much ...!!!</p>
<p>Oxford and Cambridge also called the Oxbridge schools are better than any other institution in the world.</p>
<p>I would have to say that British system of education uptil high school is definitely better than US. I am not sure about university level.</p>
<p>I sat for GCE O and A Level examinations whilst I was at high school in France.</p>
<p>First big question: What course were you selected for at Oxford?</p>
<p>Since the universities in the UK are more specialized than their counterparts in the US, you may find that it is difficult to transfer credit from Oxford to Yale. You will be concentrating in your subject and will likely have little to no opportunity to take courses in other subjects. Yale, on the other hand, encourages students to explore different subjects. If you were to transfer you may find yourself needing to spend summers or an extra semester to make up credits. </p>
<p>Transfer acceptance rates for top US universities run from 2-25% depending on the year. You have already proven yourself to be a strong student, but you must keep in mind that it gets tougher and after a certain point being accepted as a transfer is a game of luck. </p>
<p>I believe you will have an incredible time at Oxford! It will be like three years of studying abroad and you will experience so much!</p>
<p>At Oxford, my subject is Engineering Science...In the US engineering seems to be the least exploring subject since at most schools there are tons of requirement courses cauz of ABET. To be honest, in the case that I am not happy there, I wouldn't mind studyin during summer or studyin for one more semester in a place that I am happier...Most probably I will end up being extremely happy at Oxford but still I would like to learn if transferin from Oxford to top US Schools is just as hard as (if not easier) transfering within top US schools....</p>
<p>Your application would stand out & get you noticed. Transfer rates to the Ivies vary from non-existent at Princeton to one or two percent at Yale, Harvard, Brown & Dartmouth. Cornell has a higher transfer rate due to its guaranteed transfer option. Penn & Columbia might be a bit higher than two percent.</p>
<p>Well if it is just like the Regular First-Year undergraduate admittance rates, they are quite unrealistic...In current application system in our country, most of the highschool kids just try their chance and apply to top schools. They are not qualified but they still apply. Schools support this as well cauz it means more application fee and more prestige. Most of the top school reps that came to visit our school kept encouraging kids saying things like GPA might not matter in some cases,or SAT s score might not affect ur application etc..Although there is some reality into it, it is still cheating since only like %0.1 of those kids get accepted.</p>
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<p>one of my friends even applied to 32 schools...he did get rejected from 21 of them...and out of 9 he got admitted he is just going to one (apparently)...=))</p>
<p>Applying to 32 schools? Jesus....It's not a lottery and you only need to get admitted to one. </p>
<p>Piece of advice: If you're seriously considering Stanford try to take a variety of courses for your first year. Basically, cash in your electives early. Breadth and course variety is very important to them for transfers. Take a few engineering classes but not too many.</p>
<p>Well..at Oxford(and British system) you don't really have electives from non-major subjects...Thank you very much for your help anyways....</p>
<p>I know...it is def'ly not a lottery but most people take it as one...there are these city legends like kid with 1200 SAT and 2.1 GPA who got into Harvard...the kid who wrote his essay in blood got into Princeton etc...It seems to me like people apply to top schools with just like entering a lottery... Do u think that Harvard's 1 digit admittance rate really reflects its selectivity? Of course it is probably the most selective school but maybe only half of those applicant are somewhat qualified.... Name brand pulls more applicants..and they are not pre-eleminated...</p>
<p>Yeah, my sister's admitted to top Ivy leagues after her freshman year at Cambridge. But I reckon that the reverse is nearly impossible. I mean from Yale to Oxbridge as a transfer student after the freshman year..</p>
<p>Alpharosean..Thank you very much for your post...=)) I wasn't expecting to see a model-case on this forum..</p>
<p>Oxbridge don't accept transfer applications so it is impossible....Do you know if schools still consider things like SAT scores and Highschool GPA in transfer applications and did your sister do anything special while applying after a year at Cam? Also what was her reasoning for not liking Cambridge? Thank you very much..=))</p>
<p>Not at all ;)
Incidentally, my friend who's a freshman studying law at Durham told me that he was considering transferring to top US universities as a junior transfer student.</p>
<p>Well, they've taken the A-levels, but I suppose it applies to everyone regardless what college you go to. Since you've got offers from two great universities, it shouldn't be any problem. And I don't think she's done anything outstanding while at Cambridge. She'd earned decent grades at Trinity College and been a member of some organization or club. Oh, my sister has skipped the sophomore year and become a junior because of the educational system in England. She actually loved Cambs and had no intention of transferring but she knew that she was going to work in the U.S. so applied to universities here and got accepted! (I call it a Fast Track.) </p>
<p>If I were your mother, I strongly suggest that you go to Oxford. It's a beautiful town and close to London too!</p>
<p>lol...i suppose u re not that much older than me since u have a sister goin to college and u seem to be a college student as well...I suppose bets show that i better go to Oxford (since it is not possible to transfer there and it is unique and special enough to give it a shot...) and in the worst case scenerio i would transfer to top US schools....=)) Btw are you (and ur sister) American? Because if u re not, that might have changed ur case...(I am American but sometimes not-being favors u in admissions)</p>
<p>You can't transfer to Harvard...anymore.</p>
<p>At least for the next two years or so.. Harvard. Really bad timing.</p>
<p>Yeah, a dual citizen; my mother's American. But I consider myself an international student because I went to school in Europe.</p>
<p>lol...i am not a huge fan of Harvard...it was never in my list...=)) But Princeton hurts..in case that i need to transfer, i would probably like to transfer to Princeton but they dont accept transfer applicants as well...=((</p>
<p>alpharosean...."Oh, my sister has skipped the sophomore year and become a junior because of the educational system in England." Are you serious? How did that happen? Also, how do they give credit for your Oxbridge work..I mean Yale has this 36 courses to graduate thing. Did they count one year of Cambridge work as 18 Yale credits? Also what was your sister studying? I just got so interested because I wasn't thinking that such transfer was possible...</p>
<p>As you know, undergraduate level studies in England are generally 3 years in duration, since they are more specialised than their counterparts in the US. (i.e. Sixth Form) So yeah, they counted one year of Cambridge work as two years or so and might also have considered her A-levels. Her major is History of Art.</p>