transferring after 1 semester to a college that had denied you

<p>transferring after 1 semester to a college that had denied you during freshman admissions... is it likely/possible (specifically to penn-wharton)? i think i will have a 4.0 after my first semester. if i were admitted i would enter fall of my sophomore year.</p>

<p>that's actually what I'm trying to do...well, I'm applying to the same university but a different college. when I first applied to it, I had no idea what I wanted. I applied to CAS undecided and my application was weak, my essay was vague. I didn't spend a lot of time on it. My overall gpa was brought down by bad grades I got in 8th grade in HS level classes....this time around I'm dedicating myself to my application. I know what I want know and my essay will be passionate and specific instead of vague and ambivalent.
I know people who were rejected and then applied a yr later and got in...so it gives me hope.</p>

<p>Well you'd actually be transferring after two semesters... Since you would be admitted to Fall 09.</p>

<p>What the OP is referring to is that they will have only one semester completed in college when transfer applications are due.</p>

<p>Likely no, possible yes.</p>

<p>There are very few transfers at Wharton and I'd be shocked if they would consider a freshman mid year. Has anything else changed except for a one semester 4.0?</p>

<p>What we were told when my daughter transferred after a year was that she would be more likely to get into schools that had not rejected her prior. She had really wanted special ivy 1 which deferred then rejected her the year before but was rejected again while special ivy 2 where she had never applied accepted her.</p>

<p>I think on my application I'll have to check off that I applied to the college last yr.
however, I'm not applying to the same school I did last yr, so a different admissions committee will review it...I think. I'm pretty sure each school has a different admissions committee, because in an email they made it sound like that. Also, Wharton might be stingy with transfers, but my college isn't. Hope that'll help me out a bit.</p>

<p>Sorry, thought you wanted to transfer to Wharton. You're right, Penn takes lots of transfers for the other schools.</p>

<p>I can only remember a couple of transfers while I was at Wharton. I think both came second year from similar programs. One became the star of our class.</p>

<p>Oh no I'm sorry, I'm not the OP, I'm not transferring to Penn-Wharton. Sorry I made it sound really confusing. I should have been more specific. I'm applying to Cornell. So you're comment still applies to the OP who wants to go to Wharton.</p>

<p>so is it extremely difficult to successfully transfer to a school a year after they rejected you?</p>

<p>In short, yes. (Especially Ivies/top schools.)</p>

<p>gadi,
Have you read the sticky at the top of the forum: Transfer Admissions 101?</p>

<p>When transferring as a sophomore, you will be evaluated mostly on your HS record, so since you were rejected as a freshman and since transfer rates are even lower than for freshmen, your chances are poor. </p>

<p>As I keep saying on this board, it's extremely difficult to "transfer up" as a sophomore to very selective schools if you were not at a level to be accepted as a freshman. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.</p>

<p>But you should still try since a 4.0/4.0 is quite impressive & so you won't have life-long regrets about not trying to transfer to your dream school.</p>

<p>well i had a unique situation when i applied as a freshman to penn, because i went to a boarding school that had very good rapport with the former dean of admissions at penn, lee stetson. stetson left before my senior year due to unnamed circumstances, and the interim dean eric kaplan for some reason wasn't a fan of applicants from my school. this year, i figure i might have a better shot with someone new at the helm, eric furda, and since i'm applying as a transfer from georgetown university.</p>

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As I keep saying on this board, it's extremely difficult to "transfer up" as a sophomore to very selective schools if you were not at a level to be accepted as a freshman.

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That's what I'm so worried about it! The reason I'm even bothering is because I did really well senior year, and they didn't see the grades for that yr when I applied, and I'm doing well in college. Plus hopefully they'll focus less on 8th grade and 10th grade, which are bringing me down...plus my overall application was really weak, because I applied to CAS undecided with a vague application essay I didn't spend a lot of time on...a year later I'm so much more focused and I know what major I want and what I want to do with my life..and I'm not applying to the same school. </p>

<p>But anyway, yeah, I agree with whoever said that...it is really tough. Still possible though, I know people who have done it.</p>

<p>gadli: If your school was Deerfield Academy, I understand & predicted about a year ago that this would be part of the fallout when Penn's longtime Admissions Dean abruptdly resigned. As you know, Deerfield Academy had an unusually high success rate with Penn's ED admissions, as well as RD. I do not know the answer to your question although it may be a great help if you are viewed as a transfer from Georgetown rather than as a Deerfield applicant. What don't you like about Georgetown?</p>

<p>Eh, its possible
In highschool i was unmotivated. i had no idea what to do or which classes to take in order to get into a good university. my senior year i ended up with a 2.2 GPA. Miraculously i got into Eastern Washington University and am currently enrolled there. I am a Freshman and I currently have a 3.9 GPA and have made the dean's list. I am taking 18 credits this quarter and another 22 next quarter (40 credits combined in 2 quarters). I also am involved with a couple ECs. I am planning on attending the University of Washington in the fall and an admission specialist let me know that as long as i have 40 credits by the time i appy i do not have to send in my high school transcripts or SAT/ACT scores.</p>

<p>Good work sundevil, congrats!</p>

<p>However, concerning the OP, EWU to UWashington (in state??), is a very different situation from UPenn-Wharton, which does require HS record and test scores AND weights them more heavily than the applicant's college record for soph transfers.</p>