<p>Hey,
Does anyone have any idea whether admissions at Ivy league schools would actually NOT want to accept a transfer from another Ivy? I feel like accepting someone from a CC, or a lower tier school, is giving them an oppurunity to get a top-notch education, whereas if you're transferring from one ivy to another you're not really getting a better education, just a change in environment or perhaps a change in the type of education (changing majors and so forth). Anyone have any knowledge on the subject?</p>
<p>No numbers, but at the Ivy that my D1 transferred to, most were from top colleges (top publics and selective privates, not necessarily Ivies) and very few are from CCs. But it varies, Stanford seems to have a record of taking a fair number of CC and non-traditional students every year. I agree with you that it’s more difficult to make a case for why you want to transfer when you’re already at a top college, but it seems to happen. Part of the reason is likely that if you’re at a selective college already, they’re pretty sure you’re going to be able to do the work once you transfer.</p>
<p>If this means anything, in the '80s, I took a year off from an Ivy and on my return, floated into a rooming group for my senior year. Both my roommates had transferred in from other colleges. One was from Univ. of Michigan; the other was from Williams.</p>
<p>If they’re still operating under similar principles nowadays, they’ll take transfers from other highly selective colleges.</p>
<p>I know transferring to an Ivy League college is not as easy to accomplish now as it was in the 80s. Harvard was taking no transfer students the last two years and this year they have announced they will accept one. Stanford has said they are thinking they won’t be accepting any for the near future anyway. I can find the links to both of these statements if anyone wants me too.</p>
<p>To be accepted as a transfer I don’t think where you are coming from is a factor as much as being able to make a case for why you should be accepted as a transfer based on your academic goals.</p>
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<p>I agree, Pea, that transferring into an Ivy is probably much more difficult than it was a generation ago–although I see that I didn’t say it. (Princeton currently doesn’t take any transfers, right?) I meant to emphasize your point about where a prospective transfer is coming from.</p>
<p>Absolutely Sikorsky. I wasn’t trying to argue with you, although I can see how it looked like I was. I also went to college in the 80s and it was much easier to transfer into HYPS back then. I didn’t know Princeton wasn’t taking transfers.</p>
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<p>One?! Wow, think of the acceptance rate. I wonder if the one guy/girl will enroll ;)</p>
<p>Understood, Pea.</p>
<p>And here’s the skinny on Princeton:</p>
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<p>[Princeton</a> University | Apply for Admission](<a href=“http://www.princeton.edu/admission/applyingforadmission/]Princeton”>http://www.princeton.edu/admission/applyingforadmission/)</p>
<p>pea, I would like to see the links to the H & S statements (I’ve only seen where H says “a small number” and haven’t seen anything new about the transfer policy at S). Thanks!</p>
<p>p.s. the article flowerhead cites here says 10-20, but the link is lost due to the CC filter:</p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/transfer-students/851331-harvard-resume-accepting-transfers.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/transfer-students/851331-harvard-resume-accepting-transfers.html</a></p>
<p>Found the citation, it’s from the H Crimson, 1/15/2010</p>
<p>No love lost for H as far as transfer admissions goes. D1 was in the group that applied to transfer to H, only to get an email AFTER the deadline saying that they decided not to accept transfers for that fall. They were so kind as to refund the application fee, but what about the time, effort and money for test scores, transcripts, mailings, etc.??</p>
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<p>Never mind, I can’t find either link and both websites indicate they are accepting transfer applications for Fall 2010. Sorry for spreading misinformation.</p>
<p>^That’s OK, it’ll make a lot of applicants happy I’m sure ;)!</p>
<p>…until most of those applicants end up disappointed again!</p>
<p>…yet every year, like lemmings to a cliff…</p>