<p>So, if you get rejected from Brown , which i most likely will, can u transfer to Brown? like how long after can u transfer into it? can someone describe how it works…really confused =X</p>
<p>ClaySoul can probably help you out.</p>
<p>Remember it's harder to transfer to top schools than get in as a frosh. Brown has (according to collegeboard) 1085 applicants w/ 33 accepted.</p>
<p>oh wowers!</p>
<p>Those figures are old. This year we had a total of around 80 for both semesters and either 800 or 1000 applications depending on who you talk to. There are a few transfers who post on here. I just transferred here this fall.</p>
<p>hey wolfman! were'd you transfer from?</p>
<p>I am here to help... :)</p>
<p>I am a transfer. My transfer class had 140 matriculants from an applicant pool of over 700. The next year had about 25 matriculants (is that a word? lol). And as Wolfman said, 80 the following year. So it varies every year. I doubt it will ever be as low as 25 again -- that was kind of an anomaly and the administration got some crap for it. </p>
<p>Here are a few points to know </p>
<p>-You can transfer in after you have completed at least one year of college
-Applications are accepted in the Spring and Spring only (March 1st)
-Admissions vary every year, depending on the number of people who stayed at Brown from the year before (retention rate), the number of people on leave, and the number of people going abroad, etc.
-Admissions are NOT need blind. That means that if you have need, it is taken into consideration when they look at your application and it becomes significantly harder to get in. Though this is getting better every year as more money is alloted to transfers, it still remains a problem (Of my class of 140, 20 were on financial aid (14%), however, over 350 of the applicants applied for financial aid (50%). Wak.). If you do get admitted, you will get your full need met. It's an all-or-nothing system.
-Applicants get accepted to matriculate for either the fall or spring semester. I'm pretty sure the upper echelon of applicants get priority for the fall. But if you get in in the spring, don't despair. You'll be there before you know it and then it will be like you've been there all along. </p>
<p>Here are a few juicy application tips </p>
<ul>
<li>Send in your "transfer" essay (how college has affected you and why you want to go to Brown) AND a personal statement about you</li>
<li>Don't be afraid to send in extra recs (IF and ONLY IF they say new and meaningful things -- don't be repetitive)</li>
<li>Don't be afraid to send in supplemental material, like an art portfolio if you have it. Show EVERYTHING about yourself. All stops barred. </li>
<li>Elaborate on your EC's and really explain their significance -- don't just make a list. </li>
<li>Come up with some really good questions and call and talk to an admiss officer. If you to talk to them long enough, they will give you their name and number (though you usually have to ask). Next time you have a question, call them, not just the on call admiss officer in the office. That way you build a relationship and your name might get some recognition. I ended up talking to the director of transfer admissions on the phone (he called me!!) for a good hour and impressed him, which i think basically iced my admission to Brown. </li>
<li>If you are really good at a sport, even if it's club (for me it was rugby), contact the coach and get them to advocate for you. If you are thinking about doing varsity, DEFINiTELY do this, as they have set recruiting spots. We didn't for rugby, but my coach could nudge and explain the significance of my rugby accomplishments.
-TYPE your application. It looks so much nicer than even a neatly handwritten one, and presentation MATTERS. Pirate or buy some software like adobe acrobat (i recommend the former -- oh wait, did i just say that out loud?) and then you can type on the forms on your computer and print them out
-Which brings me to my next point, which is that you should send in a mid semester grade report for spring. You will have already sent in your first semester grades with your application, but if our mid-semester grades are good, it can only help you to send those in. I got a 3.64 first semester but a 4.0 at midterms second semester. Brown doesn't have a form, but don't let that stop you. Find a school application (like Oberlin) that requires a mid semester report and adapt the form using your lovely new Adobe Acrobat software to make up a generic form (i.e. delete the words "oberlin") that you can send to all the schools to which you apply. </li>
<li>If you want, (and only if you have meaningful things to say) you can send in an entire "mid semester update." I had begun taking glass blowing and was getting good at it, so I sent in a SMALL glass blowing portfolio to compliment my ceramics portfolio in the general application, and a letter about an environmental restoration trip I had done over spring break and some important ECs I forgot to mention in my general app (all worked in smoothly -- don't be like, oh, and I forgot to mention ____. Work it in as an UPDATE).
-You MUST build relationships with your professors at your current school such that you can get personal and excellent recommendations. But you should do this for your own sake as much, if not more so, than to better your application.
-Which leads me to the most important application tip of all, which is ENJOY YOUR FIRST YEAR OF COLLEGE NO MATTER WHERE YOU ARE. If you don't get into Brown, but get into your 2nd or 3rd choice, you probably shouldn't transfer (unless of course you are very unhappy). I was at my safety school, and it wasn't for me. I did a poor job in picking safety schools. But I was determined to not be a pity party and make the most out of the experience. So you can go into the school year determined to transfer, but also go in determined to give your school a chance and enjoy it. I mean some of my favorite professors, classes, and people to date are from my first school! You only get 4 years of college. Don't throw one away. </li>
</ul>
<p>I have oodles more to say and can help you (even with your freshman apps). PM me. But...see if you get in first!!</p>
<p>GL</p>
<p>fwiw I didn't talk to anyone before coming. I submitted 3 rec's. No sports. Applied for aid and got it, although it's not as good as I had hoped. I wrote my application in blue pen and I don't have great handwriting. I even screwed up the first copy and had to email them and ask for another. I had actually pirated that software but for some reason couldn't get it to work correctly with alignment and decided it was more time consuming than just writing.</p>
<p>You were RUE, though, right? </p>
<p>It's definitely possible to get in without a picture perfect app, I just think it REALLY helps to do all of those things.</p>
<p>I was a year short of being a RUE. RUE's aren't really counted as transfers officially. During convocation Ruth mentioned the RUE's and Freshman, but us trannies got no mention. Not sure where that rant came from.</p>
<p>I'm not saying to do things one way or the other, just that what I did worked out. I also don't think you can consider my way of doing it less picture perfect. That's like me saying my way was more 'realistic'...which is just balogne.</p>
<p>picture perfect was probably the wrong phrase. maybe neat and tidy? All i know is that my typed application looked A LOT better than the one i wrote up.</p>
<p>Yes, but it lacked the character of my chickenscratch hieroglyphic cuneiform. Down with robots.</p>
<p>lol, i say robots have the edge in college admissions. but thats' just me.</p>