<p>how is rice for transferring after the first year? my high school stats were nothing spectacular... quite mediocre. but if i do well my first year, have good ecs, and get good letters of rec, would they look at that more? </p>
<p>advice please.</p>
<p>It's supposed to be much easier to get in as a transfer student than as an incoming freshman. So long as you're at a decent school with solid stats, you should have an excellent shot. There are a decent number of transfers, so just do your best and give it a shot when you're ready.</p>
<p>I disagree. I was an average student at a respectable high school, went to a second tier university, earned a decent GPA (3.75 - neuroscience major), and was still waitlisted as a transfer. Twice.</p>
<p>I suppose defintions of mediocre differ, but I truly believe my high school record cost me any chance of admission. Now I'm having difficulty coming to terms with the fact that I'll graduate from a school I despise.</p>
<p>Give it your best shot, but keep in mind they turn away 3 out of every 4 applicants. Hopefully you'll have better luck.</p>
<p>Mediocre high school grades, median level SAT's, and solid 1st semester college GPA probably won't do it. Remember that when you send in application you will only have 1 semester of grades for admission's to consider. I applied after my 1st semester with a 4.0, very high SAT, and 3.8 hs GPA. I got rejected. I followed up after the rejection and asked what I could do to present myself better next year. An admission officer told me to keep up the good work and I would have a solid chance. I did that and I will be joining Rice this Fall with Junior status.
I disagree with jon314 in his statement that it is easier to get in as a transfer. I haven't seen the stats as to the % of applicants to acceptance, even if the % for transfer acceptance to applicants is higher then freshmen %, I would submit that those transfer applicants have some really solid credentials. Further, take a look at the top colleges that last couple of years and you will see that the transfer % is going down significantly each year. Many are already in the single digits for transfer, some like Harvard aren't even taking transfers for the next couple of years.
Good luck in your search.</p>
<p>From College Board, the statistics for Fall 08 Transfers...</p>
<p>Transfer Students
Total number of transfer students who applied: 376
Total number of transfer students who were admitted: 98</p>
<p>So the acceptance rate for transfers was 26% versus 25% for freshmen.</p>
<p>College</a> Search - Rice University - Rice - Admission</p>
<p>what if i had a very good reason to transfer? the school i am going to- and i recently found out- will no longer have the program that i want to be in. that being said, im just going to tell them in the essay that i think rice would fit me better in that pursuit (going into med... rice's relationship with baylor med is wonderful and the program i was supposed to go into is very similar to it).</p>
<p>Does going to Baylor and being in the Honors Program there qualify as being at a decent school to transfer out of?</p>
<p>to continue what i was saying, i heard that as long as you have a legitimate reason to transfer and not do so to increase the rank of the school you attend then it should be successful. </p>
<p>or is it just mostly the 2 year plan that works?</p>
<p>the college board stats are not correct. It is harder as a transfer. Think about it. How many people transfer out of Rice? almost none. where do they have space for 100 extra people?</p>