<p>Hi Yalies-
Im just wondering just how hard it is to get into Yale as a transfer student? I don't wanna waste my time applying- i know the acceptance rate is pretty low but what kind of individual do you need to be to get considered?
Thanks!</p>
<p>Hard, but nobody can give you an honest evaluation without stats.</p>
<p>Hey.</p>
<p>I'm not a Yalie, and judging from your post date my reply may be too late. I'm aiming to transfer to Yale too, though. </p>
<p>For transfer they accept around 25-30 out of an applicant pool of around 900,and stats round it out to a roughly 2-3% acceptance rate. This information is all on the Yale website, btw, which I presume you must have checked. You know the acceptance rate is pretty low - so of course it's hard to get in, we're talking about Yale here, home of Aliens!</p>
<p>But honestly, if you think applying could be a waste of your time, then don't. I understand the workload in college is tough already, and you can't afford to fling precious time away - we're in the same boat there. But I seriously doubt that the sort of individual Yale is looking for is someone with this unexcited "oh just give it a try" vibe I'm getting from ya. Personally I think passion wouldn't be amiss. You have to "really want it" and all that bloody stuff.</p>
<p>Hey,</p>
<p>What about transferring to Yale from Harvard. Approx. 3.3 gpa, after taking two Honors level classes and two core classes</p>
<p>write very YALE-specific essays and they will probably grab you... considering you're coming from Harvard</p>
<p>edit: why do you want to leave Harvard?</p>
<p>peabody001, did you finally apply to Yale as a transfer?</p>
<p>hey y'all,</p>
<p>i did end up applying to yale as transfer. but i feel like my grades will be too low for consideration.</p>
<p>why did i find the need to apply to transfer? for some reason i just don't think harvard is for me. everything here is very career-oriented, very career-driven. kids only do things that benefit their resumes, whether they choose to tell you or not. i don't like that in at least half my classes i never have contact with the professor or that the professor is a terrible teacher and is useless being there. most of my professors are not interactive and i just feel like i need a more inclusive, more formative environment.
plus, the social scene at harvard i find to be a little too exclusive; people think they're too much of hot **** to want to incorporate others into the scene...</p>