<p>I have heard that Yale and Harvard are pretty strict about unit or credit counts not being over a certain amount as a transfer applicant. According to most California Community College's the limit is 60 units. I will be applying to Brown and Dartmouth as a Transfer applicant (Yes I know what the percentage is for my chances of getting in!). I have been searching to try and find if either school has a limit of 60 units as a transfer applicant as well? Or do they accept you if are over this amount? If they do, would they prefer if you did not?
I will go ahead and paste what I have successfully found to answer my question, and hopefully someone can help explain:</p>
<p>On Dartmouth Site:</p>
<p>Q. Is it better to apply as an entering sophomore or as a junior? Does Dartmouth have a preference?</p>
<p>A. Regardless of how many credits an applicant has earned before coming to Dartmouth, the admissions selection process for transfer students is the same. Since Dartmouth enrolls very few new transfer students each year, the College does not seek to enroll a specific number of new transfers into any one class year. </p>
<p>I also found this under "Evaluating Transfer Applications":
An applicant's year of graduation or the number of credits completed before enrolling at Dartmouth will not have an impact on the outcome of an application. Because Dartmouth enrolls such a small number of new transfer students each year, the Admissions Committee does not need to balance the numbers of students entering as new sophomores or juniors.</p>
<p>As for Brown I was unable to find anything relating to this...</p>