@XiHalo117 Cornell releases admission on a rolling basis? I thought all of the ivies releases their acceptance on the same day (3/28 this year)? Or am I missing something?
@Angelababy30 I think they may have meant rolling admissions for transfers? Not sure though haha
@Angelababy30 Ivys don’t have an agreed upon release date. Also the first ivy only reports in April I believe
@Angelababy30 Yeah I meant with transfers specifically. Each Ivy has their own policy for admissions in regards to the transfer pool; for Cornell it’s on a rolling basis instead of a set date like UPenn and Columbia.
@XiHalo117 Is it usually easier to get into any of the ivies as a transfer or a freshman? I have a couple friends thinking about doing transfer next year since they didn’t get in this year.
@Angelababy30 Transfer information for all colleges and universities is available on each school’s Common Data Set for the most recent year.
There are also sites like this which will give you a ballpark as to what schools have a slightly higher transfer acceptance rate, but obviously these numbers fluctuate annually. Cornell seems to be the best chance for transfers to an Ivy, assuming the student is an academic fit …
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@Angelababy30 Yeah just like @betwixt said, the numbers fluctuate and there’s a different chance per school. For example, Columbia retains the same acceptance rate of 6% for both freshman and transfer students but Cornell sometimes accepts MORE transfers than freshman students. Princeton on the other hand has just made their first transfer class open for the first time in 20 years. Essentially, it’s different for most schools but yeah it won’t get much easier.
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@Angelababy30 Transfer information for all colleges and universities is available on each school’s Common Data Set for the most recent year.
There are also sites which will give you a ballpark as to what schools have a slightly higher transfer acceptance rate, but obviously these numbers fluctuate annually. You can also look at other elite colleges as well. Cornell seems to be the best chance for transfers to an Ivy, assuming the student is an academic fit … from their 2017-2018 common data set it shows a 13% freshman acceptance rate, and an 18% transfer acceptance rate.
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So I’ve been lurking and following this thread and honestly I’ve been counting down days till Tuesday whilst trying to get thru finals (ugh the agony!!). I heard back from Northwestern and got accepted and really just waiting for Penn :(( it’s been my top choice since forever but stats are against me sigh
@Nephthys55 aren’t we all counting down the days…congratulations on Northwestern though!
thank you!
Yes, congratulations on Northwestern @Nephthys55 - definitely worth getting excited about! Almost there for Penn …
@Angelababy30 I don’t think it’s any easier to get in as a transfer, and in fact as of last year the transfer admit rate at Penn and several over schools has actually dropped below the freshmen acceptance rate.
Also, I have heard Cornell’s transfer acceptance rate is artificially high due to several guaranteed admission programs it has with local community colleges. If one were to remove those, the acceptance rate would be closer to the other Ivies, though likely a few still a bit higher.
@neurophile It’s true that Cornell has atypical acceptance practices, including deferred admission. Separate from what you’re describing (which I think is called an articulation agreement?) students receiving deferred admissions are not artificial numbers, they are actual transfers who’ve spent a year at another college. Deferred admission programs have been seen as a way to game rankings - colleges that do this report a lower freshman admission rate as a result, which some interpret as a more selective college. It also eliminates SAT/ACT/GPAs from their stats for students whose scores may presumably be lower, and college rankings are based in part on those stats, so rank improves as well. I guess I’m just saying that of the ivies, Cornell is the only one where there may be some benefit to being a transfer …
Calm before the storm everyone…
Hardly calm. Atleast for me. it’s my last result in a series of rejections. I am biting my nails now. Anyone else with the same fate?
1 day and 2 hours to go!! ugh A day couldn’t pass any slower 
@positivemax same here
same here… feel so so anxious
Is there actually any chance of being rejected by 9 colleges yet being accepted in the 10th one? Has it happened before?