When will Harvard start to admit transfer applicants agai? Within the next two years?

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<p>Hello,</p>

<p>Do you think Harvard will start accepting transfer students within the next two years? Or will it turn into a Princeton-like situation (aka no transfers for years!). </p>

<p>Thanks for your help.</p>

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<p>harvard has issued no information on this. i dont know why you expect anyone to know. convincing yourself that Harvard will start again in the next two years wont make Harvard actually do that. at any rate, harvard suspended its transfer admissions indenfinitely because it believes that it somewhat crowded now and its dorms need renovation. the planned renovation project is expected to span over 10 [15 according to some sources] years. keeping in this in mind, it is unlikely that Harvard will resume its transfer program in the next two years.</p>

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<p>“convincing yourself that Harvard will start again in the next two years wont make Harvard actually do that.”</p>

<p>All I did was ask a question. Why such a harsh tone?</p>

<p>Thanks for your help.</p>

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<p>I expect a situation more like Princeton in that time frame. I don’t have any inside information, but Harvard doesn’t lack good applicants for freshman admission.</p>

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<p>I’m very sad to say that tokenadult is right.</p>

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<p>Thank you for your comments, tokenadult and Hanna! </p>

<p>I acknowledge that Harvard and Princeton have the right to not admit transfer applicants, but I can’t help but think that they are only doing it to make their institution appear even more selective, regardless of the “lack of housing” on campus.</p>

<p>Thanks, once again!</p>

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<p>^ I doubt it. I think if Harvard appeared any more selective than it already is (is that possible?) it would turn people away, just because of the sheer impossibility of acceptance. Neither institution has any incentive to appear more selective, IMO.</p>

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<p>Trust me, they aren’t doing it just to look selective. Harvard truly wants to educate good students if it can. But I really doubt that they will resume their transfer program anytime in the foreseeable future. I think they see themselves as serving as many students as they can at this level.</p>

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<p>Personally, I think Harvard already convinced most people that it was selective a while ago. That battle is won. What some people are still not convinced about is what it is selective on, that is what quality distinguishes admitted students from applicants who aren’t admitted.</p>