<p>n.b.: I recall that in one extremely unusual situation in the recent past, Princeton permitted a star football player to ‘transfer’ in by admitting him as a freshman. I believe this has been written about here before, if you do a search.</p>
<p>Princeton actually does accept transfers in extreme situations (I was one of them), though my case was at the graduate level so things may be slightly different for undergrads.</p>
<p><em>sigh</em> Princeton is such a superior school ^_^</p>
<p>what each of you has failed to address is the policy of Princeton’s that it will not let students who have been taught by other universities apply as freshman applicants, while i will admit not many students would want to do this I believe it is the propagation of such policies that tend to give Princeton its elitist name.</p>
<p>Why, AFalcon10, must you insist on ascribing haughty motives to what is at best a prosaic policy choice? All students have the opportunity to apply to Princeton out of high school. Those who are accepted and choose to come comprise the core of the university. Those are the students it wants to teach. Nassau Hall offers neither transfers nor an extension program because those would take away from its focus on a cohesive undergraduate body uniform in appreciation of the college experience. It is not elitism–the view that students at other universities are in any way ‘inferior’–but rather the desire to offer an undergraduate education only to those without prior college experience.</p>
<p>Your imputations of malice, I suspect, are more a reflection of your own insecurity than a reasonable complaint against Princeton.</p>
<p>Theres nothing elitist about it, its just a combination of the junior paper demands and the high retention rate.</p>
<p>All I have to say AFalcon10 is… you can insult the policy, but don’t diss Princeton. It’s an amazing school and it’s hardly regarded as elitist anymore.</p>
<p>“I deserve a right to apply to transfer to Princeton to at least pitch my case for what I would bring to the university”</p>
<p>not an expert or anything, but whining about how elitist they are is not the best way to get in their graces.</p>
<p>yeah yeah, calm down people i just think the policy is misguided no worries - i just don’t see a kid having spent a year at another school and wanting to enter Princeton as a freshman as something that should be an issue.. wanting only students who have not started their undergraduate career seems silly and i dont understand the motivation behind it. it is certainly unique to princeton</p>
<p>Afalcon, do you feel you are acting in your best interest by focusing on an
institution that has a policy that will not help you gain admittance if you
are really serious about placing out of where you are and going some place
else
…?</p>
<p>I’m sorry. Princeton does not revolve around you and neither does the rest of the world. When Princeton made these institutional rules, they had taken into many considerations which might be out of your mental scope. If you have complaints about the rule, call them up and ask. If not, don’t call an institution elitest because they don’t accept transferers.<br>
Another well-reputed program, Wharton, does not take transferers as well. Some simple reason is due to the fact that they only have a limited number or seats and students applying as transferers will not go through the rigorous scrutinizing process as their freshman applicants. Furthermore, if they allowed you to apply as freshman, then you have an advantage over the rest of the actual applicant pool.<br>
If you’re unhappy with Georgetown, transfer. Don’t go bashing the Ivies because you could not get into them in the first place. I have no grudge against people but I despise those that complain about this and that as unfair when it is not the educational institution but the student who is at fault. While Ivies or Well-Reputed Colleges do turn away well-qualified candidates, it serves no purpose for these rejected applicants nor for others to hear the bashing and complaints. Believe me, I would feel the same way as you,AFalcon10, with the unfairness of the system but that’s life. Not everything in life is fair to begin with, get use to it as everyone here probably has in one way or another. Good luck at picking a school that would like you as a student but I cannot see what is wrong with Georgetown since you elected to go there in the first-place. :p</p>
<p>I would assume it has something to do with the curriculum. While I am by no means an expert on the subject, from what I understand, the first two years of Princeton are intended for exploration and trying new subjects/classes. Conversely, students spend the second two years focusing on their chosen majors/programs. Transfer applicants might come from schools with radically different schedules, and Princeton’s administration is probably afraid that they might end up having trouble assimilating to Princeton’s rigorous schedule and other requirements.</p>
<p>That’s my guess, anyway.</p>