While many community college students may view the Ivy League institutions and other similarly elite schools as too far out of reach when applying as a transfer, they’d be wrong to think so. Of course, they’ll need top grades and profiles and all. But to suggest that America’s top universities, …
Think applying out of high school to Ivy League schools was tough? Well, it’s even tougher for transfer students. Just how tough, you ask? If less than 1% of transfer applicants in a given year get in, would you say that’s pretty tough? That was the transfer admission rate at …
If you’re a student applying to colleges as a transfer right now, you may have noticed some significant glitches on The Common Application site for transfers. Some years ago, Common App. decided to create a separate application just for transfer applicants since some of the questions on the Common App. …
Will you be applying for transfer admission in just a few short days? March 1st is right around the corner. Maybe you’ve completed your applications and you believe they’re all ready to go, but a voice in your head is telling you that there might be some significant room for …
Will transfer applications to our nation’s highly selective colleges be up this year? If you read an article on CNBC entitled “College acceptance rates for transfer students may rise due to coronavirus” by Jessica Dickler, you’d be convinced that transfer applications to our nation’s elite colleges will skyrocket this year, …
A record 2,951 students applied for transfer admission to the University of Pennsylvania this past transfer cycle. Of these students, 174 earned admission. This marks a transfer admission rate of 5.9%, the lowest transfer admission rate in UPenn’s history. Of the 174 students offered admission, 116 will begin their studies …
If you happen to be a student who just finished navigating the highly selective college admissions process and maybe it didn’t turn out as well as you would have liked, now is an opportune time to consider your options. Maybe you dreamed of earning admission to an Ivy League school …
If you’re a community college student who thinks transferring to a highly selective college, like an Ivy League college, is out of reach, know that these schools seek out — and indeed covet — community college students during the transfer admissions round. These schools believe community college transfers can add …
Ivy League colleges have long sought to admit a diverse cross section of the world’s young people. Maybe these students hail from faraway nations, like Gabon or Senegal. Maybe these students served their country in uniform at great personal sacrifice. Maybe they are underrepresented minorities or will be the first …
Thinking of transferring colleges? Maybe you just graduated from high school and you’re not too happy with how the college admissions process turned out. Maybe you had high hopes of earning admission to a more selective school than the school you’ll be matriculating to this fall. Maybe you realize you …
