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07-29-2007, 09:04 PM
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| How tough is it to transfer to Brown from a state school?
what is the approximate transfer rate, and is it very very hard if you were rejected the first time around as a freshman applicant? | 
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07-29-2007, 09:10 PM
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| this last go round was 85 of 1000+ applicants | |
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07-29-2007, 09:44 PM
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| wow...umm www.collegejournal.com's article on transferring says that 34.4% of all transfers are accepted....Brown's rate is really really low according to you | |
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07-29-2007, 10:27 PM
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| Actually, Brown accepts very few transfers. In the fall of 2006, there were only 22. However, the number of transfers accepted is a function of the amount of space on campus. In other words, the higher the yield of accepted freshmen the lower the acceptance rate of transfers. http://www.browndailyherald.com/medi...11-page2.shtml | |
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07-29-2007, 10:54 PM
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| I believe in the past, the admit rate has been pretty high, but the last two years it was fiercely competitive. | |
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07-29-2007, 10:55 PM
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| those #'s were on one of my acceptance letters, and also what the admissions office told me. i doubt the admission rate will be going up much. | |
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07-31-2007, 08:16 PM
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| Rabo is correct. It used to be fairly high (relative to its peers) but now it's much more competitive. I attribute a lot of this to the introduction of financial aid for transfers, leading to more applicants.
But to answer your question, it of course depends which state school. But you can get in from any school. I have transfer friends who came from community colleges. I'd say your GPA would have to be higher coming from a low-prestige state or private school than a prestigious state or private school. | |
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07-31-2007, 08:20 PM
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| State schools are prestigious?.......J/K 
But yeah you have to be the creme de la creme of your state school. community college. Stellar GPA, extracurricular, etc.
But the good news is, it's not impossible! | |
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07-31-2007, 08:36 PM
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| I came from a CC | |
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07-31-2007, 09:11 PM
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| Berkeley, Michigan, Madison, UNC, etc are all very prestigious! | |
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08-01-2007, 04:31 PM
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| what if you are going to rutgers | |
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08-01-2007, 08:17 PM
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| I was just kidding ....... | |
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08-01-2007, 09:37 PM
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| it's no tougher or easier than transfering from anywhere else, assuming you have done well in college and had a strong record in high school. go for it and good luck! | |
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08-02-2007, 01:05 AM
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| Yeah right. How many transfers applying from Harvard get rejected? Doesn't the university love a chance to say "the Harvard kids are coming to us, we are l33t" | |
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08-02-2007, 03:50 PM
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| lol, PLENTY. I don't think Brown cares. It's not like US News has a ranking for "number of transfers that come from Harvard"
And we all know from another thread that Brown doesn't cater to US News rankings...lol
Clearly, having come from Harvard can only help you, but it's not a ticket in. I'd say coming from a non-prestigious state school you would need better grades than a place like MIT with notorious grade-deflation. | |
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