myoneandonly

Was wondering what the chance of acceptance is for transfers who apply after freshman year? I have one who may or may not be interested come Spring and I'm wondering what kind of GPA is needed. Thanks so much for any and all info!

myoneandonly

Please, any and all thoughts would be most appreciated!

Greta

Sorry, I don't have first hand information for you but can point you to the transfer students section of the ND admissions website. I believe there is a specific admissions counselor assigned to transfer admissions so you might want to touch base there. It looks like the average grade point for the incoming ND transfer class (2009) was 3.69 so it would be best to have a GPA higher than that. There were 440 transfer applications with 152 admitted. I remember from past discussions in this forum that students have said you need to be very careful to have the right course mix on your current college transcript. Good luck.

Transfer Students // Admissions // University of Notre Dame
Admissions Statistics // Admissions // University of Notre Dame

irish68178

The actual chance of getting in for those applying for junior status (applying their sophomore year) is pretty much the same as if you had applied during your freshman year except for the College of Science where they prefer those applying for sophomore status. As was mentioned before, you need to have good grades (3.6+, higher is better) and the right courses. Transfer admissions is happy to help make sure you are taking the proper classes. If you don't have the right classes, it doesn't matter if you have a 4.0, you won't be getting in. However, I think that this helps those who are serious about transferring as those who were doing it on a whim to see if they could get in likely didn't spend the time to ensure that they took the proper courses. Good luck!

notre dame AL

^^Thanks for posting Irish--knew you would have some good tips; but hadn't seen you post in a while. Hope things are going well for you!

irish68178

Hey AL! I pretty much only respond to the transfer questions now. I figure that I have been out so long that there are much better qualified people than I to answer the other admissions questions . However, feel free to shoot me a PM if I ever miss a transfer thread!

Doing pretty well, just busy with graduate school! 1.5 more years until internship and then I will finally have my PhD. How are things for you?

notre dame AL

Don't mean to hijack the thread-Our student is now a SR (hard to believe!) with tentative grad next May. Has been interviewing for job ops, with a couple of good offers thanks to that ND Education! We know that it has made a difference with employers. Hard to believe that the end is so near....not interested in grad school, would like to work for a while! Good to hear you are doing so well!

irish68178

I can't blame your student for wanting to get out in the real world and make some money, especially if he/she can get job offers in this economy. Definitely take it ! It is hard to believe how time flies. I still have the thread saved from the old Princeton Review board from the day I was rejected from Notre Dame...that was in 2002! A lot has changed for the better since that day . I am glad to hear your student is doing well and I hope you are doing well too!