Confident Transfer to Brown

Mohuohu
Tue, 11 Nov 2008 23:45:13 +0000

Give it a shot. I had the same reasons for transferring as you, but far less impressive accomplishments. I got accepted.

Of course, as I’m sure you know from first-year admissions, getting into these top-tier schools is mostly luck. The most important factors (slots open, acceptance rate, etc) are out of your control. Who knows how they make these decisions, but it can’t hurt to apply so long as you don’t lose focus on succeeding in your current environment.

In other words: confidence can lead to disappointment.