Cornell re-implements controversial "guaranteed transfer plan" ???

ucbalumnus
Tue, 10 Jul 2018 01:49:01 +0000

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No, Middlebury College does not offer a transfer option; Middlebury offers mid-year entry. Usually done due to housing issues. Apparently more students study abroad second semester or graduate early opening up dorm rooms.

In traditional fall start, the fall semester tends to be more heavily enrolled than the spring semester, since a student who graduates one semester early or one semester late will have one extra fall semester compared to the number of spring terms. Having some students start in the spring is an attempt by colleges to balance enrollment. Ranking-conscious colleges may also admit applicants at the lower end of the stat range for the spring to avoid having them count in stats for “first time fall semester frosh” used for ranking purposes.

Presumably, this also means that colleges would prefer if students who study abroad or do co-op or otherwise take time off campus do so in the fall rather than the spring.