Does it matter where you transfer from?

vindaloo
Sat, 26 Apr 2008 07:55:34 +0000

Epiper, are you sure Harvard take transfer students? The website seems to give the impression that it’s not really encouraged. Or maybe it’s just me.

To answer the question, I would guess, although am no expert about transfers, that most schools take absolutely everything into account. But look at the bright side - coming from a less well regarded places will make it easier to say why you want to transfer. I should think that coming from a bad place doesn’t necessarily imply that you’re not smart, and coming from a good place does generally imply that you are smart. So either way it’s not too bad.