Doing the Ivy Hop

entomom
Mon, 07 Jun 2010 21:42:35 +0000

sure it’s diverse, but the groups don’t mingle.



This is true at a lot of schools, though I don’t doubt that they it does vary to some degree.



I’ve heard that some schools (especially Ivies) prefer community college transfers when evaluating applications.



I’ve seen this at Stanford (CC and non-traditional), but so far not really at any of the Ivies to any substantial degree.



Because I already go to a really good school (which I am very grateful for), would this be taken against me?



Yes and no. No in the sense that since you already attend an academically demanding school, it is likely you will be academically successful at the transfer school as well. Yes, only because desiring a more challenging academic environment will not be an argument that you can make for why you want to transfer.



The other school has (arguably) “better” academic opportunities than my current school, however, I crave a specific social environment offered by the school to which I wish to transfer. Because my main reason to transfer is not academic, will this be a problem?



Use both reasons. People often do transfer because of fit, but academics tend to be a stronger reason.