<p>No it’s not. The transfer admit rate is higher at places like Emory and Vanderbilt (and many top publics). Duke, Stanford, and many Ivies (other than say, Cornell), are a different story. You better have a legit reason (as in, saying “it’s better academically” or “it’s always been my dream school” or citing that it has more opps in a generic fashion won’t do it.) to transfer to these places, especially if you are transferring from another elite school (they may interpret such students as merely being spoiled and snobby).</p>