@Masskid28: Any transfer applicant who wanted to avail themselves of the “recruited athlete backdoor” would, in actuality, already need to be playing a college level D1 sport (or a college level D3 sport with the ability to play at a D1 level), AND they would have already demonstrated they can do so while maintaining a high GPA at their current college. Yes, that’s a tremendous feat, but many successful transfer applicants have been admitted to Harvard and other schools as recruited athletes. And that’s the only backdoor I know to transfer admissions. See: http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2012/12/4/transfer-students-at-harvard/