I'm thinking and wondering.

liek0806
Wed, 22 Oct 2008 22:40:36 +0000

I know that some of the top schools in the country have a low acceptance rate for transfer students, and it’s understandable.

But is the majority of the transfer applicant pool for these TOP schools from other 4 year schools?
I ask because I went to a transfer info session of a top 30 school, and the reps weren’t shy in telling students who were trying to come in from other 4 year schools, that they should be happy with their 4 year school, and maybe consider them for grad school since after all they were already pursuing a bachelor’s program in the major they were seeking to transfer into at this top 30 school.

Obviously those students aren’t school-less. They have a place to pursue their bachelor’s degree. It made me think about community college students who obviously aren’t in their shoes, and I wonder if the transfer admit rate to Top 30 schools is greatly affected by those who are trying to come in from other 4 year schools. Generally speaking most community college students don’t really aim for top schools as much as they may aim to transfer into flagship state schools. Do top 30 schools publish stats about transfer students who come in from cc vs other 4 year schools?

I only ask because it seems like a school such as say Penn doesn’t really have a reason to accept a person from Georgetown who seeks to transfer up? As opposed to maybe a community college student who needs a place to go after their 2 years of community college. Or this could easily be the example of any one who seems to be aiming at “transferring up”