Ivy League transfer from UC

Mwfan1921
Sun, 10 May 2020 13:16:35 +0000

It is possible, but unlikely. Look at each school’s common data set, Harvard’s 2018/19 cds shows a transfer acceptance rate of 1%. https://oir.harvard.edu/common-data-set

There tend to be few openings at highly selective schools because not many students leave. The slots they do have will go to applicants who fill some type of organizational need.

Successful transfers may be athletic recruits, from the military, or coming from schools with established pathways to the Ivies, such as Deep Springs or some community colleges. Cornell brings in many NY CC transfers as they have articulation agreements with 40+ CCs.

Bottom line the odds of acceptance are low if not hooked, or at a school with an existing relationship. If you do apply, follow each school’s transfer app guidelines closely.