<p>I am currently in the process of applying for transfer from an Ivy League school – non-Harvard, Yale, Princeton. I had a 3.6 last semester and this semester should have around a 3.75 (so it seems, pretty early to call that). I really am not enjoying my time here and definitely want to be at another school next year. I’m looking a lot at UVA, Vanderbilt, Georgetown, Duke and a slew of LAC’s. Would UVA and Vandy be reasonable “transfer safeties,” UVA with a 35% acceptance rate and Vandy with a 30%. I know these numbers vary, but I am wondering if I need to throw on a school with an even higher rate if I definitely want to not stay at my current school. Thanks as always CC!</p>
<p>Acceptance rate means little since you do not know how strong the applicant pool is. Unfortunately, this is much harder to determine for transfer admissions. For example, Virginia does not have prior college GPA data for transfer students here like it does for frosh:
<a href=“http://avillage.web.virginia.edu/iaas/instreports/studat/admission.shtm”>http://avillage.web.virginia.edu/iaas/instreports/studat/admission.shtm</a></p>
<p>Virginia also says that “Successful applicants ordinarily will have earned a cumulative grade point average of B or better at their previous colleges; they also will have completed, or come close to completing, the specific transfer requirements for the school and program they wish to enter (see Transfer Course Requirements).” However, it is entirely possible that the actual admission threshold is significantly higher than a 3.0 GPA.
<a href=“http://www.admission.virginia.edu/transfer/admissions”>http://www.admission.virginia.edu/transfer/admissions</a></p>
<p>To be safe, I would apply to a school slightly easier to get into than UVA or Vandy. I think you’ll most likely get into those schools, but you definitely want to leave your school and you never know what will happen in admissions, especially when you’re applying to top 25 schools. </p>
<p>Thanks guys!</p>
<p>Bump bump</p>