<p>Hello people.</p>
<p>I am attending University of Pittsburgh as a freshman this fall but I am interested in transferring to a small liberal arts college because I think that type of learning environment would best suit my needs. Middlebury is one of my selected college to transfer to.</p>
<p>So Middlebury has the option of choosing to send 3 SAT subjects as an alternative to sending the standard SAT. The only rule is that all 3 tests must be in different subjects. I have taken US History (scored 670) and English Literature (scored 700). I am happy enough with those to scores but I must take a third test in a subject I am not particularly strong in. I figured my best bet would be Spanish.</p>
<p>What I would like to know from the knowledgeable posters of this forum is that if I were to achieve a very bad score on a third SSAT, let’s say a 530 or something, would this greatly decrease my chances of gaining acceptance?</p>
<p>Middlebury accepts very few transfer students, so the odds are against you. That shouldn’t prevent you from trying, though. I think your GPA at U of Pittsburgh will be the most important part of your application. </p>
<p>Also, you haven’t even started classes yet–you may love U of Pittsburgh. You should at least give it a chance before deciding to apply as a transfer student elsewhere.</p>
<p>Here are some transfer stats for Middlebury:
Fall 2012:
424 transfer applicants/25 were accepted.</p>
<p>Fall 2011:
381 transfer applicants/32 were accepted.</p>
<p>Fall 2010:
180 transfer applicants/0 accepted.</p>
<p>Okay that’s good to know. And thanks, I am trying to look at my idea of transferring through an objective lens so I do not leave University of Pittsburgh without having given it a chance. </p>
<p>I read on the college board’s website that the transfer acceptance rate is 5%. That makes my chance of getting in astronomical.</p>