Prospective Transfer to Northwestern, UChicago, UNC, or Duke

[Zrt42]

@Mwfan1921

Another reason it seems (to me) that prestige is your priority is because both Northwestern and Chicago are on your list. Generally once one does the typical research and due diligence on colleges, both of these schools will not be on one’s final list because they are quite different in many ways.

Plenty of students apply to both Northwestern and Chicago. Why? Because the overwhelming majority of qualified applicants would be just fine, and have an enjoyable experience, at either, regardless of their differences.

Valuing prestige (while also wanting to be closer to family) is smart and provides tangible benefits.

For the OP, while I think you would really enjoy Northwestern, Chicago or Duke, if being closer to family is the top priority, gunning for schools with transfer acceptance rates that often dip down to around 2% is not likely to solve your problem.