Purdue Or Transfer Or Reapply

elsijfdl
Sun, 03 Jun 2007 01:32:02 +0000

is there anything that i can do negate the in-state transfers for me?



nothing can be done, the in-state transfer system at the UCs is a legally-embedded process, they have to accept a certain # each year.

in the case that you would apply to penn, cornell, etc. going to purdue for a year and maintaining a 4.0 would be the best route of action.

if you’re interested in uchicago also try looking at northwestern and wustl, all three of which would be easier to transfer into than almost any ivy league except cornell and brown (unless brown’s transfer rate this year is as low as it was last year).

the transfer rates for the three midwest schools i just mentioned are as follows:

uchicago - 26%
wash u - 25%
northwestern - 23% (up from 17% last year)

these numbers are relatively high compared to ivy league schools such as upenn (12%)

cornell is your best bet in the ivy league with a transfer rate of 27%, also consider brown, which historically has a transfer rate of 30%+ although that number DRASTICALLY dropped last year, for no reason that anyone is aware of.

although be aware that applying as a transfer basically rules out harvard and yale, almost definitely rules out caltech, and means you won’t even be able to apply to princeton.