<p>columbia has a transfer acceptance rate of around 6%. while coming from occidental will help more than many other lesser colleges, by and large it’s just as difficult coming from oxy. </p>
<p>the joint programs are not the same as transferring. my point was that no joint program would work that way (the exception is a few community colleges that guarantee admission to UCLA/Berkeley with a certain GPA). it’s my impression that the cooperation with columbia allows one to expedite his/her BA + JD degree. the schools have close relationships, but i’m sure there’s no guaranteed admission to columbia law. same goes with most of the joint programs, except the engineering seem to be more integrated with the other colleges (caltech & columbia)</p>