<p>I’ve been thinking about the transfer process since Harvard’s perfidious move, and I’ve come up with some hope for those that are “on the bubble” at elite schools.</p>
<p>I used to use the percentage of applicants admitted as the barometer of a school’s selectivity. As I am a “bubble” case myself, I realized that percentages had nothing to do with chances.</p>
<p>I think the number of applicants admitted has the most to do with a “bubble” applicant’s chances. </p>
<p>Take Yale for instance. They accept “25-35” students, and have around a 3-4% acceptance rate. Columbia, Brown, and Wharton have similarly low acceptances rates, but the difference is that they accept around 75-100 applicants. </p>
<p>Let’s assume that there are 30-40 applicants in the country who are “auto-admits.” That leaves about 30-40 spots for “bubblers.” So there is hope for the bubblers out there; there can’t be more than 50 bubblers, because most of the qualified applicants in the country are already at those schools.</p>
<p>I’m sure there are holes in my theory, but does anyone agree with me?</p>
<p>How does one decide whether he or she is a “bubble applicant?” </p>
<p>Some ivy league universities receive 1000-2000 prospective transfer applicants, and ~<50 of those 1000-2000 appear to post on this forum. Can you really gauge your potential that well based on a 3% sample?</p>
<p>There is no such thing as an “auto admit” at an Ivy. The closest thing is the GT transfer from Cornell, but those students had the GPA and test scores to be admitted as a freshman to begin with.</p>
<p>If Ivy-transfer did not have the statistics to be admitted as a freshman, he is definately not even remotely close to being in the “bubble.” I think this ranting is pretty delusional, if you ask me.</p>
<p>Plus, most ivies try to take untraditional students (i.e. minorities, people with weird cases, etc), so for someone to characterize or even use the words “auto admits” is pretty crazy, in my opinion. No one knows what those admission counselors are thinking when they make those decisions. It all depends on their mood, the essays, the weather on the day of the decision, your scores, other applicants, their upbringing/beliefs, etc. In essence, what i am trying to say is that there is no such thing as an “auto transfer” or “bubble” applicants. There are many uncontrollable variables that go into a decision.</p>
<p>“bubble cases” as in those who they might take but might not? Wouldn’t they be hurt by this? Because all these people have one less place to go? So the schools accept less because they know they will probably have higher matriculation rates?</p>
<p>just for the record, i had the stats to be admitted as a freshman. ranked 13/740, 34 ACT, 2300 combined SAT II’s. donjuan, don’t try to downtalk me when you don’t know anything about me.</p>
<p>and yes, i am confident that i’m a bubbler, or in you guys terms, “not an auto-reject.” not cocky, confident. </p>
<p>i’m not trying to come off as arrogant, i’m just a little bothered by people who think i’m raving because I have no chance. I have the stats; I may not be admitted, but I have the stats.</p>
<p>sorry to burst your “bubble,” but even if you had the stats, you are still not in the “bubble” nor does that make you an auto admit. </p>
<p>in case you didn’t know, there are * hundreds * of students who get rejected from ivies everyday with perfect stats. Unless you are a minority or a special case, then we’ll talk.</p>
<p>hundreds everyday? perfect stats? donjuan, you’re an idiot. stats are only the first part of the process. and transfer is a completely different game than freshman process. so you’re saying HUNDREDS of transfer students have perfect college GPA’s and HS grades, and test scores? idiot.</p>
<p>"i feel sorry for those of you who are applying to the same schools i am "</p>
<p>are you joking? where are you applying? you’re calling me cocky? with an attitude like that, you’re oging to go through life more hated htna you already are.</p>
<p>like OMG, i MUST get accepted to an IVY. I am like such a bubble transfer that like u dont even know. I have the perfect stats, i cured HIV in africa, i give money to the poor and i cant fathom the fact that i might get rejected by an ivy because i got the perfect stats and the ivies MUST accept me because i just DESERVE it.</p>
<p>Dude, I did cure AIDS in Africa, don’t make fun of me, or belittle my accomplishment. I have saved a whole generation of Africans…I refuse to save Pamela Anderson though…</p>
<p>This is why I wouldn’t want to go to an ivy… people get so worked up… not only that, you all just want to steal my glory. Sachmoney, you forgot to tell everyone that I was the one who cured it, but you held me to gunpoint to get the cure from me.</p>