Transfer Chances for State School Student?

perfect36
Sun, 23 Oct 2011 00:00:09 +0000

tbh i don’t think it’s a good idea to see academic rigor as a reason to transfer at this point, because you are taking introductory classes and they are generally not very difficult…

if financial aid is a big concern, transferring will pose a lot of problems. brown in particular is pretty bad with the financial aid packages for transfers and they are actually need-aware and presumably prefer applicants who don’t need FA. Yale and Dartmouth have low single-digit acceptance rates.

good luck though, i think you should wait until you take upper-level coursework, your opinion could potentially change regarding the rigor of your classes. it would certainly be a big let-down to forgo a full scholarship at a decent school for paying an exorbitant amount of money at a higher ranked school which may not have significantly better benefits and could lead to a lot of debt.