<p>Is it easier to get accepted to another college when you transfer from a different college, instead of applying as a freshman from high school?</p>
<p>Depends on the college. For the Ivies, the answer is usually no. Very big NO! However, certain schools at Cornell offer almost a 50% transfer acceptance (if College Confidential is to be believed . . .), and USC (Los Angeles) seems to actively encourage transfer apps where, for its Freshman acceptance rate (18%), it is hugely difficult to get in.</p>
<p>Cal also has acceptance around 30% for transfers as opposed to below 20 for freshman</p>
<p>What about just cal state schools, such as San Diego state university?</p>