Transferring

Colleges & Universities Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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<p>I’ve spent almost and entire semester at my school and I’m pretty certain that I want to transfer. When I first applied to college I didn’t really consider MIT, but now it seems a better fit. My only problem is that I think my dissatisfaction with the school has made my grades slipped, my high school grades are fairly high and so are my SAT scores. How heavily will admissions look and my slip up considering the fact that so few people are admitted through transfer? Does it matter that I go to a top ranked liberal arts college?</p>

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<p>As you have noted, it is very difficult to transfer in to MIT, far more difficult than freshman admissions. There are very few open slots for transfers: in most recent years, fewer than 10 transfer applicants were accepted. HOWEVER, it is true that your chance of acceptance as a transfer is zero if you don’t apply, so read up on transfer admissions and then do your best! A few of the FAQ questions from the transfer website sound appropriate for you to take note of (and here “GPA” refers to college GPA and not high school):

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<p>Does anyone know stats of a kid, who transfered to MIT?
If I was rejected applying as a freshman, is it even theoretically possible to be admitted as a transfer?</p>