Visiting Undergraduate Student to Transfer

gibby
Wed, 15 Mar 2017 23:21:36 +0000

Words, words, words! It’s so important to understand them and follow them through to their likely conclusion.

Based upon Harvard’s websites for both the requirements for a Visiting Undergraduate Student and that of a Transfer Applicant is . . . unequivocally: NO!

Visiting Undergraduate Student: https://college.harvard.edu/admissions/application-process/visiting-undergraduate-student-program/visiting-application-process

Typically, you will apply during your third year of undergraduate study.

Harvard Transfer Applicants: https://college.harvard.edu/admissions/application-process/transferring-harvard-college

Once a student has completed more than two years total of college at another institution, regardless of courses taken, that student is no longer eligible for transfer admission.

So . . . to apply for the Visiting Undergraduate Student program you must have completed at least 2 years of undergrad study, which invalidates the Harvard Transfer Application requirements. So, NO, being a Visiting Undergraduate Student will NOT help your chances of applying for transfer application.

Keep in mind, this is Harvard. And most every program, and their requirements, are run through a team of lawyers, who are more than happy to invalidate any loophole a student may wish to force themselves through.