While it is possible to transfer to a top school from an unranked school...

xSteven
Sun, 12 Apr 2009 15:50:15 +0000

How often does it happen? I don’t think I can afford the state flagship due to horrible aid (10k loans per year), so I’ll probably end up at the local school, where the 75th percentile SAT is 1800 (which isn’t bad, just trying to show quality… as if SAT’s can indicate quality) and it’s not in the top 100. I’m wait listed at UPenn, so if I don’t get off of it, I’ll probably go there.

Are many people from schools like this able to transfer?
If a person is wait listed, are they more prone to being accepted for transfer next year (Penn, in my case)


Also, are there any resources that one should look at for transferring (extracurricular suggestions, etc?)

This thread was helpful: http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/transfer-students/390861-transfer-admissions-101-a.html

But I feel that I need more.