Should I take this before the March 2016 change or just ask if I can get my scores waived from being sent?
Take them. Also find another school you’re interested in-Yale took a grand total of 26 transfers out of around 1,000 applicants last year.
@dessie411 I’m not tat dumb I would never just apply to just Yale, I have about 10 safety schoos so far…but imagine if I really get into Yale…I would die of joy
Here is what you should know, at least for Ivy schools–the seats at Ivy-plus schools that are available for transfers is largely tied to attrition. Since attrition is almost non-existent in the top Ivy schools, so are the seats available. By way of example, recently, Harvard had over 1500 applicants and admitted about 15, and Yale had over a 1000 applicants in which about 2 dozen were offered seats. Brown is close to 5%.So, while being qualified is certainly a criteria, the other portion must convey why these schools; typical reasons are that these schools offer programs and/or degrees not offered at your existing institution. Transferring because of the desire to attend a more elite institution is NOT consider a valid reason for transfer.
Second, that you could have obtained admission as a freshmen applicant. Third, that you have perfect scores at your current institution. Long story short…it is much more difficult to obtain admission as a transfer than as applying for a freshmen seat…