Your School Is Extremely Elitest/Stuck-Up

boho_girl
Thu, 14 Feb 2008 12:56:39 +0000

I’ve always wondered why Princeton didn’t accept transfers, too, and here’s what I’ve found on Yahoo! Answers:

debryc:

[Although their website says Princeton does NOT accept transfer applicants, do they ever make exceptions? - Yahoo! Answers](http://■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■/question/index?qid=20080120112041AAH6AcU)

Princeton does not accept transfer students. There are several reasons for this.


Princeton students do significant independent work as Juniors (Junior Papers) and Seniors (Senior Thesis). Unless a student has spent his or her first two years at Princeton, they are probably not accustomed to this truly unique requirement of the university and will be woefully unprepared to do the independent work.
The retention rate for Princeton freshmen is 98%. There’s just no extra room for more students.
Advising is done through the residential colleges, and ties to the residential college are formed during the first two years of college.


* 3 weeks ago


Source(s):
[Princeton University | Eligibility](http://www.princeton.edu/admission/applyingforadmission/faq/eligibility/#comp000046cc511c0000000cbc18e5)

Personal experience talking with admissions officers as a Princeton student.