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im most likely going to attend my state school ..b/c i only applied to 2 schools. does anyone know about the transfer admission process at NYU, Northwestern, Boston Uni, UofChic, USC, Wellesley, Smith, UVA, Umich, Upenn, UCLA/UCB, and columbia??

i know columbia takes 10-20% ....but im going to try anyway???
my 1st choice would be NYU-cas...

how does Boston College compare to these schools?? its the only other school i applied to...

when i do go to my state school this fall.. should i take more challenging classes... or should i be safe and take easy ones for the better gpa??

By Stargazrlilychk (Stargazrlilychk) on Tuesday, March 02, 2004 - 03:09 pm: Edit

not sure about the others, but i've heard that the columbia transfer rate is even lower than that (i've heard 5%-10%)they even have like a warning on the website about how competitive it is, so unless you have incredibly stellar scores, don't count on columbia too much.

i've actually heard that nyu cas is REALLY hard for some majors (look at the nyu board, like all of them got rejected as transfers) but not awful for other majors, so you may want to find out about the demand for your major there.

Boston College is an excellent school (long considered to be an 'outer-ivy') If you get in here, seriously consider going, cause it's a great school.

By So_Pink (So_Pink) on Tuesday, March 02, 2004 - 06:22 pm: Edit

ur right!! columbia takes like 6%... i give up on that ..hehe

i regret not applying to NYU for freshman year..wellesley's my #2 choice.. but its a liberal arts school..and i dont think my state school credits would transfer so easily... if i get into BC..id go if i had the $$.. im afrad aid wont even help.. why is college sooooo expensive????? argh....

By Carolyn (Carolyn) on Tuesday, March 02, 2004 - 08:12 pm: Edit

Here are the numbers I have for transfer applications and acceptances for 2003 (source: USNews & World Report Ultimate College Guide):

Columbia -1,145 applied, 18 accepted (no wonder they have the warning on their web site!!!)
NYU - 4363 applied, 1,101 accepted
Boston U -no numbers but I know they take a fair percentage
Boston College - 1,065 applied, 126 accepted
University of Chicago - 521 applied, 143 accepted
USC -6,295 applied, 1,843 accepted
Smith -288 applied, 119 accepted
Wellseley 112 applied, 38 accepted
UVA - 2115 applied, 815 accepted
Upenn - 1,779 applied, 354 accepted
UCLA - 4,397 applied, 1447 accepted
UCB -No numbers available (try www.ucop.edu to see if they list it)
UMich 2,480 applied, 1016 accepted

By Carolyn (Carolyn) on Tuesday, March 02, 2004 - 08:15 pm: Edit

Hope this doesn't double post.

Here are the numbers I have for transfer applications and acceptances for 2003 (source: USNews & World Report Ultimate College Guide):

Columbia -1,145 applied, 18 accepted (no wonder they have the warning on their web site!!!)
NYU - 4363 applied, 1,101 accepted
Boston U -no numbers but I know they take a fair percentage
Boston College - 1,065 applied, 126 accepted
University of Chicago - 521 applied, 143 accepted
USC -6,295 applied, 1,843 accepted
Smith -288 applied, 119 accepted
Wellseley 112 applied, 38 accepted
UVA - 2115 applied, 815 accepted
Upenn - 1,779 applied, 354 accepted
UCLA - 4,397 applied, 1447 accepted
UCB -No numbers available (try www.ucop.edu to see if they list it)
UMich 2,480 applied, 1016 accepted

By Carolyn (Carolyn) on Tuesday, March 02, 2004 - 08:17 pm: Edit

One more time. This doesn't seem to want to go through.

Here are the numbers I have for transfer applications and acceptances for 2003 (source: USNews & World Report Ultimate College Guide):

Columbia -1,145 applied, 18 accepted (no wonder they have the warning on their web site!!!)
NYU - 4363 applied, 1,101 accepted
Boston U -no numbers but I know they take a fair percentage
Boston College - 1,065 applied, 126 accepted
University of Chicago - 521 applied, 143 accepted
USC -6,295 applied, 1,843 accepted
Smith -288 applied, 119 accepted
Wellseley 112 applied, 38 accepted
UVA - 2115 applied, 815 accepted
Upenn - 1,779 applied, 354 accepted
UCLA - 4,397 applied, 1447 accepted
UCB -No numbers available (try www.ucop.edu to see if they list it)
UMich 2,480 applied, 1016 accepted

By Chardonnay (Chardonnay) on Tuesday, March 02, 2004 - 08:24 pm: Edit

way to go, triple post!
seriously, though, thanks for the info. i'm also considering going to my state school next year and transferring.

By So_Pink (So_Pink) on Wednesday, March 03, 2004 - 03:46 am: Edit

wow gracias gracias!!!
thanks you very very very much.......mucho gracias...sorry for the spanglish!

im going to apply after one year at my state school..
wow,,bc #s are lower than i thought.. penn is also very low....
my high school gpa isnt 4.0 ish.. would my chances be better if i applied after 2 years instead of just one?? my s.a.t. could be taken again.. i want to major in east asian studies/history/eng lit/print journalism/ or psych... havnt made up my mind... so my schools would naturally change as i become more concentrated on one academic field or major.. what are some prestigious non-ivy schools for english, history, and psych majors????

again.... thanks for all your help!

By So_Pink (So_Pink) on Wednesday, March 03, 2004 - 04:03 am: Edit

oh i fogort to ask about the rates for northwestern, uwash, cornell, and georgetown.. ^^

By Carolyn (Carolyn) on Wednesday, March 03, 2004 - 02:38 pm: Edit

Be careful about applying after only one year - some schools require you to have completed a certain amount of credits before you can transfer.
The UC's, for example, all require 60 hours or about 2 years of undergrad study for transfers.

The other advice: go to the web sites of the schools you are considering and read about their core or general ed requirements very, very carefully. Try to take classes at your first school that will fulfill those requirements as closely as possible.

Oh what the heck, I have the info on credit requirements for some of the schools:
Columbia - 24 credits minimum,
NYU - no minimum needed,
Boston U - no minimum,
Boston College - 9 credits,
University of Chicago - 15 quarter hours,
USC -minimum 30 semester hours required
Smith -no minimum
Wellseley no minimum
UVA - 9 semester hours
Upenn - no minimum
UCLA - 60 semester hours or 90 quarter units
UCB - 60 semester hours
UMich 12-18 credits

By Carolyn (Carolyn) on Wednesday, March 03, 2004 - 02:43 pm: Edit

northwestern - no numbers on transfer applicants, need 24 minimum semester hours
U of Washington (I assume you don't mean Washington University - two different schools):
4,356 transfers applied, 2277 accepted no minimum hours
cornell 3435 applied, 778 accepted, need 40 hours minimum
georgetown.. 1451 applied, 387 accepted, need 12 hours minimum

By Sac (Sac) on Wednesday, March 03, 2004 - 04:29 pm: Edit

UCLA and UCB also reserve most transfer spaces for students coming from California community colleges. This will be even more true now for those who qualified for UC admission but were among the 3200 told there is no room for them as freshmen but they are guaranteed spots as juniors after two years of community college.

Many students I know who left the state and regret their first choice of school have found that they needed to go to a cc for awhile in order to transfer into UCB or UCLA.

By Toxicity01 (Toxicity01) on Wednesday, March 03, 2004 - 05:34 pm: Edit

For NYU if you have under 32 credits you still need to submit SAT scores.

By Carolyn (Carolyn) on Wednesday, March 03, 2004 - 08:08 pm: Edit

Sac, good point. That's interesting that kids who are "Calif. residents" find they can't transfer to the UC's easily if they go to an out of state school. You'd think they'd be considered just like any other in-state transfer.
The more I learn about the UC's, the screwier their admissions policies seem.

By Sac (Sac) on Wednesday, March 03, 2004 - 08:15 pm: Edit

Carolyn,
It's not that they left the state, but that the UCs have arrangements with the cc's as part of their attempt to get more diversity. So, a large number of transfer slots are reserved for the students who do well at the cc's. It's much harder to transfer to a UC from a Cal state college than from a community college, the idea being that a student can get a four year education at a Cal state but that a cc student who has excelled and wants to complete a four year degree has to transfer. Some of the cc's are basically feeder schools of transfer students to specific UC campuses.

By So_Pink (So_Pink) on Wednesday, March 03, 2004 - 08:40 pm: Edit

UC's are just difficult to get in either way..freshman or transfer....
carolyn...u are the best! i appreciate all that info aaa lot.... NYU cas.. i hope i get in.. but if not, ill probaly go another school i applied to.. no matter what i want to leave this state..ive lived here my entire life.. need a change!!!

good luck to other transfers!~
thanks carolyn!
-so_pink

By Carolyn (Carolyn) on Thursday, March 04, 2004 - 11:01 am: Edit

So-pink - Not a problem. Years ago, I also spent my first two years at a state school then transferred to a private school (Syracuse). It worked out fine for me. Best advice though is to try to transfer to a school that has a fairly decent amount of transfers each year - schools like that usually have some orientation programs just for transfers and it's easier to meet people when there are more transfers. Good luck!

Sac - thanks for clarifying.

By Nenita1985 (Nenita1985) on Thursday, March 25, 2004 - 10:17 pm: Edit

Hey. Do you guys by any chance have any information about the transfer acceptance rate at the University of Maryland at College Park and George Washington University? (By the way, thanks for the Georgetown information).