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By not so good I mean tier 3 or tier 4 and by Top UnivUniversity I mean a top 40 university. I want to go out of state so that may pose a challenge as well.
What exactly are the two schools? The one you’re transferring out of and the one you’re transferring into?
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5 Responses so far to "Is it possible to transfer to a top university from a not so good university?"
March 8th, 2010 at 11:59 am
It would be very difficult unless you could have been admitted to the top university directly from high school.
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March 8th, 2010 at 12:42 pm
I disagree with deadpool, I think it is very possible. An Ivy maybe out of reach but UNC Chapel Hill, Vanderbilt, UW-Madison, Ohio State, and the UCs have very high acceptance rates for transfers. The UCs may be tough for out of state but the other colleges pretty much take transfers from about everywhere. If you have the grades and extra curriculars in college then it is very possible to get into a top university as a transfer, the lower level Ivies like Cornell and UPenn may be possible as well.
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March 8th, 2010 at 12:48 pm
What exactly are the two schools? The one you’re transferring out of and the one you’re transferring into?
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March 8th, 2010 at 1:01 pm
Yes it is!!
I transferred from a small university in Indiana (Vincennes Unviersity) to UCLA.
My advice: You have to have a good GPA (4.0 or darn close) and excellent letters of recommendation (e.g. well respected leaders of some organization you are part of including your school).
You will also stand a better chance of being accepted if you transfer into a program that is less competitive but go for your Gold and do what you want to do! Goo luck to you and hope that you get into the school of your dreams and study what you want to.
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Living proof.
March 8th, 2010 at 1:27 pm
Of course it’s possible. The Ivies are taking almost no transfers these days (some take none), but other top schools certainly accept them.
You will need to have performed extremely well at your first school, and you’ll need excellent recommendations. Special or unique activities or projects will help, too, along with a strong reason why you want to transfer into a given school. That means doing research on a given program, facilities, and professors.
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