I'm considering applying as a transfer student to some ivy league schools. Does anyone know which ones accept the most transfer students each year?
Among Ivy League schools, transfer acceptance rates and the number of students they admit can vary significantly. Let's look at a few examples:
1. Cornell University has historically accepted the largest number of transfer students among the Ivy League. With a school as large and diverse as Cornell, there are quite a few openings in different majors and colleges within the university each year.
2. Columbia and UPenn also have robust transfer programs. Columbia's School of General Studies is particularly welcoming of transfer students, including non-traditional students. UPenn, like Cornell, has a larger student body and therefore tends to have more spaces open up.
3. Smaller Ivies like Dartmouth, Princeton, and Brown accept fewer transfer students each year due to their smaller sizes. However, it's worth noting that Princeton only recently started accepting transfer students again after a long hiatus, so their numbers might change over time.
4. Harvard and Yale are extremely competitive for transfer students and the numbers they accept are quite low.
Remember, these are just trends and can change from year to year, college to college, and even department to department. It also largely depends on how many students leave each year and how many spots open up. Another factor is the transfer policies at each institution, which can change. So it's important to research each school individually!
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