Is the chance of acceptance different for transfer students? If so, is it higher or lower than higschool applicants'?Answered
Right now, I'm halfway through my second year in college at a local university. I'm thinking of applying abroad for a bachelor's degree. Should I wait till I get my bachelor's at my university and then apply internationally for a master's degree? Or should I apply right now and start over? What do you think?
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If you are trying to transfer into a T10 school like Stanford, MIT, Yale, Princeton, or Harvard, then it's virtually impossible to get in as a transfer student. The acceptance rate is a fraction of the admission rate for incoming first-year students. Some are as low a 0.75%, 0.8%, and 1.6%. Something like that.
If you are less picky then there are more transfer options like transferring into NYU or UCLA, UC Berkeley, Cornell or Columbia University is about 3 times easier as a transfer student versus a first-time applicant. 15% to 25%
I do not agree with the other respondents' answers. First, you should decide what your major is and then make a list of good schools that offer that major, and then pick the ones with good transfer rates. You can easily find a colleges transfer acceptance rate in Section D of the Common Data Set for a particular college. And in Section C. you can compare that to the incoming first-year rate.
Good luck.
Hi @Nahom!
If you're already halfway through your second year in college, it would be a good idea to complete your bachelor's there and then apply for a Master's in the US. It's pointless to start over because it's very hard to get into a US college that gives enough financial aid to international transfers.
Hope this helps!
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i have the exact same dilemma, any opinions would be welcome!!