Author: Chris Goodmacher
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Transfer Student Numbers on the Rise at Vanderbilt University
A really interesting article was published recently on InsideVandy.com, the website of Vanderbilt’s student newspaper. As you’ll note in our transfer admissions statistics, Vanderbilt accepts an unusually large percentage of transfer applicants (55.9%) versus freshmen applicants (25.3%). Apparently, this has resulted in some students there believing “that Vanderbilt has lowered their standards for transfer students […] -
Spotlight: College of William & Mary, A Very Transfer Friendly College
William & Mary caught our eyes because we interviewed three transfer students there, and they all had great things to say about the support offered to transfers at W&M. We also noticed that W&M has a relatively high transfer acceptance rate; for fall 2009 it was 43.7%, which is higher than their freshmen acceptance rate […] -
Colleges with Highest Transfer Acceptance Rates
Just added numbers for the colleges with the highest transfer acceptance rates. Check it out by clicking here, or by hovering over “Stats” tab at the top of the page. As always, take the numbers with a grain of salt. The numbers change each year, but these should give you a sense of some of […] -
Fall 2008 College Transfer Acceptance Rates Added
Just added Fall 08 transfer admissions rates for some of the top schools in the US (the Top 50 National Universities according to US News). Check it out by clicking here, or clicking on the “Stats” tab at the top of the page. We wanted to give everyone a sampling of the most popular schools […] -
Why the Community College Transfer Process is So Complicated
More than 2.7 million people are in a community college in California. Plenty of these are students seeking just two-year degrees, but did you know only about 100,000 of those community college students transfer to a four-year school each year? That’s only 3.7% of all the students in community college! It’s tough to estimate, but […]