Category: Admissions

  • Transfer Admissions Rates For US News 2014 Added

    We’ve just added the recently released Fall 2012 transfer admissions numbers for some of the top schools in the US (the “2014” Top 50 National Universities according to US News). These are the stats for students who applied to transfer and start Fall 2012 term. (US News releases its Top 50 every September, based on […]

  • Know the Readers of Your College Transfer Application

    As pointed out by one of our readers, knowing the audience of your college transfer application is very important.  Here’s advice from our knowledgeable reader, who wrote this comment specifically addressing a student interested in applying to transfer to Stanford: I would spend more time focusing on relating directly to the person that will be […]

  • Strategy for the College Transfer Application

    One of our readers has posted his/her strategy for putting together the best possible college transfer application and asked us for feedback. Here, I walk through the strategy, responding to the reader and highlighting the positive aspects as well as areas that can be improved upon. Let’s begin with what the reader says: I’m going […]

  • What To Do If You’re on a College Transfer Wait List

    We’ve been getting a lot of questions from readers about what to do if you’re on the wait list for the college you applied to transfer to.  First, give yourself a pep talk and remind yourself that it’s not the end of the world.  Prepare yourself for the final result, whatever it may be.  Importantly, […]

  • College Transfer Q&A: Who should I ask to write my recommendation letter?

    We wanted to highlight a question someone asked in the forum.  It’s related to an essential component of your transfer application.  For those of you who are still working on applications for fall 2013 and have not yet finalized who will write your recommendations, be sure to read this! Question: I already have one professor […]