Admissions Village

JUNE 19, 2024

Admissions/Application Language*: Acceptance/Admission: An offer of admission to a college for its incoming class. Admissions Decision: The outcome determined by a college's admissions committee regarding a student's application. For more about activities read our past blog.

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Top Tier Admissions

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

As many as 15% of students transfer institutions at some point in their college career. But if the college that you attend no longer best supports your future aspirations , transferring can be a great option. What drives you to transfer colleges should be unique to you.

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AdmissionSight

JANUARY 1, 2025

UChicago Acceptance Rate Trends UChicago Regular Decision Acceptance Rate UChicago Early Action Acceptance Rate UChicago Early Decision Acceptance Rate How to Get Accepted into UChicago UChicago Transfer Acceptance Rate UChicago Waitlist Acceptance Rate Frequently Asked Questions Takeaways What Is UChicagos Acceptance Rate? 2027 38,631 4.8%

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AdmissionSight

JANUARY 11, 2025

UC Davis Acceptance Rate Trends How to Get Accepted into UC Davis UC Davis Transfer Acceptance Rate UC Davis Waitlist Acceptance Rate Frequently Asked Questions Takeaways What Is the Acceptance Rate for UC Davis? That shows the admissions team that you’re ready for college-level work. Thinking of transferring to UC Davis?

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UGA Undergraduate Admissions Q & A

JANUARY 27, 2025

The Summer/Fall Transfer Admission application is now open, and with it comes a few changes or updates. For both freshman and transfer admission, UGA has specific enrollment goals for new students to ensure that they have access to the resources needed to have a successful academic career. The threshold for 2025 is a 3.30-3.49

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Solomon Admissions

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

When looking to change colleges, students are required to re-enter the admissions process. What application components stay the same, which differ, and what will you need to apply for transfer admission? How do you apply for transfer admission? What application materials are required for transfer?

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Solomon Admissions

MAY 16, 2025

Transferring to a top college is a competitive and challenging process, often more selective than applying as a freshman. With acceptance rates for transfer students at top 20 universities typically ranging between 2% and 5%, students must be strategic and intentional in their approach.

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AdmissionSight

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Transferring colleges is a big decision, but its actually more common than you might think. In fact, 38% of first-time college students transfer schools within their first six years. Even big names like Barack Obama, Warren Buffett, and George Lucas transferred collegesand they found great success after making the leap.

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The Koppelman Group

JANUARY 10, 2025

Vassar is a competitive school, with an 18% first-year acceptance rate, but their transfer numbers are even more competitive, with a 12% acceptance rate. Lets Requirements As long as youve enrolled in college, you are eligible to submit as a transfer applicant. Vassar also offers both spring and fall transfers, which is fairly rare!

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AdmissionSight

JANUARY 5, 2025

If youre dreaming of transferring to Columbia University, first of all, props to you. The transfer acceptance rate hovers around 5.75%, making it highly competitive. What Is Columbias Transfer Acceptance Rate? Columbia Transfer Requirements How to Transfer to Columbia: Top Tips The Transfer Deadline Why Transfer to Columbia?

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Berkeley² Academy

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

This demonstrates how the regular undergraduate admissions process is more competitive than ever, with top students struggling to find spots in their desired programs, especially if they are outside of the top 5% of their graduating high school class.

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The Koppelman Group

DECEMBER 29, 2024

Princeton is one of the best universities in the world, and its as highly in demand for transfer as it is for first-years. In this post, well break down what you need to know to apply to Princeton as a transfer and have a fighting chance of admission. The most recent published transfer application acceptance rate was very low.

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The Koppelman Group

JANUARY 9, 2025

UT is a super popular school with our clients, both first-year and transfer, and it makes sense! First-year admission to UT is competitive, especially for out-of-state students, but their overall acceptance rate is 29%. If you want to transfer to UT, you need to make sure you have the strongest application possible.

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AdmissionSight

JANUARY 16, 2025

If you arent one of those lucky enough to get a spot in the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) as a freshman, or your goals have changed throughout your college life and feel like UCLA is now the right institution for you, then you might be curious about UCLAs transfer acceptance rate. Youve come to the right place.

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The Koppelman Group

JANUARY 20, 2025

Yes, transferring to Harvard is extremely hard. Harvard says it themselves, Each fall, we welcome a very small number (12 on average) of transfer students to Harvard College. If you are hoping to transfer to Harvard, you have to be realistic. What, like its hard? Sorry to burst your bubble. acceptance rate. ish); however, 0.7%

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The Koppelman Group

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Its also a great college to apply to for transfer. While the recent first-year acceptance rate has been a mere 9%, the transfer admissions acceptance rate is about 20 %. Barnard accepts transfer applicants for Fall Term or Spring Term admission, and the respective due dates are March 1 and November 1. Learn More.

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The Koppelman Group

DECEMBER 31, 2024

With this drop, its safe to assume that Northwestern will be similarly competitive if youre interested in transferring. Their transfer acceptance rate last cycle was 13%. If you want to transfer to the School of Music, you need to contact them directly to make sure there are openings and to schedule an audition.

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AdmissionSight

DECEMBER 1, 2024

Community college isn’t just an affordable way to ease into higher education before transferring to a four-year program—it’s also a great option if you want to skip the university route altogether. Most community colleges don’t require SAT or ACT scores for admission. The best part?

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AdmissionSight

DECEMBER 1, 2024

That tiny number highlights how selective the admissions process is and how wildly popular Yale is among top-tier students aiming for the Ivy League. Here, we’ll break down Yale’s acceptance rate, explore how it’s changed over time, and share some practical tips to help boost your chances of standing out to admissions. 2027 52,303 4.5%

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The Koppelman Group

DECEMBER 25, 2024

Vanderbilt is also a fairly transfer-friendly school, more so than their peer institutions. They have a overall, first-year acceptance rate of 6%, but a transfer acceptance rate of 19%. Admission as a transfer is still very competitive at Vandy, so lets get into what you need to do to be a competitive applicant.

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The Koppelman Group

JANUARY 22, 2025

If you are considering submitting a transfer application to Yale for the fall of 2025, the odds are not in your favor. For the fall of 2023, Yale received 1,479 applications for transfer. So, how do you decide if you should apply to Yale as a transfer? They also only accept transfer for Fall start. They accepted 18.

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The Koppelman Group

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Amherst is hard to get into, even as a transfer. Last year, their transfer admissions rate was only around 8.6%, which is very low (it was even lower than their first-year acceptance rate, which was around 9.8%). You could also apply as a spring transfer. Yes, that means no core classes.

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The Koppelman Group

DECEMBER 21, 2024

BU is a very transfer-friendly school, and a look on their transfer admissions website makes that clear they even have you submit your current class syllabi with your application to help figure out where to award credit! Writing BU has one mandatory essay question for transfer applicants, and its a classic. Makes sense!

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The Koppelman Group

JANUARY 5, 2025

Cornell University is famous for being the most transfer-friendly Ivy League school. They even have a first-year admissions track that actually has you transfer into the university. The school holds space for transfers, but that doesnt mean youre an automatic in just because you apply. Quality over quantity.

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The Koppelman Group

DECEMBER 26, 2024

However, it is hard to transfer to Middlebury. Last year, their transfer acceptance rate was only around 6% (this was even lower than their first-year acceptance rate, which was more like 10%). We dont say this to scare you but rather to motivate you if you have been dreaming of transferring to Middlebury. Not Middleburys.

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UGA Undergraduate Admissions Q & A

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Currently, we are finishing up our review season, where we are looking at both our First Year applicants for Final Decisions and our Transfer applicants for Summer/Fall 2025. Summer/Fall Transfers – The initial date when we will start releasing decisions is Friday, March 21 at 4:00 pm ET. Let’s make this short and sweet!

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AdmissionSight

FEBRUARY 16, 2025

With such a competitive admissions process, only the most exceptional applicants secure a spot. In this blog, well break down what Carnegie Mellons acceptance rate really means, how it has evolved over time, and what you can do to boost your chances of admission. This applies to both first-year and transfer applicants.

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AdmissionSight

MARCH 3, 2025

Its not part of the Ivy League, but its admissions process is just as intense. For the Class of 2028 , NYU set a record-low acceptance rate of just 8%, out of a massive pool of over 118,000 applicants in a single admission round. With thousands dreaming of becoming a Violet, the admissions process is bound to be intense.

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The Koppelman Group

MARCH 3, 2025

The University of Chicago has been shaking up their admissions policies as of late, and it seems they have a new path to admission. This summer, UChicago added what weve been calling an ED0 option (more on that later), and recently, we became aware of UChicago offering students who applied ED and ED2 a provisional transfer option.

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The Koppelman Group

JANUARY 3, 2025

That being said, if you are trying to transfer as a STEM student, just know that it is competitive. Last year, the acceptance rate for first-year applicants was only 11%, and the transfer acceptance rate was even lower, at only around 5%. CMU asks the same questions to transfers as they do to first year applicants.

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The Koppelman Group

JANUARY 21, 2025

Admissions to Williams is one of the most sought after acceptances among small liberal arts colleges. The same holds true for transfers, which they admit for fall enrollment only. In this post, well break down what you need to know to write your strongest Williams transfer application. First, though, lets talk numbers.

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UGA Undergraduate Admissions Q & A

APRIL 21, 2025

The range of discussion topics on these platforms is very wide, from football tickets to academic programs, social organizations to university policies, and of course admissions. Some comments have even mentioned that while I have said UGA does not limit admissions offers based on major, they are not sure if they really believe me.

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AdmissionSight

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Well break down trends, compare Early Decision and Regular Decision rates, and take a closer look at transfer and waitlist statistics. Out of this competitive pool, only 3,801 students secured admission, resulting in an acceptance rate of just 7.6%. But with RD admissions being this competitive, procrastination isnt an option.

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AdmissionSight

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

Whether youre applying through Early Action, Regular Decision, or considering a transfer, understanding Notre Dames admission stats can help you create a more strategic approach. While its acceptance rate might be marginally higher than some Ivy League schools , gaining admission is far from easy. 2026 9,683 17.3% 2025 7,744 21.6%

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The Koppelman Group

JANUARY 8, 2025

In recent years, UVA has received nearly 4,000 applications for transfer. However, this, compared against the first-year acceptance rate of 17%, has led to UVA having a reputation for being easy to get into as a transfer. The UVA transfer acceptance rate, just like the first-year acceptance rate, isnt 33% across all majors.

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The Koppelman Group

DECEMBER 23, 2024

This has led many students to think about transferring to Johns Hopkins as an easier way into a prestigious university. In this post well break down how to successfully apply to Johns Hopkins as a transfer, defying statistics along the way. of transfer applicants were accepted. This is not standard for transfer admissions.

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AdmissionSight

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

In this blog, well break down Rice Universitys acceptance rate and key admissions trends, including Regular and Early Admissions, yield, transfer, and waitlist rates. They were joined by 74 transfer students. You can expect to hear back with your admission decision by April 1. 2027 28,106 7% 2026 28,718 7.7%

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