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Tufts University is now a full-fledged member of the single-digit club—schools that reject more than 9 of every 10 individuals who apply. While the Tufts transfer acceptance rate is often similar to the freshman figure, they have accepted as many as 300 applicants in recent cycles. In other words,...

In a typical year, UMiami accepts between 1,000 and 1,500 transfer applicants. This gives hope to many prospective applicants to a school that now boasts a sub-20% freshman admit rate. In fact, the UMiami transfer acceptance rate is more than double the figure for first-year applicants. This blog will...

A sharp rise in selectivity at the University of Florida in the 2020s has made the goal of becoming a Gator more difficult to achieve than ever before. While the first-year acceptance rate has plummeted below 30% (and often below 25%) in recent years, the UF transfer acceptance rate...

Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland is among the Ivy-equivalent colleges that now perennially sports a single-digit acceptance rate. This means that very few of the deserving crop of 38,000+ applicants are ultimately going to be happy with their admissions outcomes. For those who did not get into JHU...

Much like the Ivy League colleges, Stanford, and MIT, the University of Chicago rejects many applicants who possess near-perfect (or perfect) test scores, grades, and extracurricular profiles. To further quantify this assertion, UChicago turned away 19 of every 20 applicants last year. Yet, for those who can’t bury their...

Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is one of the most competitive private universities in the country. They reject close to 9 of every 10 applicants who apply to join CMU as a freshman. On the transfer admissions front, the numbers are similarly selective. This blog will share the...

UCLA is a school with a single-digit acceptance rate for freshman applicants. However, unlike at other elite universities like Stanford or Harvard, transferring into UCLA is a proposition with fairly reasonable odds. In fact, UCLA admits 5,000-6,000 applicants every year. In further good news, acceptance rates for transfers at...

For those applying as first-year applicants, Rice University has a single-digit acceptance rate. These high standards leave many aspiring Owls outside of the nest. However, not everyone is ready to give up on their dream of one day attending Rice. While the Rice transfer acceptance rate is often similar...