The University of North Carolina is a dream school for many high-achieving teens from all over the world. While gaining acceptance to UNC Chapel Hill has never been tougher—the first-year admit rate is under 19%—UNC remains an incredibly transfer-friendly school. Amazingly, close to half of all applicants have been...
Read MoreFor prospective freshman applicants, Dartmouth—like all Ivies—sports an extremely low admit rate year after year. However, on the transfer front, the outcomes are far more variable. In recent years, Hanover hopefuls have experienced wild swings in transfer selectivity. This blog will share the Dartmouth transfer acceptance rate as well...
Read MoreAccepting as many as 450 transfer applicants per year, Emory University is one of the more transfer-friendly elite private institutions in the United States. Most schools with an 17% acceptance rate for freshman applicants are not nearly so accommodating. This is good news for any student dreaming about attending...
Read MoreThe University of Virginia is among the most selective public universities in the country. While they take less than 20% of freshman applicants, UVA remains one of the best transfer-friendly institutions you can find. In fact, they accept transfer applicants at close to double the rate of first-years. This...
Read MoreIf you’re raising a college-bound teenager in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, chances are you’ve already discovered what families moving from both coasts quickly learn: There are a lot of “great” schools here—public, private, charter, magnet, and everything in between. But “great” isn’t enough when you’re trying to understand: Which...
Read MoreAcross most professions, experience and training are king—for good reason. Would you want to attend a cooking class led by someone who hadn’t touched a sauté pan since 1995, or see a therapist who gave up professional development ten years ago? Level of experience becomes even more critical in...
Read MorePrinceton University is a school that rejects 24 first-year applicants for every 1 that it accepts. The odds are even worse for transfer applicants. However, there is some reason for measured optimism— last year, Princeton decided to admit approximately twice as many transfers as in previous years, a move...
Read MoreJust a generation ago, Northeastern accepted the vast majority of quality applicants they received. By contrast, last year, they took under 6%. There aren’t many schools that have skyrocketed in selectivity in such a short period of time. If attending Northeastern is your dream but you didn’t make it...
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