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How to Transfer to Georgetown 2024-2025

For admission in the fall of 2023, Georgetown received 2,241 transfer applications and admitted 296 students, or just over 13%. They admit transfers to all five undergraduate schools for fall admissions, and the spring term depending on availability, and require a minimum of 12 credits, completed as an enrolled college student (not high schooler taking college courses) to qualify as a potential transfer. Like most colleges, they also have a maximum number of credits that new students are permitted to bring with them as transfers: 60.

Ultimate Guide to Letters of Continued Interest (LOCI) 2025

Getting waitlisted or deferred from your dream school is hard. We know it’s hard! You feel rejected, but it’s this weird non-rejection rejection that can leave you feeling lost and confused. And while a lot of things in college admissions are totally out of your control, there is something you can do if you’ve been waitlisted or deferred to give yourself another chance. A letter of continued interest, sometimes known as a waitlist letter or deferral letter, is one of the few, actionable things you can control when admissions decisions seem so out of your control. It’s your only chance to make a good second impression, and we help students write them every single year.

Ultimate Guide to Getting Waitlisted 2025

Getting waitlisted is the ultimate limbo – it’s not not a rejection, but it’s not a full-on denial, either. And depending on your circumstances, you could be feeling everything from mild disappointment to full-on panic. Don’t get yourself into a tizzy just yet, because there are things you can do to give yourself a shot at getting off the waitlist and make sure that you have a plan in place for the next year.

How to Transfer to MIT 2024-2025

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology, or MIT, is widely considered one of the best universities in the world, especially for STEM subjects. It is also one of the hardest universities in the world to get into. You may have experienced this, by being rejected when you applied as a senior in high school, or by simply deciding not to even apply because you didn’t think you even had a chance of getting in. Or it wasn’t even a decision to not apply and MIT wasn’t on your radar in high school. Whatever the reason, if you have decided that MIT is actually where you need to be you are, my friend, in for an uphill battle.

How to Transfer to Yale 2024-2025

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. They accepted 18. That’s a 1.2% acceptance rate. That is, objectively, absurd. Getting into Yale as a first-year is hard enough, only 3.7%. Very few people get into Yale at first years, very few people choose to leave before graduating, opening up spots for transfer, and so there are nearly no spots available. So, how do you decide if you should apply to Yale as a transfer? And how do you know if you really might have a chance?

Best and Unique Computer Science Extracurricular Activities

From being a user experience designer to identifying and fixing security weak points in crucial infrastructure, computer science offers a huge variety of potential career trajectories for students to consider when figuring out what they want to major in as a college student. Because it’s such a diverse field, paired with high starting salaries, computer science has become one of the most popular majors for top students around the world.

How to Transfer to Dartmouth 2024-2025

Dartmouth is not known for accepting a ton of transfers. Actually, they’re known for the opposite. They accept very few. Very, very few. “In recent years,” they say, “Dartmouth has enrolled between a handful and two dozen new transfer students.”  For students enrolling in the fall of 2023, Dartmouth received nearly 800 applications, but accepted only a dozen applicants. The transfer acceptance rate was only 1.6%. 

How to Transfer to Wellesley 2024-2025

Wellesley College is a women’s liberal arts school in Wellesley, MA. We know we just said it, but a reminder: this is a women’s college. While it is not far from Boston, Wellesley doesn’t feel urban. With forests, a golf course, and a private lake, the campus is perfect for those looking for the picturesque. Wellesley boasts popular programs in economics, political science, and world-class sciences.

How to Transfer to Tufts 2024-2025

Tufts received 1,536 transfer applicants for admission in the fall of 2023, and admitted 196 students for an acceptance rate of only 12.8%. They only accept transfers for fall start, but provide a fair amount of information about what they look for in transfer applicants, and how to stand out should you choose to apply. In this post we’ll distill what you need to know if you’re considering applying to Tufts as a transfer, and dig into the crucial pieces of the application that you must ace if you want to be part of that small pool of accepted applicants.

How to Transfer to Vassar 2024-2025

Located in Poughkeepsie, NY, Vassar College is a small, liberal arts college known for their programs in the humanities, natural sciences, and social sciences. Formerly a Seven Sisters school, Vassar became co-ed in 1969. 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.

How to Transfer to the University of Texas Austin (UT) 2024-2025

The University of Texas Austin (UT) is a large, public research university in Austin, Texas. UT is a super popular school with our clients, both first-year and transfer, and it makes sense! It’s an extremely highly ranked public university with top-notch programs in everything from business to STEM to the humanities. First-year admission to UT is competitive, especially for out-of-state students, but their overall acceptance rate is 29%. Their transfer acceptance rate is similar – 30%, but a lot of those students come from automatic acceptance via community colleges. If you want to transfer to UT, you need to make sure you have the strongest application possible.

How to Transfer to UNC Chapel Hill 2024-2025

So, you’re thinking of transferring. This is a big moment! And UNC Chapel Hill has an amazing tradition of accepting transfer students. Over 900 join the university each year, and they form a strong community at the university. The acceptance rate for transfer applicants is over 45%, and they prioritize accepting in-state students who are coming from two-year junior or community colleges. UNC Chapel Hill is notable for supporting students in transferring credits over, giving you an extra head start towards a UNC degree.

How to Transfer to the University of Chicago 2024-2025

The University of Chicago is one of the most sought after acceptances among first-year applicants, and the same holds true in the transfer process. Successfully applying as a transfer to the university requires exceptional academics, a sense of purpose, and a strong strategy. In this post, we’ll give you what you need to craft your strongest University of Chicago essays, augmenting your strategy for eventual acceptance. But that’s a lot of long words for a school that, while intellectual, also likes to have fun — especially with words.