Transferring to an Ivy League College? It’s Easier Than You Think!
Getting in to Harvard, Princeton, Columbia, Brown, or any of the Ivy League schools might just be easier than you think…
Though most of my Ivy League college admissions consulting blog centers around high school seniors applying to the most competitive universities in the US, every year I also work with students who are already in college, and are thinking about transferring to the Ivy League.
Did you hear that correctly? YES, YOU CAN GET INTO AN IVY LEAGUE COLLEGE like Harvard, Princeton, Yale, Columbia, and more…by transferring.
And, I’ll tell you another secret: it’s easier to get in than regular college admissions.
Each year, I get students into some of the top colleges in the country: as transfers.
Now, don’t get me wrong, you need to do really well your first semester. The better your grades, the better your chances. That said, I have had students who were rejected from Harvard (for example) — as in, not even deferred when they applied Early Decision. Not even waitlisted. Students who ended up going to not another Ivy League college, but an “easier” or mid-level college.
In other words, a school that is not even IN the Ivy League. Schools like NYU, Boston College, Emory, any of the “Seven Sister” schools, or even schools like Georgia Tech). These students ended up applying as transfers to Harvard and actually GETTING IN.
The theory is, since there are WAY less transfer applicants than regular freshman high school applicants each year, if you have done well your first semester at your college of choice, you actually have a really good shot.
In other words, if you need that spelled out — it’s easier to get in to the Ivy League, and the Ivy League’s top schools (Princeton, Harvard, Yale) as a transfer student.
You need to have good grades, and you need to have decent test scores, but the Ivy League colleges are more interested in how you did your first semester, than anything you did in high school (including your SAT scores).
I have gotten kids in as transfer students to Harvard, who absolutely would have been passed over and rejected if they applied the previous year while they were high school seniors.
How you present yourself as a transfer applicant though, is very important. You need to think about how you want to craft your story, your narrative. You need to think about your reasons for wanting to transfer to an Ivy League college.
You’ll also be leaving your first school behind — any friends you’ve made, etc. Most of all though, you need to craft that narrative in a way that will sound like a valid reason for transferring to the school.
And getting straight A’s your first semester doesn’t hurt.
If you’re interested in learning more about how to transfer into an Ivy League college, and not just give up on your dreams, please contact me today for a free consultation.
Transfer applications are due March 1. I’m working with all kinds of college transfer students now. Don’t think that it isn’t possible to transfer into Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Dartmouth, Columbia, Brown, UPenn, or Cornell because it is.
If you’re not thrilled by the school you got into, if you got rejected from the Ivy League either Early Decision or regular admissions, know that it is STILL possible.
You just need a strategy and a plan, and that’s exactly what I do. Contact me today for a free consultation! www.IvyCollegeEssay.com
See you in the Ivy League!
Check out some of my other Ivy League admissions consulting posts here, like: The Parent’s Guide to Getting Your Student Into the Ivy League
I’m a former Harvard admissions interviewer + Harvard grad, and currently run the Ivy League college admissions firm: www.IvyCollegeEssay.com . Contact me today for a free consultation, and get in to the school of your dreams!]
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