Peterson's Blog

OCTOBER 7, 2024

There are so many options after high school and Oh, the Places You’ll Go! by Dr. Suess is a classic high school graduation gift to demonstrate the grand adventure that awaits upon tossing your graduation cap. College/University There are benefits to going to college and university after high school.

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North Star Admissions Consulting

AUGUST 30, 2024

College Application Tips: #2 – The Common Application Form On November 1st, the majority of early action and early decision college applications are due. For the next nine weeks I will share college application tips that will make the whole process run smoothly. Read last week’s tips about logistics.)

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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. Dont let that discourage you!

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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. Lets break down everything you need to know, from the application essentials to strategies to help you stand out. What Is Columbias Transfer Acceptance Rate?

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The Koppelman Group

DECEMBER 28, 2024

Columbia University welcomes over 125 transfer students each year, to Columbia College and Columbia Engineering. The Ivy League schools loves transfer students, but that doesnt mean its easy to get in. In the 2022-2023 application cycle, 3,254 students applied to transfer and only 10% were admitted. Learn More.

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Solomon Admissions

APRIL 12, 2023

There are many moving parts to the college admissions process, yet most students and families don’t understand the integral role their high school counselor plays. High school counselors can help students with the college admissions process in a number of ways.

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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! 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.

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The Koppelman Group

JANUARY 2, 2025

But, youre here because youre interested in transferring to Tulane, so lets give you all the information you need. Tulane is very transfer-friendly. Now, just because theyre opening their arms to transfers doesnt mean this is just a slam dunk for you. Last cycle, Tulane had a 15% first-year acceptance rate.

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Top Tier Admissions

JANUARY 10, 2024

You know you want to transfer, and why—now it’s helpful to see where you’ll have the best odds of being admitted. Transfer acceptance rates vary widely and sometimes unexpectedly. Knowing which colleges are more transfer-friendly can help you narrow down your list and target the right schools. 29% Columbia 3.7%

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Koodoos Learning

MAY 6, 2020

Grades in College Prep Courses As you consider whether to take AP courses, think about the impact of these courses on your college application. If you’re a freshman or sophomore, here are our tips for starting high school on the right foot. You don’t have to take 5 APs to demonstrate a strong curriculum.

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The Koppelman Group

JANUARY 20, 2025

Yes, transferring to Harvard is extremely hard. And it is easily one of the most famous schools in the world. 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. acceptance rate.

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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

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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College Essay Guy

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

What's the acceptance rate for first-time, degree-seeking applicants? It can also help you set goals for your high school education by showing you the average academic profile of students admitted to your dream colleges. Different schools will place different importance on different factors. Not at all.

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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%. 3500 applicants, only 450 were admitted. With stats that competitive, you need to take every opportunity to make your application stand out.

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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

DECEMBER 27, 2024

If you are considering transferring to Bowdoin, there are a couple of things you need to do because, spoiler alert, it is hard. However, their transfer rate was even lower at about 6%. thats only 18 applicants. Yes, they took under 20 transfer students last year. Yes, they took under 20 transfer students last year.

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The Koppelman Group

DECEMBER 30, 2024

If you are California dreaming, transferring to USC might be an excellent option for you. USC is an excellent choice for transfer students because it generally takes many of them. USC is an excellent choice for transfer students because it generally takes many of them. Last year, they admitted over 2300 transfers.

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Admissions.Blog

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Thus, starting on August 1, 2023, the seven prompt options first-year applicants will have to carefully choose from in order to write one strong essay of up to 650-words will remain as follows: Some students have a background, identity, interest, or talent that is so meaningful they believe their application would be incomplete without it.

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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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Top Tier Admissions

JANUARY 9, 2024

For community college students, transferring is often already built into the plan, but many other students will choose to transfer from one four-year college to another before graduation ( about 15% of all college students are transfers ). Timeline : You may not need to wait an entire year to apply to transfer.

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The Koppelman Group

JANUARY 1, 2025

Its a competitive school to transfer into, but dont let that discourage you. Swarthmores transfer acceptance rate last cycle was 7%, compared to the first-year rate of 9%. When we say 7%, that means 40 students were accepted out of 435 applicants. They also only accept fall transfers. Lets get into it!

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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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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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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

In addition to being two of their toughest academic years, your child will be tasked with maximizing their standardized test scores, continuing to pursue high-impact extracurricular activities, securing recommendation letters, and working on their college applications by writing essay upon essay.

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UGA Undergraduate Admissions Q & A

JANUARY 30, 2024

While the focus this time of year seems to be all about freshman admission, January/February is the time of year when we receive a majority of our transfer applications and our Evaluation Team begins to work on our transfer reviews, posting credit for work and helping students with any transfer issues.

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Ruffaloni

JUNE 20, 2024

Fewer high school graduates with increased diversity coupled with a rising mistrust of higher education and the worth of higher education has many enrollment professionals rethinking their game plan. Application volume and historical yield rates are no longer enough to precisely project a future class.

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the college spy

JANUARY 13, 2022

What are the benefits of applying to college during senior year of high school and then deferring admission? There are several benefits to applying to college during high school and then deferring enrollment rather than waiting until after high school graduation (during the gap year) to apply to college.

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The Koppelman Group

DECEMBER 23, 2024

The first-year acceptance rate for applicants to Johns Hopkins is under 8%. 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.

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The Koppelman Group

JANUARY 8, 2025

In recent years, UVA has received nearly 4,000 applications for transfer. They have only accepted around 33% of those applicants. 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. and be at least a year out of high school.

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The Koppelman Group

JANUARY 3, 2025

The school is most known for its computer science and STEM programs, but there is a lot more going on at CMU. That being said, if you are trying to transfer as a STEM student, just know that it is competitive. Get Good Grades CMU says it themselves, Each year, Carnegie Mellon admits a small number of transfer students as space permits.

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The Koppelman Group

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Maybe youre looking to design your own major, go to a top business school, become the next Timothee, or want to study abroad as much as you can. Then youre in the right place because were talking about transferring to New York University. When we say large, we mean LARGE its the largest private school in the country.

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AdmissionSight

JANUARY 20, 2025

Out of tens of thousands of applicants each year, only about 3%4% make the cut. for the Class of 2027 , youll be competing against thousands of applicants with exceptional grades and impressive accomplishments. What Are the Stanford Transfer Requirements? Stanfords applicant pool is not just national but global.

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The Koppelman Group

JANUARY 27, 2024

Vassar is competitive for first-year students, but it’s even more so for transfers. First year applicants are looking down a 19% acceptance rate, while transfers are looking at around 9%. To put that in perspective, last cycle, out of 349 applicants, only 45 were admitted. If you’re reading this, probably!

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The Koppelman Group

JANUARY 25, 2024

Wesleyan is a competitive school to get into, with an acceptance rate of about 14% for first-year students. That rigor translates to transfers too, with only 95 of the 473 applicants who applied last cycle gaining admission. Keep reading for our guide on how to have a competitive transfer application to Wesleyan.

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AdmissionSight

DECEMBER 1, 2024

Are you a high school student unsure about which colleges to apply to, or maybe an adult thinking about going back to school? 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.

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Spark Admissions

JULY 7, 2022

Thanks to its strong research opportunities, exceptional co-op and career advising programs, and central location in Boston, Northeastern University has skyrocketed in popularity among college-bound high school students in recent years. through the Common Application. Guaranteed Transfer. Final Thoughts.

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