Northeastern is an impressive university with campuses in Boston, London, and Oakland, CA. There are nearly 20,000 undergraduate students at Northeastern across the three campuses, with thousands participating in global experiences each year. The main campus, though, is Boston, and Northeastern is considered a top-50 research university.
How to Transfer to Cornell 2026
Cornell University is a top research university and a member of the famed Ivy League. The program is unique among the Ivy League for many of their programs, especially those related to agriculture, management, and labor relations. This makes it highly sought after as a transfer option, offering both highly-respected degrees and uniquely focused career trajectories.
How to Transfer to Georgetown 2026
Georgetown is a highly-respected Jesuit university in Washington D.C that is particularly well-known for opportunities in politics, policy, foreign service, and the humanities more broadly. Part of the loosely defined and very unofficial “Ivy Plus” club, Georgetown is difficult to get into as a first-year. Unfortunately for prospective transfers, it isn’t any easier as a transfer applicant.
How to Transfer to the University of Michigan 2026
The University of Michigan is a top public state research university, and they have a long tradition of welcoming transfers. For the fall of 2024, Michigan received 6,832 applications for transfer and accepted 2,385. Transfers who are accepted by Michigan are rewarded with more flexibility than most other top schools: they can start in any season.
How to Transfer to the University of Pennsylvania (Penn) 2026
The University of Pennsylvania, or Penn, is an outstanding Ivy League university with equally impressive outcomes. It is mid-size, with 10,610 undergraduates across a range of colleges, and attracts students who think big. At Penn, students put their big ideas into practice. The Philadelphia setting empowers taking action rather than waiting for graduation.
How to Transfer to Dartmouth 2026
Dartmouth is not known for welcoming large numbers of transfer students. In a recent year, the transfer acceptance rate was only 1.6%. They accepted only 12 of over 700 applicants. That is an abysmal transfer acceptance rate. However, 12 students did get in. It is possible. Not probable, and certainly not easy, but possible. We help students make it happen.
How to Transfer to Boston University 2026
Boston University is a school that embraces transfers — over 700 each year. Transfer students are able to start in either the fall or spring semester, and benefit from a robust community specifically geared towards supporting the unique needs of transfer students.
How to Transfer to Harvard 2026
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.
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 Williams 2024-2025
Admissions to Williams is one of the most sought after acceptances among small liberal arts colleges. The same holds true for transfers, which they admit for fall enrollment only. In this post, we’ll break down what you need to know to write your strongest Williams transfer application. First, though, let’s talk numbers.
How to Transfer To Harvard 2024-2025
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 Stanford 2024-2025
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 Wake Forest 2024-2025
If you want to transfer to a smallish research university in the south, Wake Forest University may be the perfect choice. Located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Wake Forest has exceptional STEM programs, a gorgeous location, and a generous financial aid policy (they meet 100% of demonstrated need! We love that!).
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 Apply to UVA as a Transfer in 2024-2025
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.