Inside Higher Ed published an article yesterday about a new study, being release by the National Association for College Admission Counseling, on transfer admission. The study showed that both public and private institutions place emphasis on academic performance at the postsecondary level, however, private schools are more likely to look at standardized test scores, essays, high school academic performance and recommendations.
As a former transfer admissions counselor at a private school, I can tell you that your postsecondary GPA is the most important factor in your transfer application, especially if you needed to improve your GPA from high school. However, if a college is being “selective” with their transfer process, the other factors do take on more importance.
Most private schools are going to strive to treat transfer applicants as they would their first-year applicants. They want to have a holistic review process. That is why it is important for transfer applicants to put some effort into their applications.
If you have any questions regarding the transfer admission process, let us know! We are happy to help!
Katherine Price
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Mark is the Founder and CEO of Great College Advice, a national college admissions consulting firm. As a career educator, he has served as a college administrator, professor of international relations at the University of Denver and the Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, program consultant at Yale and the University of Kansas, government instructor at Harvard and Tufts, high school teacher of French, and a Fulbright teacher of English in France. He has personally helped hundreds of students from around the world map their college journeys. Mark speaks on college preparation, selection, and admission to students and parents around the world, and his views have been published in major newspapers and journals.
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Mark is the Founder and CEO of Great College Advice, a national college admissions consulting firm. As a career educator, he has served as a college administrator, professor of international relations at the University of Denver and the Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, program consultant at Yale and the University of Kansas, government instructor at Harvard and Tufts, high school teacher of French, and a Fulbright teacher of English in France. He has personally helped hundreds of students from around the world map their college journeys. Mark speaks on college preparation, selection, and admission to students and parents around the world, and his views have been published in major newspapers and journals.