From Bama to Yale?

[Anonymous]

I have a friend who transferred to Yale after sophomore year in college, but he had a 4.0 and is definitely one of the most brilliant people I know (went on to clerk at the Supreme Court). He was at a top southern school (not Duke or Vandy or Rice) before he transferred.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yale transfer acceptance rate is 1.76 percent.

It's generally not feasible to transfer to a top 20 school. It doesn't hurt to try, but wouldn't count on it.

I wonder how much f that is athletics through the transfer portal; for all the kids transferring up to bigger programs, there are kids transferring down from bigger programs.

[Anonymous]

New athletic transfer portal rules have made it look easier. Many transfers are athletes transferring to play from another school. My kid had 4 transfers onto their Ivy last year.

[Anonymous]

^ their Ivy team

Hooks

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:New athletic transfer portal rules have made it look easier. Many transfers are athletes transferring to play from another school. My kid had 4 transfers onto their Ivy last year.

That would for sure color the numbers at Vanderbilt, Duke, Stanford, Northwestern, USC, and Notre Dame. The transfer portal is a real thing for the schools that are trying to compete - unlike a Brown or Columbia or Yale. Don't take the transfer numbers seriously at these schools. It's going to be 2 percent at T20 schools all around for the non D1 athletes.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:New athletic transfer portal rules have made it look easier. Many transfers are athletes transferring to play from another school. My kid had 4 transfers onto their Ivy last year.

That would for sure color the numbers at Vanderbilt, Duke, Stanford, Northwestern, USC, and Notre Dame. The transfer portal is a real thing for the schools that are trying to compete - unlike a Brown or Columbia or Yale. Don't take the transfer numbers seriously at these schools. It's going to be 2 percent at T20 schools all around for the non D1 athletes.

Yale has a QB transfer from Wisconsin. Kids move down for playing time as well as moving up to bigger programs

[Anonymous]

I know a few of DCs friends who transferred to much better schools, mostly from schools similar to Alabama. The schools were not Yale and brown caliber, they were UVA, bates, tufts, and Boston University… so more like top 40 school, not top 10. But coming from schools ranked in the 80s and 100s they were all big improvements.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:New athletic transfer portal rules have made it look easier. Many transfers are athletes transferring to play from another school. My kid had 4 transfers onto their Ivy last year.

That would for sure color the numbers at Vanderbilt, Duke, Stanford, Northwestern, USC, and Notre Dame. The transfer portal is a real thing for the schools that are trying to compete - unlike a Brown or Columbia or Yale. Don't take the transfer numbers seriously at these schools. It's going to be 2 percent at T20 schools all around for the non D1 athletes.

Yale has a QB transfer from Wisconsin. Kids move down for playing time as well as moving up to bigger programs

And Vanderbilt imported their QB from New Mexico. With absolutely outstanding results.

The academically strong D1 sport schools have a different reality these days when it comes to transfers. You can't compare SEC Vanderbilt or ACC Duke or independent Notre Dame with Columbia or Yale or Williams or the other schools that aren't competitive. So the transfer numbers can be misleading. No top athlete is transferring to Wesleyan or whatever.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Alabama is not a good school. Sorry op but good luck to your kid.

There is only one good response when talking about someone else’s kids’ college: “I hope they are enjoying XYZ University. I wish them luck.”

I don’t what “good school” you went to, but they didn’t teach you not to be a judgmental ass.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Yale transfer acceptance rate is 1.76 percent.

It's generally not feasible to transfer to a top 20 school. It doesn't hurt to try, but wouldn't count on it.

I wonder how much f that is athletics through the transfer portal; for all the kids transferring up to bigger programs, there are kids transferring down from bigger programs.

Yes and using it for better college upgrade.

I know Ivies are telling my kids in the sport to take a gap year and they’ll take them the following year. Done are doing that first year elsewhere and using the athletic transfer the next year.

[Anonymous]

Check male college soccer rosters—tons of transfers at all colleges. And they have 5 years to use their 4 years of eligibility. They want them older and more experienced.

[Anonymous]

transferring from ‘bama to a second tier school is doable, but not T15. I would focus on second tier schools like Cornell, Georgetown, Rochester, or Bucknell - good luck!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:New athletic transfer portal rules have made it look easier. Many transfers are athletes transferring to play from another school. My kid had 4 transfers onto their Ivy last year.

That would for sure color the numbers at Vanderbilt, Duke, Stanford, Northwestern, USC, and Notre Dame. The transfer portal is a real thing for the schools that are trying to compete - unlike a Brown or Columbia or Yale. Don't take the transfer numbers seriously at these schools. It's going to be 2 percent at T20 schools all around for the non D1 athletes.

Yale has a QB transfer from Wisconsin. Kids move down for playing time as well as moving up to bigger programs

And Vanderbilt imported their QB from New Mexico. With absolutely outstanding results.

The academically strong D1 sport schools have a different reality these days when it comes to transfers. You can't compare SEC Vanderbilt or ACC Duke or independent Notre Dame with Columbia or Yale or Williams or the other schools that aren't competitive. So the transfer numbers can be misleading. No top athlete is transferring to Wesleyan or whatever.

Williams and Wesleyan are D3, so you're right about them. Top athletes are transferring into ivies, not the very tippy top but good athletes. Kids at power programs realize they just aren't big10 material or they see the difference between themselves and NFL bound teammates and they transfer somewhere they can play and where their degree will hold more value

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:New athletic transfer portal rules have made it look easier. Many transfers are athletes transferring to play from another school. My kid had 4 transfers onto their Ivy last year.

That would for sure color the numbers at Vanderbilt, Duke, Stanford, Northwestern, USC, and Notre Dame. The transfer portal is a real thing for the schools that are trying to compete - unlike a Brown or Columbia or Yale. Don't take the transfer numbers seriously at these schools. It's going to be 2 percent at T20 schools all around for the non D1 athletes.

Yale has a QB transfer from Wisconsin. Kids move down for playing time as well as moving up to bigger programs

And Vanderbilt imported their QB from New Mexico. With absolutely outstanding results.

The academically strong D1 sport schools have a different reality these days when it comes to transfers. You can't compare SEC Vanderbilt or ACC Duke or independent Notre Dame with Columbia or Yale or Williams or the other schools that aren't competitive. So the transfer numbers can be misleading. No top athlete is transferring to Wesleyan or whatever.

Vanderbilt University bought the New Mexico State University coach (Jerry Kill) who brought the NMSU star QB along. Great results.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Yale transfer acceptance rate is 1.76 percent.

It's generally not feasible to transfer to a top 20 school. It doesn't hurt to try, but wouldn't count on it.

I wonder how much f that is athletics through the transfer portal; for all the kids transferring up to bigger programs, there are kids transferring down from bigger programs.

Good point. My DC's school has quite a few athletes that were at large state universities and transferred in to play out their last year of eligibility. It's great for those kids who are really talented but weren't getting playing time at their old school. A few blossom and get noticed by the NFL scouts and those that aren't NFL material get a great degree.