Anonymous
Post 03/21/2023 14:50     Subject: Re:Child wants to transfer to Vassar-advice?
Bard, Middlebury, Hamilton
Anonymous
Post 03/21/2023 14:29     Subject: Re:Child wants to transfer to Vassar-advice?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Maybe also try schools similar to Vassar too - Wesleyan, Connecticut College, Skidmore, etc. A lot of schools have transfer rates higher than freshman acceptance rates, but it’s good to not put all your eggs in one basket.


Others to add to this list? I'd also love to hear any direct experiences from people whose kids have transferred from a larger U to a smaller SLAC.


Washington College in Chestertown MD



I don't think that's the vibe.
Anonymous
Post 03/21/2023 13:26     Subject: Re:Child wants to transfer to Vassar-advice?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Maybe also try schools similar to Vassar too - Wesleyan, Connecticut College, Skidmore, etc. A lot of schools have transfer rates higher than freshman acceptance rates, but it’s good to not put all your eggs in one basket.


Others to add to this list? I'd also love to hear any direct experiences from people whose kids have transferred from a larger U to a smaller SLAC.


Washington College in Chestertown MD

Anonymous
Post 03/21/2023 12:40     Subject: Re:Child wants to transfer to Vassar-advice?
Anonymous wrote:Maybe also try schools similar to Vassar too - Wesleyan, Connecticut College, Skidmore, etc. A lot of schools have transfer rates higher than freshman acceptance rates, but it’s good to not put all your eggs in one basket.


Others to add to this list? I'd also love to hear any direct experiences from people whose kids have transferred from a larger U to a smaller SLAC.
Anonymous
Post 03/21/2023 12:39     Subject: Re:Child wants to transfer to Vassar-advice?
Maybe also try schools similar to Vassar too - Wesleyan, Connecticut College, Skidmore, etc. A lot of schools have transfer rates higher than freshman acceptance rates, but it’s good to not put all your eggs in one basket.
Anonymous
Post 03/21/2023 12:38     Subject: Child wants to transfer to Vassar-advice?
Anonymous wrote:If you can afford, apply and try your luck. What he doesn't like about his current school?


Very large, very very bro/frat culture. Has found a solid friend group and is involved in lots of activities. Not miserable at all but just feels that Vassar or similar would be a better fit.
Anonymous
Post 03/21/2023 12:37     Subject: Child wants to transfer to Vassar-advice?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Why not aim for post-grad there. If they were rejected out right they should be making enquires themselves to the transfer / admissions dept. directly


Vassar doesn't have any grad programs, does it?

Nope.
Anonymous
Post 03/21/2023 12:19     Subject: Child wants to transfer to Vassar-advice?
Anonymous wrote:Why not aim for post-grad there. If they were rejected out right they should be making enquires themselves to the transfer / admissions dept. directly


Vassar doesn't have any grad programs, does it?
Anonymous
Post 03/21/2023 12:18     Subject: Child wants to transfer to Vassar-advice?
If you can afford, apply and try your luck. What he doesn't like about his current school?
Anonymous
Post 03/21/2023 12:17     Subject: Child wants to transfer to Vassar-advice?
I think I small school like that would appreciate your DC's sustained interest. How were grade in HS? Have they now demonstrated they can succeed academically in a way that wasn't there in original app? Also, consider skidmore, Wesleyan, Kenyon, Bard?
Anonymous
Post 03/21/2023 12:12     Subject: Re:Child wants to transfer to Vassar-advice?
Transfer admit rate is about 15%.
Anonymous
Post 03/21/2023 12:12     Subject: Child wants to transfer to Vassar-advice?
Why not aim for post-grad there. If they were rejected out right they should be making enquires themselves to the transfer / admissions dept. directly
Anonymous
Post 03/21/2023 11:29     Subject: Child wants to transfer to Vassar-advice?
Anonymous wrote:According to the Vassar web site, the application deadline for the fall semester was 3/15.


Yes. Understood. Thinking of next cycle. Planning ahead and all that.
Anonymous
Post 03/21/2023 11:26     Subject: Child wants to transfer to Vassar-advice?
According to the Vassar web site, the application deadline for the fall semester was 3/15.
Anonymous
Post 03/21/2023 11:17     Subject: Child wants to transfer to Vassar-advice?
My child is a freshman at a large public university and has been doing well. They have friends at Vassar and have visited several times and feel that the vibe and academics at Vassar is a better fit. They were rejected as a freshman but I'm wondering if they have a chance as a transfer. Any advice?
Or advice on slightly less selective liberal arts schools that would be a better fit than a large public?