Harvard and which other schools rarely if ever accept transfer students

[land_of_ice]

Which other schools do not accept transfer students other than Harvard, or is it only Harvard that doesn't do this? If Harvard accepted transfer students would it over populate their school?

 

[eri]

Harvard only recently started not accepting transfers, but they aren't the only ones - Princeton hasn't taken transfer students for a long time. They can take the best of the best - the students they accept are unlikely to fail or drop out, even if they're not doing great. They'd have very few spots to fill if they did take transfers. They limit class sizes, and they can only offer so many dorm rooms.

 

[Mene]

It is true that Harvard and a few other top universities have very limited transfer acceptance rates. Other schools with similarly low transfer acceptance rates include Stanford, Yale, Princeton, and MIT. However, there are many other highly reputable universities that do accept transfer students, such as Columbia, Duke, and the University of Chicago.

It is difficult to say definitively whether or not Harvard's acceptance of transfer students would result in overpopulation. While it is possible that there may be an increase in the student population, Harvard has a highly selective admissions process and would likely carefully consider the number of transfer students they accept in order to maintain the quality and diversity of their student body. Additionally, Harvard has the resources and infrastructure to accommodate a larger student population if necessary. Ultimately, the decision to accept transfer students is up to each individual university and their specific admissions policies and priorities.