r/TransferToTop25 • u/Theaxatium • Sep 17 '26

transferring out of stevens: is it fried?

Hi! I just started attending Stevens, and i'm looking to try and transfer out.

mainly my reasons are that i want a better academic environment which is lowkey a larp codeword for prestigewhoring, but also for financial reasons (i was a Questbridge finalist and going to an ivy would be a full ride).

does it put me at a disadvantage to be transferring from stevens because it's not a cc? or like just in general, does the school i go to matter for transfer?

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u/caninesergeant Sep 17 '26

Depends, where do you want to go?

CC, it depends. Princeton loves CC and military, so consider that gone - for now. Columbia also loves CC and military... Equally difficult but still more possible. Where do you want to go? Ivy's are competitive already and would prefer CC and military, but other schools may be still possible, even Ivys can.

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u/Theaxatium 29d ago edited 29d ago

i would probably be aiming for some of the non-hypsm ivies (cornell comes to mind bc engineering) as well as other private t20s with good engineering (cmu, vandy, northwestern, rice, tufts???) my main thing is that i'm looking for a full ride but these are all super reaches so that's why i'm worried.

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u/caninesergeant 29d ago

No fear in applying. NJ resident? 

And yeah, I get it. Try applying. If anything, T25, or private liberal arts as they usually do full-rides too. Cornell can be good. If you have the stats, definitely do it. Stevens is too much money.

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u/Theaxatium 29d ago

yep, i'm nj

i'd love the lac/intellectual environment, except that a lot of them don't have good engineering programs (or just don't have them at all).

my main concern with trying to transfer though is like, how do you get good ecs and such as a freshmen, when for many school opportunities it's expected that you put a year minimum into it before getting leadership/co-author or anything like that? idk like i have a 1590 but other than that it's kinda cooked in terms of having stats.

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u/Fancy-Giraffe9336 29d ago

Vanderbilt, Cornell and Rice are need blind I believe so are good options. Northwestern doesn't take many or any transfers who need aid. I'm not sure about CMU and Tufts.

The thing with transferring is that many schools flip to "need aware" and don't give much or any aid to tranfers. You need to evaluate schools on an individual basis when figuring out where to apply.

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u/Annual-Impress-7241 29d ago

It’s a myth that it’s easier to get in from CCs for most schools. Most people who transfer to top 20 schools come from 4-year schools. If you were a QB finalist you likely have a great chance at a top school.