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A regular transfer applicant would likely have to submit high school transcript, college transcript, essays and references. Do prospective athletic transfers have to complete the full package as well? Even that extra work compared to other schools could be a deterrent for transfers considering Stanford. And of course grad transfers have to be admitted by the graduate program, not by Undergrad Admissions. And some programs do require a GRE score. For example, MS&E masters program requires the GRE.

Spiny, I think you just hit the nail on the head.

Transfer students will need to submit full applications.  When we recruit high school students, we often have years to prepare them and instruct them how to accumulate and gather the materials for the application.  During the "portal" we have weeks at best, and many of the top prospects are gone in days.  There is not really sufficient time to do for transfer students what we have always done for high school applicants.

[81alum]

A regular transfer applicant would likely have to submit high school transcript, college transcript, essays and references. Do prospective athletic transfers have to complete the full package as well? Even that extra work compared to other schools could be a deterrent for transfers considering Stanford. And of course grad transfers have to be admitted by the graduate program, not by Undergrad Admissions. And some programs do require a GRE score. For example, MS&E masters program requires the GRE.

Spiny, I think you just hit the nail on the head.

Transfer students will need to submit full applications.  When we recruit high school students, we often have years to prepare them and instruct them how to accumulate and gather the materials for the application.  During the "portal" we have weeks at best, and many of the top prospects are gone in days.  There is not really sufficient time to do for transfer students what we have always done for high school applicants.