<p>SAT SCORE:
December 2004(expected): 780-800 Math, 650+ Verbal-1430+</p>
<p>High School: Skipped Grades 9-12</p>
<p>College:
California State University Los Angeles: 3.76
Los Angeles City College: 4.0
Average GPA: 3.86</p>
<p>EC's:
Chess
Tennis
Soccer
Piano
Jogging
ASO
Science Club
Tutoring at Hollywood Education and Literacy Program
Vice President-Student Government</p>
<p>Awards:
John Hopkins CTY Award 2004
John Hopkins CTY Award 2003
UCLA Mock Trial Institute </p>
<p>Classes planned:</p>
<p>Calculus I-Honors
General Chemistry I-Honors
General Chemistry II
Spanish II</p>
<p>Completed units by Spring of matriculation: 50 Semester Units</p>
<p>Current Age: 14
DOB: October 5th, 1990</p>
<p>Schools Applying to:
WUSTL
Duke
Yale
Harvard
Stanford
Cornell
Columbia
Occidental
Reed
Swarthmore
JHU
University of Pennsylvania(<--Main Choice)
NYU</p>
<p>Planned Major:
Biochemistry</p>
<p>Planned Occupation:
M.D.-Researcher</p>
<p>Can someone give my my matches for these schools? I am applying as a transfer student and have no high school transcript as I had skipped 4 grades. Also, I need some advice on what to put on my application and statement.</p>
<p>You remind of my professors kid. This kid applied to cal state dominguez hills at age 9 arguing the university's policy of "not discrimminating applicants based on race, age or sex" Why would you skip the best four years of your life dude? I definately commend you on your accomplishments though. kudos.</p>
<p>I'd say based on you being a normal trasfer student that your chances at these schools are: Matches>Occidental, JHU, NYU, Reed, Cornell Reaches>DUKE, Columbia, Swarthmore YOu should consider Penn. I dunno about the other ivies and stanford.</p>
<p>You know, courses at LACC aren't that terribly hard, either. It's sort of high school, part II.</p>
<p>Cal State LA is no uphill battle, either, the courses there are incredibly easy, at least that's what I found.</p>
<p>I don't see why you skipped high school. Although the option is there, it severely hampers your ability to mature within an academic environment. Granted, by going to university and college, you have shown that you have academic prowess -- but even Stanford in its catalog discourages mere juniors from skipping their senior year -- so what would make skipping high school any different, if not to a greater degree?</p>
<p>Yeah, courses there are easy. That is why I want to transfer myself OUT OF THERE. I was able to get open-enrollment into CSULA courses. But yeah, I can easily get into UCLA, but that is an okay school.</p>
<p>i skipped my last three years of high school.. went to a four year liberal arts college w/o a diploma. i've found it hard to transfer because some schools are like- well that's just like ap's. so talk to the admission offices, they all differ. one said yes, apply. and another said get your ged. and yet another said you'll need to come in as a freshman.</p>
<p>i skipped my last three years of high school.. went to a four year liberal arts college w/o a diploma. i've found it hard to transfer because some schools are like- well that's just like ap's. so talk to the admission offices, they all differ. one said yes, apply. and another said get your ged. and yet another said you'll need to come in as a freshman.</p>
<p>Yes, I do have a high school diploma. The only issue is mainly that I don't want to apply as a Freshman because I DON'T have any high school coursework. Also, I would have to give up the college credit I had earned, which is a year worth. So... Yeah... I called up most of the universities above, and they said that college will weigh a lot in my case. Also, how are SAT scores interpreted for Transfer Students? I want to try and hit a 1500, I already know I am pretty much going to get at least a 1450.</p>
<p>Yeah, I want to get into at least a Top 15. UCLA and UC Berkeley are okay... As long as I can get straight A's I would be fine. But I am going to send my application to at least a few ivy leagues. Also, if am able to reach a 1500, I think I would apply to a lot more ivy leagues.</p>
<p>I stopped going to high school after my sophomore year and took homeschool instead. During my senior year, I started taking classes at a community college and now I am 18 and a Junior at my University, even though it is only my first semester. I applied as a Freshman and just had my community college courses transferred over. It wasn't a problem at all.</p>
<p>You are lucky. I wish I knew I could drop high school when I was a freshman and just go right to college. I was thinking more like a typical sheep back then though. I really like your style though - you are obviously not a robot like most high schoolers who just follows what everyone tells them to do.</p>
<p>I think you have a great shot at Penn with a 1500 (or close). You have a very good GPA and ec's as well. If anything, your age should only give you a plus because they will see that you are smart and determined at such a young age. I can't see it being detrimental.</p>
<p>Consider yourself really lucky. I came out of the "robot world" only when I was a junior, so I ended up losing two good years in high school - which is indeed a complete waste of time. </p>
<p>abpexcel: how were you able to apply as a freshman w/ your cc courses? while in hs i accumulated 1 year's worth of credits from my local state college and now i am there as a full time student with sophomore standing instead of my senior year and all of the colleges i've spoken to say i have to apply as a transfer. i'd like to apply as a freshman, it's a lot easier to get in (the schools i'm looking at anyway)</p>
<p>rahulkghosh: i agree your chances seem pretty good for penn, that's one that's actually easier to get in as a transfer. just be really clear in your statement about your situation. </p>
<p>also you said you have a high school diploma--how were you able to get it w/ no high school? i'm still trying to get one, i left requiring 1 class and they still won't let me get a diploma even w/ my college credits</p>
<p>efs424: When I applied as a Freshman, I had not completed any cc courses yet. In fact, I didn't even list nor tell my school that I was taking any college classes. They didn't even care. Essentially, I just completed two years of college in one academic year because I ended up taking summer school courses, in addition to a variety of online distance-learning courses which gave me the ability to take more courses at the same time (both in-person and online).</p>
<p>During the first few weeks of class, I just went to the transfer counselor at my school and he allowed me to transfer all of my college courses, no questions asked. It was a very simple process, and I now regret not taking more college courses because I could have even graduated earlier. </p>
<p>I think community college courses are a huge benefit - especially for high school students like me who try to get ahead. First of all, you end up saving a lot of money and more importantly, the classes are easy so your GPA becomes REALLY high (compared to if you were taking courses at a solid University) and this will ultimately give you a big boost in graduate admissions.</p>
<p>If only I was smart enough to start early like rahulkghosh. It's amazing the amount of potential and opportunity we all have if we just open our eyes...</p>
<p>damn you have a real good thing going for u good luck wit ur apps, i think ur age should def give u an edge, and try to apply for schools that have interviews so you can show them that you have more to offer than good academics at a young agee</p>