4.0 GPA Successful Transfer from CCC

<p>Hey guys, </p>

<p>I've been a fervent reader, but now decided to participate in this great community!</p>

<p>So I am a student at a California Community College w/ a 4.0 gpa and great essays, and I was wondering what the likelihood of a ccc student to successfully transfer to the prestigious private school?</p>

<p>Does it happen alot?
Ive only heard of random success stories that happen in a blue moon</p>

<p>Should I even bother applying to the IVY LEAGUES?
Im kind of in the dark..</p>

<p>Thanks everyone for viewing/reading this thread!</p>

<p>Very difficult but give it a shot, there’s no reason not to if you have good essays and the grades (which you do). I actually know one person who transferred from the CCC I am going to and got into an ivy. I don’t know the exact details but it was in my cc paper. He was also an URM and I think low income…this was 3ish years ago so I don’t remember much.</p>

<p>Thanks for the prompt reply. I will definitely apply to see if I get into any or not Why not right? :)</p>

<p>Just remember that Ivy leagues also look at you HS and SAT scores. If you weren’t a serious contender in HS, your chances are pretty much zero. Even if you have a 4.0 in a CC.</p>

<p>Hopefully the admission counselors look past these hs scores if couple years have past since i have graduated.</p>

<p>ive read somewhere that only for lower division transfers does these hs grades and act scores hold alot of weight. what do you guys think?</p>

<p>What Ivy league were you thinking of applying to?</p>

<p>The problem is that a 4.0 GPA from a community college doesn’t count for much. I’d wager that it’s quite a bit easier to get a 4.0 in CC than a 4.0 in high school since there are no smart students to compete with (though there may be a few brighter ones looking to transfer out like you).</p>

<p>“since there are no smart students to compete with”
Hardly true. I know plenty of very smart and very academically successful people from high school who started out in a community college for their first two years. Unless your family is fairly well off or you’ve been offered a full ride scholarship, a community college is often the best option for starting out college, especially in one of the many states that have automatic transfer of credits or even guaranteed admission between CCs and state schools (And I’m not just talking low end state schools… the UofM is a top 100 college, for example, and they have [MnCAP](<a href=“http://admissions.tc.umn.edu/admissioninfo/mncap_intro.html]MnCAP[/url]”>http://admissions.tc.umn.edu/admissioninfo/mncap_intro.html)</a>). Heck, some of the Ivy’s specifically mention CCs in their transfer information, such as [url=&lt;a href=“http://www.studentaffairs.columbia.edu/admissions/ask/faq/topic/393]Columbia[/url”&gt;FAQs | Columbia Undergraduate Admissions]Columbia[/url</a>] (Though on the other hand, Dartmouth specifies that they rarely award credit for coursework completed at a community college or two-year program).</p>

<p>Long story short, I wouldn’t say that a 4.0 from a CC gives you a GOOD chance of getting into the Ivy’s… but then, not much else short of curing cancer does, either. Definitely make sure to apply at a couple safe schools, but if you wanna try at an Ivy or two as well, I’d say go for it, and you’d probably have a decent chance at some non-Ivy but still prestigious private colleges as well.</p>

<p>Perhaps I worded my reply poorly, but what I was getting at is a 4.0 GPA at CC =/= a 4.0 GPA at a decent university.</p>

<p>While their transfer numbers are extremely low, Stanford tends to have a fair sized part of their transfer class composed of CC and NT students. This is relative to a school like Yale, which admits very few transfers from CCs.</p>

<p>So here’s the predicament:</p>

<p>I have a 4.0 GPA at CCC, “one of the best personal statements/essays I’ve ever read”- from a UCLA Admissions Counselor,</p>

<p>BUT</p>

<p>my ACT score is absolutely abysmal = below 20-30 range</p>

<p>I will be applying to </p>

<p>USC
NYU
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
UPENN
CORNELL</p>

<p>do I stand a chance at UoC, Upenn/Wharton, and Cornell? where else should I apply to? as a business major?</p>

<p>BTW I really appreciate all the feedback from everyone. I hope everyone has a wonderful holiday break! =)</p>

<p>P.S. As far as ECs, I have work experience in sales, and returned to school with a vengeance this semester taking 23 units with all A’s (if that holds any weight lol)</p>

<p>This is where my concern comes from in regard to community college GPA’s. How could one score <20 on the ACT and get a 4.0 GPA in college? The numbers don’t work.</p>

<p>The ACT score will hurt you depending on where you apply, but I would still encourage you to apply. Make sure you have some reasonable fall back schools though.</p>

<p>Apologies, i meant ACT score between 20-30. so mid 20s if you will ^^</p>

<p>Keep in mind that many colleges don’t require you to send your ACT score if you’ve completed a certain amount of college coursework. NYU, for example, says that “Transfer applicants who have already completed at least one year of full-time college or university enrollment in liberal arts and science courses are exempt from having to submit
standardized test results”… so the ACT won’t hurt you at all at any college that has such a policy</p>

<p>All good business programs but being a CCC student, you’re not even including the best undergrad business program in CA. Haas (UC Berkeley). A 4.0 will make you a strong applicant and they don’t care about high school/ACT/SAT etc. </p>

<p>One thing I want to add, UoC doesn’t have an undergraduate business program to my knowledge. Only Economics. Boothe is graduate. The other schools usually require 3.6 or 3.8+ to be competitive.</p>

<p>Thanks for the awesome insights from everyone.</p>

<p>As far as Haas goes, I chose to go with economics instead because Ive heard of students with 4.0s getting rejected, so chose the safer route. Maybe there is some loophole to change to haas after transfer idk =P lol</p>

<p>well my teachers just lmk that the recs were sent out so <em>fingers crossed</em> hope everything works out for the best to you guys as well!</p>

<p>Did you already send the UC app in? Because I just wanted to point out the 4.0’s that got rejected were usually missing prerequisites. Haas used to require the 7 breadth coursework to be completed prior to transfer but they abolished that this year. I’ve never heard 4.0’s getting rejected from Haas when they did meet the prerequisites. Regardless, the econ program is really good. Good luck!</p>

<p>I’ve heard that changes to the UC app are still possible.</p>

<p>Do you think that if I am missing some prerequisites at the time of the application, BUT I will complete the rest of the prerequisites by Spring, I will be competitive still?</p>

<p>Because Im still missing Calc 2, English 1C, MacroEcon — BUT I will complete by the end of Spring this semester.</p>

<p>I am highly considering changing the major!</p>

<p>Yes, you can finish prerequisites in the Spring. Which prerequisite is English 1C for? I don’t think that is a major prerequisite. You might be able to change your major during the January update or call the admissions office, I’m not too sure.</p>