<p>Do you generally need a 4.0 GPA to transfer to an ivy after freshman year?</p>
<p>No, it depends on your other stats...</p>
<p>Scenario: </p>
<p>HS: 2.5
SAT 1200/1600
College 4.0 15 credits
Everything else avg/good</p>
<p>^^ would any ivy accept this person...probably not</p>
<p>Your high school record has to be pretty spotless and your recommendations have to be incredible, the latter of which is hard to achieve at this point in the year.</p>
<p>wayward_trojan -- does your HS record really need to be "spotless"? what if you kind of slacked off senior year and got like 1 or 2 bad grades, but you managed to pull your grades up first term of college -- would the Ivies you're applying to transfer to really still consider your HS record that much?</p>
<p>In short, yes (i.e. relatively spotless): your high school transcript and SATs/ACTs are VERY important in transfer admissions if you are applying as a freshman, as you will have only one semester of college grades under your belt. Don't feel that one or two Bs will keep you out, but if you had major grade problems in high school, I would suggest waiting a year and applying as a sophomore, as your high school grades and test scores would be considerably less important for admission.</p>
<p>No, I had an A average in high school, but my first semester college grades could be 3 B's and an A.</p>
<p>Assuming you are not an URM and do not have a truly exceptional hook, I very much doubt the Ivies are in the cards. If you really want to transfer there, wait a year and solidify your GPA.</p>
<p>It's not about having a spotless, polished highschool record - it's about giving yourself enough time to prove you are able to take on education at the college level. Pull it through one more year, and make it a good year for you.</p>
<p>wayward trojan, you continue to say incorrect things..</p>
<p>Instead of making it personal, why don't you say specifically what you find objectionable?</p>
<p>"I don't really know (or care) why you feel the need to repeatedly and personally attack my posts, but do everyone a favor and go ***** yourself."</p>
<p>my response: you are an idiot,
you have said in the past that the only ecs worthy of admissions were music ones (not everyone is a mexican band geek)
you also say how reqs seem to be everything and they have to be perfect.. reqs are not the most important part of an application by any stretch</p>
<p>oh and dont private message me again bc i dont care</p>
<p>
[quote]
you also say how reqs seem to be everything and they have to be perfect.. reqs are not the most important part of an application by any stretch
[/quote]
</p>
<p>Yes, yes they are if you're applying for a very competitive school that can pick and choose their applicants. You wanna know why? Because GPA is just a weeder. Test scores are just weeders. If I have 40 applicants that have 4.0s and 36/2400 ACT/SAT, and only 5 open spots, who do I choose? I would look at their reqs, their EC's, ect</p>
<p>so yes, they are important.</p>
<p>^^^ wayward and cjvn are completelu right.... when you are talking ivys and other top schools a 3.8/3.9 doesn't make a diff ... They are all going to be placed in the same competitive pool... so ecs essays and recs is whats really going to set u apart</p>
<p>How about a 4.0 at a public college and a 92 average at what someone might consider one of the best high schools in the world?</p>
<p>^^difficulty of school/course load....is what is going to make the difference</p>