An average premed Transferring for Yale /Fine Art? What are my chances???

College Majors Visual Arts and Film Majors
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<p>Okay it’s like this I am a second year premed since I am not too sure about my major yet plus people keep telling me to major in whatever I am interested in. Even though I wanted to major in Fine ART but I thought it might just too cheesy have BFA alone as a degreed to apply med school, so I am end up doing BioChem for now “I am also interest in nature sciences.” Btw my 4.0 is from CCNY City College and I am transfer to SUNY Binghamton this fall 2006 as we speak. These are my grades so far </p>

<p>Cumulative GPA: 4.000
Course Description Grade Credits Equated Credits Hours CHEM - 10301 General Lec-lab A 4.0
MATH - 20100 Calculus 1 A+ 4.0
NSS - 10000 New Freshman Seminr P
SPCH - 11100 Speech Foundations A 4.0
ENGL - 11000 Freshmn Composition A 4.0
MATH - 20200 Calculus 2 A+ 4.0
PHYS - 20700 General A+ 4.0
PHYS - 20701 Lab P
CHEM - 10401 General Lec-lab A+ 4.0
CHEM - 10421 General Chem 2 Wkshp
WHUM - 10100 World Humanities 1 A+ 4.0</p>

<p>I plan to finish all the premed pre-requirement out of the way by the end of sophomore year and hopefully that’s with the MCAT :] and my grades stay that way.
Last time I checked Yale and Chicago ART are the best schools for Fine ART major, so I thought maybe I should apply to Yale for fine Art, transfer in as a junior. So my question is what you guys think about my chances. The reason I didn’t applied to Yale before while in high school it was because of my low grades ~3.1 "english is not my first language" but now I have 4.0 assuming it stay that way. I am quite confidence about my Art portfolios I have won many national awards, I have passed the reviews from Chicago while I was in High school …so assuming my Art portfolio will pass the Yale interview.
I mean who knows medschool might even like the diversity plus its Yale after all !!! O_O</p>

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<p>As far as I know (and this is on their website), but if you have over two years worth of college credit, you cannot transfer to Yale in any of the programs. It also states that you cant voluntarily relinquish credits, or even apply as a freshman. Call and see, but Yale might be a no-go.</p>

<p>Also, if you haven't taken any college studio classes in art, you would most likely be starting over again as a freshman, not a junior, so it would probably take you 4 years to get the BFA :\ Sorry for all the glum info!</p>

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<p>I think if you have the work and they actually give a damn about accepting a student with good work... then you'll be in.</p>

<p>Not sure if that's a lot of ifs... To be totally honest, with these "elite" schools you can never tell. So, if you really want it, go for it. The worst they can do is not accept.</p>

<p>I'd also say apply to Chicago, which is really quite a good school for art and will give out big bucks to good students. Not sure what your premed stuff would amount to then...</p>