<p>To provide a little more detail…I’m very surprised I got in, REALLY happy, but. I applied in high school and I had like a 3.4UW, my SATs were a 2080, and I had a 750 on the Lit SATII, but a horrible, unspeakable score on my second SATII. So my stats were a little below what I wanted, but I’m a writer, so I figured maybe I could get in on my essay. WRONG. Anyway, I got rejected EVERYWHERE but my safety, went to my safety for a year, got a 4.0, got a job, had KILLER recs, applied as a transfer and got in!</p>
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<p>I was rejected from 13 out of 15 schools out of HS. Long story short I had a family crisis senior year which I didn’t handle well, which dragged my GPA down from about a 3.4/3.5 to somewhere below a 3.0 (my third quarter GPA was a .9, if that offers any insight). This occurred just after applications were due, and I couldn’t bring myself to explain my current situation to schools. So I ended up going to the early action safety that I had already been accepted to (and that hadn’t bothered to look at my grades afterward). I learned a lot and matured quite a bit after my senior year of HS, and was a new person come college time. I worked hard, joined clubs, made great friends, and finished the year with a 3.9 college GPA. I applied to only a few schools for transfer and got into my #1 choice (Barnard College). I am now happy as a clam and cannot wait to attend Barnard in the fall!
To all of those struggling, just keep in mind that you really can achieve what you want to. You may not get everything you want when and where you want it, but if you work hard and keep trying, your success is limitless. Good luck!</p>
<p>I was denied to all UCs except for UCR in HS and got into USC as a sophomore transfer!</p>
<p>Denied to USC, UCLA, Berkeley in HS</p>
<p>Got into USC, UCLA, BERKELEY, DUKE, NYU, RICE after one year.</p>
<p>I was denied at Northwestern when I first applied. I got in last year as a transfer student.
Couldn’t be happier.</p>
<p>Got denied from UVA first year and just got in this weekend off the waitlist. :)</p>
<p>Hey everyone.</p>
<p>Don’t think this really counts per say, but rejected from Columbia and currently waiting anxiously on the waitlist this time around… haha</p>
<p>Had solid grades last semester / class president… really hoping it works out, but I guess I’ll just have to wait :P</p>
<p>Denied from Columbia as a freshman, accepted as a transfer after a successful year at Middlebury! It can happen.</p>
<p>Congrat. Amanda617! </p>
<p>If you don’t mind, can you share your success story. What make you stand out this time versus HS? Do you have to go through interview again? I assume your good GPA at Middlebury, essay and your professor recommendations are key to your success. Do you need to apply for financial aid? What is your reason to Columbia that that you want to transfer there given that Middlebury is quick a good LAC?</p>
<p>Hi making<em>a</em>point,</p>
<p>There are a few reasons I think that I was accepted to Columbia as a transfer. Hopefully this helps!:</p>
<p>It wasn’t my original intention to transfer out of Middlebury, so I made the most of my time while I was there and involved myself heavily in some great organizations before I realized that it probably wasn’t the best place for me. After I turned in college applications last year, I organized and led a protest at my high school that involved 600+ students, parents and teachers. I became an editor for the weekly paper in my spring semester of college, went on a service trip during one of my breaks and volunteered at the garden. I also established some great professor relationships and was active in classes, which helped when it came to asking for a letter of rec. I was much prouder of my transfer essay than my original college essay - going through a year of college helped me figure out what exactly I wanted from the experience, and I think I communicated that pretty clearly.</p>
<p>My main reasons for transferring were location, programs and size - I felt that Middlebury was a bit too isolated for me in a lot of respects. I felt like Midd was missing a really important interaction between the “outside world” as a result of its rural location; it’s hard to feel engaged with the news when the nearest city is an hour away. I wanted a school with a slightly bigger and more diverse student body, and with the resources (grad school classes, top professors, etc.) that a full University can bring - yet still retaining the liberal arts college feel and accessibility to professors.</p>
<p>I didn’t have to interview with Columbia. I did receive a really sizable financial aid package - they were really generous, which is great, because I am on the lower end of the income scale.</p>
<p>My advice would be to make the most of whichever school you end up at and give a sincere effort to be happy with where you are for at least a semester - this will enhance your relationships, but also give you some things to talk about if you decide to transfer.</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>I was rejected by the University of Virginia last year and got in as a transfer this year. As was the case above me, I really just immersed myself in my activities and my classes and didn’t even think about transferring until I got the response back. That way I was going to be happy even if I wasn’t admitted… and this made the choice all the more difficult. If you have any other questions, feel free to message me personally. Best of luck!</p>
<p>I got denied from Emory my senior year of hs and got in as a transfer for sophomore year. I honestly do not know how. I applied mostly because of my parents, who are paying tuition, both times and both times I expected to get rejected. My hs transcript is a train wreck and my college GPA is the exact same as my hs one (which is terribly low for Emory). My SAT score sucks and I have done little outside of class. I spent maybe 5 min on my application as well. It is mind-boggling to me why I was accepted, but I’m not going to question it.</p>
<p>I was rejected by both, University of Georgia and Auburn, after my senior year of high school. I ended up attending a smaller 4 year school outside of Atlanta as a business major and decided to try my luck my sophomore year. I ended up getting into Auburn, UGA and UNC, but denied from UT-Austin. I will be attending UNC-Chapel Hill starting in the Fall.</p>
<p>So, would somebody like to enlighten me on my prospects?</p>
<p>I was a Questbridge Finalist, and did not get into any of their partner schools, a lot of which are Ivy’s.</p>
<p>I will be attending Connecticut College next year as a freshmen and wish to transfer out to an Ivy, only because I know I would be guaranteed excellent financial aid from them, even though I feel like there is no hope for me really. Currently, the cost at CC will severly cripple my family because their financial aid is not very good, at least for me I guess. In HS as a 2009 graduate, I had a 3.85 un-weighted GPA, a 4.377 weighted, got an IB diploma, SAT is pretty bad at 1930, ranked 7/503 in graduating class. If I do well at CC this upcoming year and get good grades, do I have any chance at transferring to a good school?</p>
<p>Also, I think that it’s important that I’m very glad to be at CC and will make the best of my time there, but going there is nearly impossible in terms of the cost, my parents will barely scrape by the money, and that’s why I need to transfer.</p>
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<p>I get the impression from other parts of your post that you don’t just mean specifically the six (it’s only six) colleges that are both in the Ivy League and accept transfer students. What colleges are you looking at? Besides excellent financial aid, what criteria are you applying to choosing colleges? Are you looking only in the northeast, or all over the country?</p>
<p>Also, Brown is need-aware for transfers. There are a bunch of non-Ivy need-blind, fully meets aid - schools though; so look around.</p>
<p>waitlisted then rejected at nyu stern</p>
<p>accepted as a transfer :)</p>
<p>Stellar GPA at community colleges or undergraduate universities can generally result in a positive transfer acceptance to most of your transfer choices, as colleges generally then give the most weight to your GPA, as you have already demonstrated success as a college student - too many success stories to post here. Go for it.</p>
<p>I was rejected outright from Claremont McKenna after applying Early Decision out of High School. After a year of college, I was then waitlisted, rejected, THEN received an “unexpected offer of admission” from Claremont McKenna. I was quite honestly shocked but I accepted it and was the last person accepted to CMC for this year. I had an amazing year at William & Mary. I had a stellar GPA, and was heavily involved in Model UN and won a Best Delegate award as well. Never give up hope and amazing things can indeed happen. After receiving the rejection after accepting a spot on the Alternate list, I was a little dejected but the situation rectified itself in a manner that I could not have expected at all.</p>