<p>I'm really interested in transferring to Stanford now and I was just wondering if anyone was ever in my situation but managed to transfer there. Thanks.</p>
<p>search the forums here</p>
<p>there are plenty of cases like that</p>
<p>jimbob, there aren't really much people (i don't even know of any or haven't heard) of someone with a bad hs record that transferred to stanford from cc. there are other schools, but stanford? o_O</p>
<p>Tiberius, give us your stats and will tell you if you have a shot. Stanford it tough, though. You still need high SATs to transfer to Palo Alto.</p>
<p>you're going to have to take 2 sat 2 subject tests if you want to have a realistic shot at stanford(they STRONGLY recommend taking these-i called them). So you might as well study for and retake the SAT 1 test as well.</p>
<p>"you're going to have to take 2 sat 2 subject tests if you want to have a realistic shot at stanford"</p>
<p>I dont know... I got in as a transfer without ever taking SAT II's, and I know of others as well who got in without them.</p>
<p>wolbster1, did you transfer in with a crappy HS record?</p>
<p>My unweighted gpa is like a 2.9 I think.</p>
<p>Oh, and they don't care if I take the SAT again in college right?</p>
<p>No, I actually had a 4.0 in high school and was valedictorian...BUT i went to a really crappy public high school (didn't offer any AP's, the majority of students dont go on to college, etc.)</p>
<p>As a sophomore transfer, they will look at your high school record. If you are applying as a junior transfer then high school wont matter as much, though I'm sure they still take it into account.</p>
<p>You have yto be totally exceptional to get into Stanford as a transfer. I've watched friends with excellent stats and outstanding ECs at great schools get rejected. They mostly seem to take those with outstanding academic research that has caught the eye of a department. Focus on getting profs there to support your application.</p>
<p>I got into Stanford as a CC transfer, with really strange high school grades (very high, then all Fs, as I was forced to leave school early). I'm also a bit older, so that might have helped. Feel free to PM.</p>