<p>What are my chances, as a transfer student, at being accepted by Caltech, MIT, or Stanford?</p>
<p>I would apply as an aerospace engineer. My "Resume" is as follows:</p>
<p>• Two-time president (currently still in office) of the Honors Program at my community college
• Leader of physics Academic Excellence Workshops for my college's Mathematics, Engineering, and Science Achievement Program
• Co-founder of a community service and leadership development organization called Circle K
• Cumulative 4.0 GPA
• First generation college student
• Receiving full financial aid
**SAT scores have not been released yet </p>
<p>I don’t see it. I don’t think that a 4.0 from community college is anything special, because you are competing against the C and low B students from high school. Where is your high school GPA and EC’s? That is important. If your high school GPA isn’t great, there is no way.</p>
<p>High school academics and ECs do not accurately represent transfer students, that’s why transfer applications have no place to input HS grades or ECs.</p>
<p>By the way, I don’t see how you came to the conclusion that I am competing against C and B high school student. The reason 4-year universities even accept transfer is because they know that the first 2 years of a college education are essentially the same regardless of where you’re at. Coulomb’s Law is the same whether you take it at Caltech or a CC. It’s not like they just hand out 4.0s at CC. Contrary to what you may believe, a CC education is a great choice for students who can’t afford college or who who weren’t serious in HS.</p>
<p>A 4.0 is still against those who got Cs and Bs in high school, which is clearly easier than getting a 4.0 at a state university against those who got Bs and As in high school.</p>
<p>You are trying to skip steps. One does not easily transfer from CC to elite colleges based on a CC curriculum. You should be aiming for a state school. Transfer rates are less than 10% for many colleges, and I bet many of those applicants are shifting within the elite-college system, not applying from CC.</p>
<p>I wish you the best of luck. I have done a ton of research and all signs point to yes. You can transfer from cc to a big time university, but your test scores could make or break you as well as your essay. Make sure to read everything you can about the schools you are applying for so that you are prepared for the essays. Way to go on the 4.0 just keep your fingers crossed for your SATs.</p>
<p>I’ll tell you why it matters. I’m transferring as well, but I’m in the honors program at a good university, so my grades get curved against kids that got 90s in high school, while yours get curved against mediocre students (or not curved at all). </p>
<p>The material is also not the same. If you compare your intro classes with those at MIT, MIT is ten times harder. Also, they are asking for my high school transcripts so I’m not sure what country you live in…?</p>
<p>Look at the transfer acceptance rates for these schools. Most of them take barely any each year, most presumably from other fairly elite schools. No one is disupting the fact that your grades are good, but I’d say it’s nearly impossible to transfer straight to one of these schools.</p>