Cal to Harvard - Transfer Likely?

Transfer Students
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<p>Hi all, this is my first post and would appreciate any advice and/or suggestions.</p>

<p>I am a 2nd year Cal Berkeley student, transferred from a community college, but would like to ultimately apply for transfer to H or Y. Though I am extremely happy and grateful for being in Cal, it was the only school I applied to before noticing I was going to be 11 units short of a proper transfer (somehow, Cal still accepted me). I was never able to apply to my other college choices. My main concern is that I have never taken either standardized test, though I do feel that I am highly qualified for a transfer otherwise:</p>

<p>Comm. College:
GPA: 3.9
Academic Honors every semester
Fencing
Anthropology Club - Member
Research Assistant/Fellowship (Possible Publication)</p>

<p>Cal Berkeley:
GPA: 4.0
Cal-Pre Law Association - Member
Roosevelt Institute - Researcher/Writer (Possible Major Publication)
Newhall Foundation Scholarship - Recipient (Minority Journalist/Full Scholarship)
Critical Filipino Working Group - Member</p>

<p>Life Experience:
Honorary Presidential Close-In Photographer for current Philippine President
Photographers Forum Best of College - Finalist
International Photography Awards - 2nd Place in Editorial
Hands on Global - Relief Worker (volunteered in Thailand)
Retrospect Magazine (<a href="http://www.retromag.org%5B/url%5D"&gt;www.retromag.org&lt;/a&gt;) - Founder and Chief Editor
Photography for Social Change - Founder</p>

<p>I have no plans of taking the SATs or ACTs. That said, I appreciate any comments on my chances of tranferring. Thanks so much in advance.</p>

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<p>the transfer is possible, but very unlikely. you do seem like a good candidate, however transferring to harvard would require at least a recommendation from a professor. if you can convince a professor that you belong in an IVY league, then have him/her do the paperwork and apply to harvard!</p>

<p>one disadvantage is you're way over junior status, at least im assuming. it would've been easier to transfer to harvard instead of cal IMO.</p>

<p>Now, if you're filipino, that would be a plus also. filipinos are minorities in the academic world. its nice to see a filipino going for harvard!</p>

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<p>Kevin, thanks so much for the response. It should be fairly easy for me to obtain a rec from one of my current professors. Also, I agree with you that it might have been easier for me to transfer directly to Harvard.</p>

<p>My colleagues seem to think I am a fairly good candidate as well. My only real concern is whether my "real life" experience in research, journalism, and receiving a full-tuition scholarship coupled with my 4.0 at Cal will outweigh Harvard's need for a standardized test score. And yes, I am Filipino and thanks for the sentiment.</p>

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<p>Then your chances are zero. Harvard requires standardized test scores.</p>

<p><a href="http://www.admissions.college.harvard.edu/prospective/applying/transfer/requirements/index.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.admissions.college.harvard.edu/prospective/applying/transfer/requirements/index.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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filipinos are minorities in the academic world. its nice to see a filipino going for harvard!

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<p>Sad but true. :(</p>

<p>I'm not familiar with Harvard's admission system, though - would being a URM (in the Academia at least) matter in Harvard's admission process?</p>

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<p>hahaha cal + Harvard = calvard.....</p>

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<p>Wow are filipinos really seen as URMs in the ivy league?</p>

<p>Hmmm I wonder if that'll help me for Stanford lol.</p>

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<p>haha we have more filipinos on this thing than i thought.</p>

<p>btw stanford isn't an ivy league school. :]</p>

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<p>Filipinos are not considered URMs as far as I know.</p>

<p>Regardless of your background, neither Harvard nor Yale is going to overlook a lack of required testing.</p>

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<p>Actually, I think Hanna may be right. I don't think Filipinos are URM. There are quite a lot of us here in the US, and I think most Filipino "kids" do go to college here, but probably just not in the Ivies and/or privates and/or prominent publics. Many Filipinos I know end up going to the CSUs. At least here in California. In fact, even here at Cal, we're only 1/23rd of the undergrad population. Or something like that. Eh well :P</p>

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<p>yea i dont think filipinos are considered minorities cause they fall under the asian/pacific islander category, however at uc's they are underepresented and i hope there will be a lot at uci when i transfer..</p>

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<p>The dropout rate of Filipinos at UCLA is at about 50%.</p>

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<p>the rention rate here at Cal is very low as well.</p>

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<p>Wow, really? 50% drop out? What is up with that?</p>

<p>I really, seriously, definitely should graduate then. He he :)</p>

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<p>hey another person transferring out of cal! we should start a club. hehe.. since there's not enough of those at Cal already. ;]</p>

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<p>Pink, where are you considering a transfer to?</p>

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<p>brown and swarthmore are my top choices</p>

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<p>pink, can I take your place at CAL? ;)</p>

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<p>ok, i have a question. transferring from a CCC means that you transfer in with junior status. having already spent a year at cal, that means you must have senior status.my question is-why are you transferring senior year? please dont tell me prestige.</p>

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<p>lol nikkei - i wholeheartedly offer it to you!</p>