<p>Bait&Switch - Joining the army probably boosted your app big time. A smart student who’s willing to undergo extreme physical training provided by the army to strengthen him/herself illustrating the determination to overcome intellectual and physical challenges is highly sought after by all elite schools.</p>
<p>solidblu - Stanford is a good option for cc transfer applicants. It accepts a much greater percentage of its transfers from cc compared to Yale, Dartmouth, Columbia, etc. In absolute numbers, Penn, Berkeley, and Cornell accepts way more, hundreds, from cc. Your chance is good.</p>