CC transfer to Ivy League for Fall 2015

Transfer Students
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<p>Good Morning!</p>

<p>I am new to this forum and just have some questions regarding transferring as a community college.</p>

<p>Currently, I'm an English major attending CC with a GPA of 3.973, no extra-curricular activities due to the fact that I have to work to help my family with rent. I'm in my 3rd semester, and so far, I took 2 honor classes (Spring 2014), am taking 2 more at the moment (Fall 2014), and plan to take 3 more in the Spring 2015 Semester. So I'll graduate with 7 honor classes in May 2015 with Honors distinction on my diploma. I only received one A- on Speech, the rest of my grades are all A's. I plan on having the rest of my grades all A's too. So if all goes well, I'll have a 3.98 when I graduate.</p>

<p>My HS GPA is 2.92, took 2 years off then enrolled into community college. My SAT back in HS was 1290 (took it hungover, didn't care about school at the time, just work) but I plan to retake it this December and score 2100 or above.</p>

<p>What would be my chances of being admitted to schools like Stanford, UChicago, Columbia GS, UPenn, Cornell or NYU?</p>

<p>I would love to have an Ivy League education, be pushed intellectually, and be surrounded by people I can learn a great deal from.</p>

<p>Would having no extra-curricular activities hurt my chances of being admitted? I have to work throughout college regardless if I transfer or not. I can't cut back work hours due to the fact that I need money for rent, food, bus pass, phone bill, etc.</p>

<p>I already know who to ask for letters of recommendation, and am currently writing for my college newspaper. I'm also applying for the Jack Kent Cooke Transfer Scholarship!</p>

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<p>What kind of advice are you getting from the Transfer Advisor at your CC? Has anyone been admitted to the places on your list in recent years?</p>

<p>If you are female, check out Bryn Mawr. That college is CC transfer friendly.</p>

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<p>Your HS records will be behind you after you get your AA degree. Colleges will only look at the CC GPA you have in decision making.</p>

<p>OTOH you should have a lot more safety schools on your list than the lottery schools you have. For example, C Chicago accepted 22 transfer students in 2012, less than 1% of the applicants. NYU is a possible target school, but are you paying full freight?</p>

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Thanks for the advice, I ended up enrolling into University of Southern California. Got accepted into Rutgers - New Brunswick, Columbia University - School of General Studies, & UC Davis.