<p>thats what I’ve been saying the whole time! me and dufflebag keep it real</p>
<p>augustus
I’m taking math, econ, french (200-level), history (200-level) and Uwriting, with a couple more 200-level courses lined up for next semester. Im considering Columbia and Canadian-friendly Cornell. Good luck with UChicago!</p>
<p>Im considering applying as a transfer to Yale for 2009. I have bad hs record, so would it be advisable and in my best interest to apply for fall 2010, as a junior transfer? Also, I am fully Native American and have wonderful music samples of cello, would that help much?</p>
<p>Yes to both of your questions. You should try Dartmouth too which has a special commitment to Native Americans.</p>
<p>-Originally Posted by excellent10
“I am african-american, what would be the sat range I would need to get into say NYU CAS as a Transfer”</p>
<p>busted</p>
<p>hmom5, care to enlighten your inferiors with tips on optimal breeding tactics? how does boasting on the internet fit into the grand scheme of engineering a superior blood line?</p>
<p>twentyseven-</p>
<p>lol…</p>
<p>also if you dont have a peerless hs record,don’t bother applying…an underwhelming hs record can very well be overcome when trying to transfer to most colleges, realistically yale is not one of them </p>
<p>illusionbmore-</p>
<p>edit…lets just say lol again…</p>
<p>duffle- Could you explain to me what a ‘peerless’ record is.
I wouldn’t consider my HS record to be weak.</p>
<p>And people, there’s really no need to pick on hmom.
Why not?</p>
<p>“there are few HYPS degrees rather than “lower” ivy and other good schools ones among the many we hold”
“at HYPS you need to be a movie star”</p>
<p>Because she’s related to movie stars.</p>
<p>Well illusion, what you do is go to an elite college, marry a fellow elite student and elite kids are certain to follow! Feed the with silver spoons and dress them in elite school clothing, have them drink from ivy tippy cups, stroll your favorite campuses yearly and by osmosis they get it! You can learn this and more in my upcoming book: Raising Ivy.</p>
<p>further illusion, on an anonymous board with a lot of advice you don’t know if you can trust, a little openness about where your perspective comes from is in order IMO. I’m an MD at a major ibank who went to Wharton and Stanford GSB, what I have to say reflects my experience. Understanding a bit about me is important to put my advice into perspective. I’m married to a partner in a top management consulting firm and we have 3 high achieving kids, one at MIT, one at Amherst and one at Dartmouth. Anything I say should be taken in context of my frame of reference which is why I share it.</p>
<p>I can just see hmom5 going through a pile of resumes, spending a second on each. If it ain’t Ivy league educated, no second look lol</p>
<p>“I’m an MD at a major ibank”</p>
<p>I’m sorry to hear that.</p>
<p>But seriously speaking hmom,
I couldn’t really care less where your kids go to school. Or what your husband does. Or how your family has been “the mainstay of the ivy league’s since their inception”. I just wanted to see what CC’ers thought my chances were at Yale. You’ve provided me with advice, much of which runs contrary to what former admissions staff and alumni (not to mention, statistics) have told me, but nevertheless I thank you for your time and generosity.</p>
<p>I’ll look forward to hearing your results. Good luck, and I sincerely mean that!</p>
<p>hmom-</p>
<p>i’d tone down the holier than thou rhetoric, there are other outlets to brag…a messageboard for hs and college kids 30 years younger than you is quite simply not the place…you need not inundate us with how great you believe you and your family to be…edit edit</p>
<p>twentyseven-</p>
<p>forget about having a weak hs record…if you wish to be a competitive applicant for transfer you will not only have to have pretty darn close to a 4.0 in college, you have to have had pretty much a 4.0 in hs…and of course the standard yale ec’s ie. saving the world, curing cancer, etc etc</p>
<p>best of luck</p>
<p>I’m not sure that Yale hears very much abut HS ecs from transfer applicants, seeing as ecs (as well as all other things) are discussed in the essays. And I guess I’ll just have to live with the 3.9 :)</p>
<p>This thread has taken an absurd turn. Breeding ivy kids? Are you kidding?</p>
<p>I didn’t want to comment directly on this idea, but I think it’s necessary at this point. Success isn’t determined by the name of the school you attend… there are, however a few select fields where name matters.</p>
<p>What’s O.K. is to point your children in the right direction. Provide them with the best schooling, the best childcare, best environment to grow up in, etc. What isn’t O.K. is to demand a certain type of success. If your child happens to be extremely academically gifted, it probably isn’t a bad idea to push them to attend an ivy. But what if your child isn’t gifted in the way that you wanted? What if the child isn’t “ivy material”? What then? Give up?</p>
<p>The problem with “breeding” ivy league children isn’t the steps you take, it’s the results you expect. Keep goals realistic. Understand the needs of your child. There is no formula for success. If anything, by setting standards too high, you’re asking for the child to develop issues with self esteem and stress management. </p>
<p>I think, ultimately, people are so obsessed with ivy-league admissions because they feel as though it will give them some type of guarantee of success or happiness. And I think those who are ultra-obsessed are in such a position because they need the name recognition to deal with their low self esteem.</p>
<p>Just my opinion.</p>
<p>What we tend to forget is that there are plenty of very bright students who choose NOT to apply/attend an Ivy league school for whatever reasons, and on the other hand, there are not so-very-bright students who attend Ivy institutions. </p>
<p>At what point do we stop generalizing?</p>
<p>“Breeding ivy kids? Are you kidding?”</p>
<p>Actually, yes, Illusion and hmom were kidding.</p>
<p>Haha, I read her post completely out of context. Oh well, I still stand by what I said.</p>
<p>No problem Spartan, most here have taken my posts out of context!</p>