Chance as Transfer from U of Florida

<p>Being that Yale was my first choice college and I was rejected I wanted to apply again as a transfer. My goal is to try to meet a transfer student and get some tips. I have read several admissions books written by admissions officers. So far I have a 4.0 GPA. Because I started this summer at UF I have to apply to Yale on the spring for a transfer. I will only be a freshman at this time. I am currently working on three majors at UF. Marketing, Poli Sci and Sociology. I had low SAT scores but have been studying and will retake in november and January if I have to. So far I have been at UF for a month and I am already Treasurer for our Area council, a rep on Model UN, part of a SIGHT womens orginization that also works mentouring kids. I will be valunteering soon at Shands, the hospital located here. I am also applying for the position in student government to be on the cabinet. I really need some help coming up with topics for an essay. My original SAT's were in the 500's range in each section. I also graduated 29th in high school. What are my chances? I hope to keep a 4.0 gpa here and score well enough on the SAT's. Any help?</p>

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<p>I don't think you can do that. They admit all incoming transfers in the late spring; there isn't another round in the fall for midyear entrance.</p>

<p><a href="http://www.yale.edu/asc/handbook/transfer.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.yale.edu/asc/handbook/transfer.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Well actualy I am applying in the Spring for the fall of 2006-2007. Yale is very strict on how many credits you can transffer over. You have to have 2 or less years of credits wich is about 48 credits. I will have over a years completed by the end of my freshman year. If I apply in my sophmore year I will have to many and will be ineligible to transfer. What school are you transffering from?</p>

<p>AlienBlue2005,
Good for you, it sounds like you're making the most of your time at UF. It's hard to make a prediction about your chances of transferring to Yale because it is EXTREMELY difficult (not to discourage you). The numbers hover at about 20-25 acceptees in a pool of 750-800+ applicants. As an applicant for sophomore standing your high school grades and your SATs will play a greater role than for those applying for junior standing. You should try to get about a 700 for each section of the SATs and maintain a very high gpa. I'd also suggest that you establish strong relationships with professors. These relationships are important for excellent recommendations and possible internships.</p>

<p>Just as an update, I will not be volunteering at Shands becasue the postion was filled already. I will be working mostly with IMAGE (sorry, i originally nbamed it SIGHT) to get volunteer experiance. I dicided to apply for a Freshman Leadership postion instead of the Cabinet postion on student government.</p>