<p>Please, and thank you!!
TRANSFER FROM ONTARIO UNIVERSITY:</p>
<p>HS GPA: 3.9 - competetive public school, close to 600 students in graduating class
RANK: Don't rank but definitely in top 5%</p>
<p>SAT: will take Jan. 09, expecting 2100-2200</p>
<p>ECs in HS:
Model UN - PRESIDENT
Model Parliament - PM
School Magazine - Editor
Rugby Team - Rookie of the Year
Community Service
Federal Election Campaigns - 2004, 2006</p>
<p>University:
GPA - 4.0 (large public university, very competetive)</p>
<p>ECs in UNI
Debate - Junior Debater
Campus Conservatives - Director
Model Parliament - Cabinet Minister
2008 Conservative Election Campaign - Volunteer/organizer
Harvard Summer School 2008 - "A"</p>
<p>RECs:
1. Influential harvard prof
2. Pretty known prof at my current school</p>
<p>Again, no weaknesses here. Sounds like a great app, if you can pull off a fitting essay and great SATs. Still, keep in mind that NOTHING guarantees your admission. I wish you the best of luck - you certainly seem like you’re in the running. Just don’t give too much wait to how we chance you.</p>
<p>She said that she was going to major in Spanish. It ties in with some of her future aspirations, but other than that, it wasn’t a major that might stand out to an admissions committee (like being a woman in engineering, accomplishments in Classics, etc.).</p>
<p>The question you have to ask yourself as a soph transfer is: would I have been accepted as a freshman? Because if not, IMO, your chances of getting in are not good due to the even lower acceptance rate for transfers. Jr transfers have a little more lee way to prove themselves in college, but one semester isn’t going to give AOs much to judge your college record by, so they will rely mainly on your HS record and test scores. If you applied to any US schools as a freshman, that could give you the best indication of whether or not you’re a competitive candidate at C & Y.</p>
<p>it seems as if your stats are exceptional…however, so are most of the applicants to yale and columbia and, thusly, even most of the exceptional applicants unfortunately still get rejected…make sure you get closer to that 2200 on your sat’s…its really all about making yourself stand out from all the other remarkable applicants who are trying to stand out…best of luck</p>
<p>I don’t think there’s enough information to come to this conclusion. While the OPs gpa’s are excellent, there’s no indication of the coursework for either HS or college. Our HS had 10 vals, the differences between the rigor of their coursework was enormous. And, if the OP is shooting for a 2100, their SAT is low for freshman admissions, no less soph transfer to C & Y.</p>
<p>OP, I’m not trying to be harsh, but I think we need to keep this real.</p>
<p>I also agree. For example, I think a debate champion might interest these schools but we have no details. And keep in mind that even a 2200 is slightly below median at these schools. It was also my understanding that schools would not take SATs scores earned after beginning college. These schools take so few transfers that even the exceptionally accomplished have limited chances.</p>
<p>hey all, thank you for your advice, and I will reconsider applying before I finalize my decision. Also, both schools say they accept Jan. 2009 SATs for transfers. Because this is the case, I assume they take SATs, although I will call them to make sure. IF I do take SATs I will set the minimum at 2200.</p>
<p>“…would I have been accepted as a freshman? Because if not, IMO, your chances of getting in are not good due to the even lower acceptance rate for transfers.”</p>
<p>Not true. Transfer program at Yale is designed for those who would not have a chance to get in as freshman.</p>
<p>Yes, I’ve heard the transfer program is for people who would not have gotten in as a freshmen, but that doesn’t mean that the standards drop…If you weren’t a competitive applicant in high school (whether it was ECs, test scores, grades, recs), chances are there isn’t going to be a dramatic difference in your application after one semester. </p>
<p>I think they’re looking for exceptional growth and passionate applicants, and this is difficult (not impossible) to accomplish so soon after the end of high school.</p>
<p>If you don’t have any interesting extracurricular/non-academic experiences, it will be difficult to cite and discuss “educational or personal experiences” not related to grades, scores, and recommendations (which I assumed were extracurricular), as well as provide concrete examples as to why you would benefit from Yale (if you say you want to go for prestige or a more challenging workload, chances are your essay won’t be very compelling).</p>
<p>Course work is quantifiable within the context of what the student’s HS offers. But in this case, the OP didn’t state that they took “the hardest course load possible”, etc., so it’s very difficult to know how much weight to put into their gpa.</p>
<p>well from 1-10, the rigor of my HS courseWORK would be 9, but in terms of load ie. relative to others, it would be 10. Hope that makes sense lol!</p>
<p>I have decided, after much deliberation, that I will apply as a soph transfer and both yale and columbia will accept january 2009 SAT scores, as I recently emailed them and they emailed back confirming they accept it.</p>