<p>Hi guys,
I will apply for transfer as an incoming junior.</p>
<p>(Mostly Ivies.)</p>
<ul>
<li><p>College Info. -
Current univ.: top five state university
GPA: 4.0 / 4.0 unweighted (Dean't list)</p></li>
<li><p>HS Info. -
GPA: 3.95 / 4.0 unweighted (Rank 1 / 216)</p></li>
<li><p>Official Test score -
SAT1: 2030 (CR: 620 / Math: 770 / WR: 640)
SAT2: Math2c (800) / Chem (710)
TOEFL: iBT 108 (R:27 L:27 S:26 W:28)</p></li>
</ul>
<p>US/Int'l: International</p>
<ul>
<li><p>Recommendations -
1) math professor (excellent)
2) PS prof. (not sure, but assuming very good)
3) Geology prof. (same with above)</p></li>
<li><p>Hook (?) -
military experience
internships at major consulting firms
several academic/non-academic activities in college and held leadership positions
but I won't enumerate them cuz I don't think they will differentiate from other applicants</p></li>
</ul>
<p>Questions
1) I am so worrying about the SAT 1 score. Even though I heard that the SAT 1 is not significantly considered into admission process compared to GPA and etc, since I know the admission process is holistic one, I am just so confusing. I can't retake the SAT 1. </p>
<p>2) Chance me please?</p>
<p>*I know the transfer admission for colleges in the list is extremely competitive.</p>
<p>Do you need financial aid? For transfer students, financial aid is really quite sparse. I think you should retake your SAT’s or take the ACT because a lot of ivies are quite intolerant of low standardized test scores. Is there any reason you can’t retake them? </p>
<p>Overall I would be surprised if you at least didn’t get into a few schools on your list. Harvard, Yale, Stanford, and MIT are obviously crapshoots though. Good luck!</p>
<p>Portmanteau5 // thanks for the reply </p>
<p>I am gonna apply FA for colleges that offer need-blind / need-based.
The reason I can’t retake SAT is…well. I am applying for this Fall. I already took the last acceptable SAT test. (January one) </p>
<p>But that is the question. I haven’t applied yet. And now I am thinking whether I should apply in next year? (But, recommendations and other documents are already mailed.) What would you think? If I apply for this year, and don’t get into any school, (My dream school is Yale, by the way.) if I reapply for next year with SAT1 score at least 2300, would it be hurt just because I reapply?</p>
<p>I think it does hurt if you apply a second time, thats why some schools actually ask you if you’ve applied in the past</p>
<p>Cornell is probably the most likely. That isn’t to say you don’t have a chance at the others, but cornell is just more transfer friendly. and Harvard, Yale, MIT, and Stanford are just ridiculous…</p>
<p>Lunga233 //</p>
<p>That’s what I thought, but the thing is, can I just show what I have done during 1 year when I reapply? Let’s say that it’ll be with a perfect SAT score and more Army experience. Probably, more internships cause my ETS will be in September 2012, I will have opportunity to get them, especially with strong resume. What do you think?</p>
<p>markyang27 //</p>
<p>Thanks for the reply, yeah, I think Cornell is the best shot in the list because it is not only transfer-friendly, but also it does not count the SAT score. Well, do you really think the rest of all are ridiculous? Do you have anyone and his/her profile who actually got into for transfer admission? Cause I saw someone got into Yale and she only got 1850 SAT score. Of course other numbers were good, but not perfect. Would you have provide solid reasons that those are ridiculous? Thanks,</p>
<p>I’m sorry, ridiculous was probably a bad word choice. I just wanted to emphasize that it is going to be much more difficult to get into Yale, Harvard, MIT, and Stanford. They have like a 3% acceptance rate. I’m not saying that you can’t be one of the 3%, i’m just saying its gonna be difficult. By all means, go for it. You’ll never know if you don’t!</p>
<p>On another note, I believe Columbia, Dartmouth, UPenn, and Chicago are still difficult, but still possible.</p>
<p>Bump!</p>
<p>Any other opinion?</p>
<p>Will my SAT score really matter?</p>
<p>Or regarding reapplying?</p>