I’m entering freshman at community college and I want to go to Ivy League schools after two years. Do schools expect community college students to get all As throughout 2 years? What happens if we get 1 or 2 B’s???
I’m very serious about this issue and want very honest answers. Thanks!
Only ever heard of this happening in MA once personally, it may have happened before but I think its more about your 2 yearz of college and ur SAT’s I bieve they still ask for them as to grades, yes I believe they expect a perfect 4.0
Except for Cornell the Ivies only admit a handful of transfers. Most of Cornell’s transfers come from New Your State community colleges.
Even with a 4.0 they will want to know why you want to attend an Ivy. if your answer is because it is an Ivy, you will be rejected.
Are you attending community college for financial reasons or because you were denied at your preferred 4 year colleges?
@raulhumber2 thanks for your anewrer. So students with 3.8 or 3.9 GPA don’t have a chance of getting accepted by Ivy League schools?
@TomSrOfBoston
Actually both; but I would say financial reason was the main reason why I’ve decided to attend CC. I tried to apply to some ivies while I was in high school but I did not get accepted. I’m an international student and it was probably because of my lack of financial ability.
I know getting into ivies as a transfer student is super hard, so do you think getting accepted with less than 4.0 Gpa will be almost impossible??
Also I don’t want to be there because it’s just Ivy League schools
@freshlemon123 I never want to say impossible, highly unlikely yes, I was a transfer myself and even with a 3.9 I never even thought of ivies as a possibility you know, they really care about your SAT’s and highscho gpa, and college gpa, your EC’s can be a bump but wont carry you all the way. I always like to give people the same advice my brother gave me, im in my dream school now, he said regret is the worst thing possible, apply if you have the money to apply or seek a waiver, apply do your best and hope for the best, but I dont want people getting attached when applying to ivies rhey are the top of the top for a reason and thousands of students apply as transferz and as regular admissions. If its what you want to do and give it a shot, do it. It won’t hurt, I would also seek out other schools youd love to transfer to that meet your grade when the time comes.
If you’re an international (not waiting for your green card), your odds are basically zero.
The very few transfers will not be internationals, especially not those who applied before and were not admitted. (Harvard, Yale, and Princeton are need-blind, so they make their decisions based on your credentials in comparison to all others in your category. Reapplying after being denied typically results in another denial. I’ve NEVER seen someone reapply and be admitted.)
Ivies will generally admit students from CC if they went there due to very low income and a lower performing school. But overall, Ivies take very few transfers, and most of those are “lateral”, ie., from high-ranked colleges (think URochester -> Columbia or Colby->Brown, etc.)
“I’m an international student and it was probably because of my lack of financial ability.”
Are you going to be able to pay for the place you transfer to if it doesn’t offer a lot of financial aid as some of the Ivy’s do? Have you worked out a plan to pay for all four years of your studies with the money that you do have?
You might be better off studying in your home country instead of coming here.