Community college transfer chances to private schools

Transfer Students
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I hope that this post finds you all well! I was wondering what my transfer chances to Georgetown, Stanford or George Washington? Here are my stats:

Major: Political Science
GPA: 3.8
EC’s:

  • Served as the Vice President of a statewide student community college association where I introduced 3 bills into the legislature. Although I termed out 1 month before they got to the Governor’s desk, we have a good chance of having 2 of them signed into law by the end of next month.
  • Serve as a Consultant for a non-profit that deals with higher education policy.

Additional information:

  • I went in and out of homelessness for 3 months while managing my organization and going to school.
  • Sadly, I’ve dropped 4 classes in my community college career due to my unstable living situation (this shows up on my transcript). Furthermore, I also took 2 remedial math courses in my first two years of community college.
  • Had a 2.5 in HS and did not take the SAT or ACT.

The last two reasons are why I’m unsure whether I have a shot at there schools. Which is why I’m asking all of you if it’s even worth it to apply. :slight_smile:

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For the schools above I’m pretty sure you need to take either the SAT or ACT to apply, but check their requirements to make sure. Otherwise, you will not be considered. That is the first step you need to take to see if you have a chance.

If your scores come out decent enough for those colleges, I think you should apply. I know of people who came from difficult situations like that of yours and have gotten accepted to Georgetown and Stanford. You won’t know until you try, right? If you qualify for the Pell Grant, check out the NACAC for transfer students. That can get almost all your application fees waived.

Make sure to explain your situation in the Additional Information section of the common app and/or in your essays. That’s vital. Your essays count a tremendous amount, but also your extracurriculars. Make sure you demonstrate your leadership and their uniqueness.

In the end, remember these colleges are really hard to get into no matter how great an applicant you are. Good luck!