<p>Just curious.</p>
<p>Sounds like everyone I heard who have successfully transfered to S are from California CC/UC.</p>
<p>Anyone shares some insights?</p>
<p>I don’t know the numbers, but in past years we have seen significant numbers of CCC and non-traditional students accepted at S. There has been a substantial difference when compared to Y transfers, where there have been only a couple of CC transfers in the past half dozen years.</p>
<p>@entomom:</p>
<p>What do you mean by “non-traditional students”?</p>
<p>NT usually refers to ‘older than average’ (OTA), people who have worked, been in the military, done some college, etc.</p>
<p>I thought standford accepts rarely any undergrand transfers. I read it was less than 1% and that was to account for the students who withdrew from stanford. Could you elaborate on the amount of transfer positions and any other information that could help my understanding?</p>
<p>^Yes, S accepts very few transfers since few students leave, like many of the selective colleges. The comments made about CCC and NT students are within the context of this low acceptance rate.</p>
<p>Less than 2% were accepted for Fall 2010, the S thread may state what the rate was for this coming fall.</p>
<p>@khumdawn:</p>
<p>Within the 20 guys admitted last year, I heard that almost half of them are from CC and UC. That is crazy for a college in that level. Yale will never take half of its transfer class exclusively from CC in CT.</p>
<p>Wow I might have to fork over the application money just as a shot in the dark if they’ve taken so kindly to us CC students. I heard they give priority to sophmore transfers over juniors. Is this also true?</p>
<p>And half are from cc and uc which would mean 5 were accepted from cc’s?</p>
<p>@khumdawn：</p>
<p>I know 3 from CC and 1 from UC-Irvine.</p>
<p>@ EEatPurdue. do you know the stats of the stanford transfers from CC and UC-Irvine?</p>
<p>@wheatbread:</p>
<p>The only things I know is they all have a 4.0/4.0 GPA. People admitted by Stanford seldom post their stats.</p>
<p>That is why I have the question here.</p>
<p>But sounds like CCC applicants are well-respected in transfer admisson?? Second priority is given to UC.</p>
<p>The only OOS I know is from Georgia Tech. That is the only exception I have heard. Hope the strong preference for CC/UC is not true.</p>
<p>Any OOS transfer applicant got into Stanford here?</p>
<p>My cousins community college—City collwgw of san francisco accepted 2 people to Stanford that i no of. —that cc is like 30minutes away from stanforf</p>
<p>Any OOS transfer applicant got into Stanford here?</p>
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<p>Or is it simply because a large percentage of the applicants are from those schools?</p>
<p>@ucbalumnus:</p>
<p>That makes sense. But sounds like CCC guys got too much attention.</p>
<p>Any OOS transfer applicant got into Stanford here?</p>
<p>Several years ago a member here was accepted to S and they reported back that about half the transfer class that year were from CCCs or NT students. I would consider this member a credible source.</p>
<p>Other info I have is ancedotal. D1 applied as a soph transfer (didn’t apply to S as a fr, but was admitted as a fr to HYP and others), was denied at S, accepted to all others, including Y, Dartmoth, Brown & Amherst. One of her friends at Y applied as a soph transfer to S this year, was denied.</p>
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<p>Please remember that a private university has the right to admit whoever they choose, for whatever reasons they have. I personally find it refreshing that S is giving people a chance who may not have started out quickly but turned themselves around and have shown they can do the work. Disclaimer: I was a CCC student that transferred to a UC after 4 yrs of intermittent college and work, and am forever grateful that CA has a system that makes such transformations possible. D1 says that Y seems to be accepting a lot of transfer students who are either legacy or Intl. students, both of which tend to be high SES. I can appreciate Ss apparent preference for CCC and NTs in comparison.</p>
<p>Entomom: was D1 a CCC student as well?</p>
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<p>Exactly. I have nothing to add except a thanks to you entomom, for advocating on behalf of community colleges.</p>
<p>No, we’re not in CA and she was a typical high achiever in HS. Unfortunately she was a year before the FA policy changes at HYPS. She had plans for Med school and so chose a full ride a top public as a fr, but wasn’t happy, and decided to try for a transfer when the new FA policies made a top private financially reasonable.</p>
<p>You’re welcome wb! My mantra is to work hard, take full advantage of any opportunities that come your way and never look back! I was a first gen to college, education has made all the differnce in my life and the life of my kids. Whenever anyone asks where I went to college, I don’t just talk about grad degrees or that my UG was from Cal, I always start with my 2 years at LA Valley CC. If not for the CCC system my life likely would have been very different.</p>
<p>We certainly welcome applications from students who have taken a non-traditional route through college education.</p>
<p>Transfer admission to Stanford is highly competitive - this past year we were able to offer admission to only 23 of 1,400 applicants. For applicants who have been out of school for a significant period of time, we prefer to
see evidence of recent coursework at a university or community college. We would recommend that you have a year or so of recent grades on your transcript before applying for admission</p>