From Community College to Ivy?!

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<p>Hey,</p>

<p>my name is Franz and I am going to study Business Administration at Santa Monica College, which is one of the best CC's in California.
I have already taken my SAT I and SAT IIs, i guess my scores are quite good:</p>

<p>SAT I: Mathematics: 800
Critical Writing: 720
Writing: 760</p>

<p>SAT II: French 800
World History 760</p>

<p>TOEFL: 113</p>

<p>My question is: Do you think i do even have the slightest chance of getting into yale if i have a gpa 3.9-4.0?
I would also apply as a junior transfer to Berkeley or NYU. is it easier to get into those than into yale?</p>

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<p>Yes, my friend is going to Columbia from Bergen Community College after graduating with his associates in less than a year. I would say if not yale, you could probably get into some ivies</p>

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<p>Remember that ECs are just as important to Ivy transfers as they are to people who apply as high school seniors. The Ivies get an overabundance of high stat applicants, so select students who not only have the stats, but have something else like strong ECs. Thats how the Ivies are able to have vibrant campuses filled with active student-run organizations.</p>

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<p>Sure, why not. A guy in my dorm at Stanford had transferred from Foothill Community College.</p>

<p>At UC Berkeley, UCLA, etc. as much as 10% of the juniors have transferred in from community colleges.</p>

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<p>P.S. Franz -- carefully read the requirements for "CA Residency for tuition purposes", (or wording similar to that). If you carefully follow those guidelines, you might be able to pay in-state tuition at Berkeley.</p>

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<p>^^
Well, I'm pretty sure he lives in California if he's going to Santa Monica College. I'm not too familiar with the UC transfer process, but from what I've heard it's easier to transfer from CC's to the top UC's than to get in as a senior in high school. Anyway, your academic stats put you very well within reach. NYU is very likely, but I think you may be able to do better than that possibly. I don't know about Ivy transfers though. I think that will be extremely tough, considering they take few transfers, like Yale. And generally, they aren't just looking for the "smartest" transfers, they are looking for people who have done some really amazing things...though I think you'd have a pretty good shot transferring into Cornell's AEM program. Good Luck!</p>

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<p>The biggest hurdle w/Yale is that there are painfully few spots. 30-40 each year. As such, the transfer admit rates are only about 3%. Yeech.</p>

<p>Give it a shot, however. You never know.</p>

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<p>I don't usually say this, but you might want to consider Stanford. They have the same problem as Y in that they're only accepting about 20 transfer students per year. However, at least from this year's results, they seem to accept a large percentage of CC/JC and non-traditional students. Take a look at this year's S thread on the Transfer forum.</p>

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<p>It's possible.</p>