<p>I'm an international student and I have been recently admitted to the School Of Management of Boston University, I'm much happy with the accomplishment.
I only decided by late September 2011 to apply to American universities thus I did not get very good scores as I should to get into some top universities.
They were quite low in fact: I got a 1770 in the SAT I (670M; 570R; 530W) and a 650 in Math II, 740 in Latin and 800 in Italian :D.
Consider that I'm not a native speaker and that I only had 1 month to prepare for these test.</p>
<p>I applied to 8 very good or great unis in the U.S., especially in Boston, for a bachelor in Business and was accepted only by BU :D.
I don't particularly regret being rejected by any of the other schools, except Harvard.
Of Harvard I love the academics, the prestige and the atmosphere I experienced there.</p>
<p>I plan to apply for transfer for my junior year (2014-2015) while staying at bu.
I mean I will do my best at BU, I may even stick to BU why not, but I want to give another shot to Harvard.</p>
<p>What would you recommend me to do?</p>
<p>I believe that I surely need to retake the SAT, but what about taking the ACT?
I hated the SAT after the five hours of the test.</p>
<p>I would even take the Math I SAT II, where I'm more likely to get a 750-800.</p>
<p>I don't know what a g.p.a. is, I just have a vague idea, but how do you suggest to act at BU?
And what about Honors?
What about extracurricular activities (and work experiences)?</p>
<p>I know getting into harvard is tough but I am positive and I may as well apply for transfer to Stanford or any other school which could thrill me in the next two years. I can be very good if motivated and I am quite creative. I know that doing my best won't surely be a bad thing.</p>
<p>Please help set my targets!, thanks in advance!</p>
<p>Ahah all right, I could have found a better title, but there are still some chances hahvahd will accept students in 2014.
I appreciate your participation, but I would like to read something more relevant. :D</p>
<p>Let’s talk about consistent advice instead of just writing about statistics and probabilities.
I might not apply to Harvard but to some other good schools anyways.</p>
<p>If you don’t want to be at BU, then don’t attend. It will turn into a self-fulfilling prophesy if you don’t see yourself being successful and graduating there.</p>
<p>Get higher than a 3.8, get some leadership positions, and do something that’ll differentiate you (internship at a very prestigious company, like an investment bank - maybe starting your own company, or something along those lines). And then just pray that you’re one of the 20 they choose.</p>
<p>Give BU a shot. Transferring to top schools I hard, but it’s done. In addition to near perfect college grades and an in range SAT/ACT, the big thing you’ll need is great ECs. They are cherry picking from among transfer applicants for those who will bing something unusual to the campus.</p>
<p>Doesn’t Harvard literally not accept transfer students? The responses you’ve been getting ARE relevant because it is literally impossible to transfer into Harvard. And I don’t mean impossible because of numbers or likelihood or whatever. I mean impossible because they do not offer the option to transfer into the school.
I might be mistaken as I myself have never looked into Harvard, but this seems to be the information I’ve pulled from websites. I haven’t looked at their website but that might be a good thing to do if you’re doubting the responses that have been posted here. I guarantee that somewhere on their website, they will indicate if transferring there is a possibility or not.</p>
<p>Some years they admit transfer students and some years they do not. I believe that last year or two years ago they opened up the transfer admissions program again and admitted <1% of applicants.</p>
<p>I wouldn’t bank on getting into Harvard as a transfer, especially because some years they do not even accept transfer students.</p>
<p>It is P that does not take any transfers at all. While it is true that H takes very few transfers (similar to Y&S), it shut down it’s transfer program for two years, 2008 & 2009, due to '“lack of housing”. </p>
<p>Anyone that wants factual transfer stats from past years, just needs to go to the Common Data Set for that school.</p>
<p>also, while I understand you are looking for sound advice, realize that Harvard accepted roughly 15 students last year out of over 1200 applicants (if my memory serves me correctly). Impossible to transfer? No. Nearly impossible? Just about. To be honest, I want to hear more about your passion for Harvard and what intrigues you/draws you to the school (aside from the prestige). From your initial post, it sounds like you’re after Harvard for simply the name, a notion I understand but don’t generally regard as a great attitude for the transfe process. If you’re dissatisfied at BU, I would suggest looking into schools that are more gracious and accepting of transfers. It’s one thing to be unhappy at a school; it’s entirely different to be chasing a single ivy for its prestige. If that’s ultimately your motivation, try Cornell.</p>
<p>You’re ignoring the posts that are telling you the cold, hard truth. It is nearly impossible to transfer to Harvard. You need to be the very best student, and judging by your SAT scores, you aren’t.</p>
<p>harvard most certainly does accept transfer students. but only a few. at least they accept more than stanford—stanford accepts about 19 each year. i applied to harvard as a transfer last year, they said no, i did not feel bad about it and i am glad that i applied.</p>
<p>my friend applied as a transfer to stanford last year, and they said yes. he is finishing his BA there now. apply dude, you have nothing to lose.</p>