<p>Hey, I got into Georgetown's School of Foreign Service, but Stanford is my first choice and I'm entertaining the option of attempting to transfer either after my freshman or sophomore year at Gtown. I want to transfer because I want to study economics at Stanford, and I was really impressed with their economics department, not to mention the stunning environment it's in.</p>
<p>My high school stats were probably marginally too low to be accepted this year, although I believe I'm strongly qualified and may have been accepted in a previous year. I have solid EC's, although they're not amazing, and good leadership and awards.</p>
<p>Do you think that I have a chance at getting in as a transfer? I know their acceptance rate for transfers is 1-2%, but I really want to get my undergraduate degree from Stanford.</p>
<p>If you can demonstrate that you’d be an excellent student as well as a valuable addition to campus life, you have a shot. Don’t ever assume otherwise.</p>
<p>It seems as though the most likely transfer route to Stanford is through a California community college. It helps to be a non-trad.</p>
<p>Do you think you have to be a feel-good story to get into Stanford as a transfer? I doubt it’s a coincidence that the majority of their transfers have been from CC in recent years.</p>
<p>While there may be substantive evidence of it (it’s hard to argue against the those numbers), does anyone know if it’s Stanford’s stated policy to look for community college transfers?</p>
<p>Here is an insiders hint, my honors director told me the director of transfer admissions is from my CCC, went to Berkeley. Young guy, funny, chatty, REALLLY REALLY easy going (according to my director). I personally asked him if I could get away with a good excuse to have SATs a bit more than 5 years old and he was cool with it! Just ask. Also, he believes in CC participation, many ppl believe CC is just a place to get classes outta the way for cheap. He was ICC pres, in AGS, in the Honors Transfer Program, blah blah, my honors director knew him well because of their shortness? Maybe that is why they take an exceptional amount of CCC students? Plus last year one guy with nearly the exact same stats as him from my CCC was accepted, maybe he was thinking about a mini me or something walking around the campus.</p>
<p>p.s. congrats on SFS, if you want internships on the hill …gtown is certainly the place to be. my interviewer worked on the dole campaign when he was a JR!</p>
<p>they accept 30 students lol I doubt there focused on CCC students. They want 30-50 individuals who are unique and will contribute to the Stanford Community. Throw those 4.0’s (in college and HS) and 2400 SAT out the window.</p>
<p>Well, I just called them up and the lady with whom I spoke told me that it’s purely coincidental that they happen to accept more CCC students. She said that it’s because the vast majority of their transfer apps are from students in California community colleges.</p>
<p>In response to EL<em>TACO</em>GRANDE: well, someone else in this thread stated that it was a possibility that they did specifically pursue CCCers. I don’t know if your tone was supposed to be sarcastic, but that’s the way it came off. I don’t think it was necessary if that’s what you intended.</p>
<p>Honestly, I find it very difficult to believe that the “vast majority” of transfer applicants to S are CCC students; for UCs yes, for one of the top privates in the country, I doubt it. And as far as admissions decisions with a 2% acceptance rate being “purely coincidental”, I doubt that too. JMO</p>
<p>When a school accepts 7% and even fewer transfers, there’s no such thing as qualified. This is a lottery even when you have a 4.0/2400. Are you more exceptional than the last 11 fully qualified applications they read?</p>
<p>So who knows? Work your butt off. Make profs love you and want to say you’re one of the best they’ve ever encountered. That’s what it will take.</p>