<p>Hello to all. I'll cut to the Chase. I'm looking to transfer to Yale next Spring. First some background on myself. I'm kinda in a unique situation. I attended the University of Arizona a few years back. I did well the first few years, then due to personal circumstances, my grades took a nosedive. Officially, disquailified. I then started up in the corporate world. I became an Area Manager for a rather large company, for several years. I am now back in college. I attend Metro State College(small four year) here in Denver, CO. I have a 4.0 GPA this semester, in what is my first semester back. I'll probably take summer before the Fall too. Now the tough questions: Due I have a shot to get in, given my current 4.0, business experience, extensive community service, etc.? I feel like the only thing that could hold me back is the DQ. That just wasn't me, ya know. I just want a shot to prove I have what it takes to make it there. I'm certainly not dead set on Yale, as I believe top schools will give me a shot :-)...but Yale is a great school, from what I have heard. Any advice would be much appreciated. Thanks for your time.</p>
<p>Thanks for the response guys. I hear ya, Wharton is excellent, but I'm looking to go the Art route as opposed to Business. That is partly why I ditched the 9-5er. Yale will be tough to swing, so I do have some backups...Stanford, UCSD, and Amherst lead the way.</p>
<p>I'm sorry, but I don't think you have much of a chance at Yale. People work very hard at top-20 schools for two years and get turned down from Yale every day. Why not shoot for a top 50 school, or at least make sure to apply to several other backups.</p>
<p>Thanks again for the quick responses guys. Chanman, you do not sound like an idiot to me. Every avenue I explore for advice is really down on the idea of my chances to get into Yale...nice to get a reminder that I am a special case for them to consider:-). Although I do realize Yale is a reach school, I will give it my best shot. Jmbarr, thanks for the input. I would disagree with you on your assessment of my chance at being admitted to Yale. Many students, although they work very hard on their studies, have not experienced being, truly, on their own. Not to sound too snooty, but I have numerous qualifications, as well grades now , to shine up my application. I have already moved for a top notch company, holding down a reasonably high position for my age. I suppose it hinges on how much Yale values these this type of experience. I also have an excellent community service track record to help out my case. Either way, I do anticipate applying to several schools as you suggest, with UCSD being my fall back. Well thanks again for everyones responses. Any additional feedback would be awfully helpful.</p>
<p>Thanks for the response kdanieli. Yeah, Stanford and Amherst are certainly in the reach category. I plan on checking out a few other top 50 schools to see what could qualify as good matches. I have heard good things about UCSD, but think I could shoot even higher. I just briefly checked out Brown's RUE program. Looks pretty solid. I might consider Brown as I have heard great things concerning there program, although I will have to dig and see how there art and film programs stack up. And to answer your other question, I am a member of a underrepresented minority group. I'm Greek. Do you think that will help in applying to schools? Thanks again for the help. Any other advice out there would be deemed extremely useful :-).</p>
<p>"I'm sorry, but I don't think you have much of a chance at Yale. People work very hard at top-20 schools for two years and get turned down from Yale every day."</p>
<p>Jmbarr if you don't have anything good or smart to say then shut it. You do not tell me where they can get in or not. Who are you to judge ? He asked for advice not for you to tell him he can't get it. And if people that work so hard for two years don't get accepted who the hell then gets accepted? People who worked less on it ( 2 months) or people who had worked on it for 10 years? It is not how much time you spend on the transfer process but the quality of the work.</p>
<p>Suldam-Thanks for having my back stranger :-). Just guessing, but I think somebody(Jmbarr maybe?) was rejected by a top notch school, if not Yale. Yeah, got to agree with you Suldam. I think the transfer process is all about the qualifications of the candidate and how well he/she delivers those qualifications on his/her application. I found out real quick in the business world that the boss man does not care about how you go about completing a project, he just wants to see results. Lost in code-This thread is a bit hilarious. In all seriousness, I do really need some quality advice. Although the application process is still a few months away, I have considered trying to get in somewhere in the Fall as well. I will be on full scholarship at Metro State, but would leave in a heartbeat if I could get out sooner :-). Pretty good school, I just want to take it to the next level. And as far scores, I haven't taken the SAT or ACT since I first entered college, which was back in 2001. I will probably take the SATs sometime this summer. Thanks again guys. Any and all advice is welcome.</p>
<p>Chaser, my advice is that you take as many challenge courses, such as calculus, as possible prior to transfer to Yale or other top schools. Also, try to take some honor courses and carry an impressive courseload such as 15 units a semester while maintaing the highest grades as much as you could. This way, you could prove to the adcom that you can handle the challenge of their cirriculum.</p>
<p>By the way, why are u thinking about UCSD? any particular reasons?? I got accepted to UCSD as transfer for this Fall 2007. But, haven't decided about whether I will go or not.</p>