How important are high school grades and SAT scores?

Transfer Students
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<p>I was just wondering how important are your high school grades if you want to transfer to an Ivy League school or schools like Stanford. Let's just say I had a 3.2 GPA with 1800 on SAT. But in college I got 4.0 GPA with lots of ECs. How would that affect the application?</p>

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<p>Golden rule: ivies (generally) would not accept transfers who would not have made it as a freshmen applicant the first time.</p>

<p>Refer to “what makes a good applicant” page of each colleges… they have pretty good intro =D</p>

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<p>@jakewhaat, when most students transfer the main components that are of the utmost importance are college transcripts, extracurricular’s and the of course “why transfer essay”(specifically to the school at hand that you want to gain admittance into). However each situation and requirements are relative to each individual and corresponding institution. For instance, some colleges require only the college transcript plus essays, omitting the SAT’S after you’ve completed 30 credits(submission of HS transcript, college transcript, SAT’s are valid with the completion of less hrs.) On the other hand regardless of the number of credits awarded some places want every piece of the students information, including any secondary work(HS transcript, SAT’S etc…) finished. Also, one pertinent matter to consider is the longer you’ve been away from HS the less emphasis is weighed upon these credentials. The same thing goes with how much time you spent in college(Junior-college is more important, sophomore=possibly expect everything.</p>

<p>Next, don’t retake your SAT’s as this was something you had to do in HS, having a 3.5+ when transfer consideration is taken into account is the key factor and don’t take the most rigorous courses as this can be detrimental to your GPA. Though I’m not saying delve into the easiest ones either, but develop a schedule that has some balance to show your versatility(ex: Math, Social Science(psych,sociology), Foreign Language, Science, etc…</p>

<p>Good luck, Dave</p>

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<p>While superficially this statement may be true, the OP is asking about some of the most selective schools to transfer to. Therefore, the rigor of college coursework will also be taken into account. When applying at this level, one needs all factors to be top notch in order to be a competitive candidate. These colleges want to see that a student can rise to challenging courses, because believe me, if they can’t, they’re not going to do well once they transfer.</p>