<p>I understand that the college transcript is the most important document. My transcript is awesome. However my SAT score sucks, and I plan on retaking it in october. So, if someone were to have a very high GPA, lots of extracurricular activities, leadership positions, awards, great essays, and good letters or recomendation, would a low SAT score have a drastic effect on chances of transfer admission to Yale? I know Yale is one of the hardest schools to transfer to, but I just want to know if a low SAT score means I have no chance of acceptance at all.</p>
<p>i’m not a transfer admissions expert, but i think the general CC consensus about yale-transfer is that since it’s so competitive to get in as a transfer, you HAVE to have been able to get in as a freshman. therefore, ‘strong’ SAT scores and the excellent ECs/grades/leadership that you already have, are definite musts. there’s been a lot of debate what ‘strong’ really means, but though i’m aware <2000’s have gotten in, i think you should aim for a 2300+ to really knock out a lot of the competition.</p>
<p>Yeah I get what you guys are saying. But I’ve also heard that Yale leaves a certain amount of spots open for students who would have never been admitted as a freshman. I’m not sure, but i’ll work on the SAT and take my chances.</p>
<p>I agree with chair2, that with about a 2% transfer acceptance rate, your entire application matters. While not all transfers would have been accepted as freshmen, neither are there necessarily a certain number of spots retained for non-freshman admits. In general, most transfers who would not have been competitive candidates as freshmen, transfer as jrs rather than sophs. This is because when applying for a soph transfer, students will be submitting applications after completing just 1 sem/qt of college work, and HS record and test scores are still very important.</p>
<p>Generally speaking, SAT scores are not AS important for jr transfers. However, for a school as competitive as Y…</p>
<p>Yeah, I’m applying to transfer as a junior. Thanks for the responses!</p>