Importance of SAT scores for transfers

Transfer Students
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<p>Hello, I am an incoming freshman at the University of Texas at Dallas and am interested in transferring over to a competitive school, such as the University of Chicago, Harvard, Yale, or Stanford. However, my SAT score and my GPA have not been stellar throughout high school. </p>

<p>My unweighted GPA was 3.86 and my rank was 46/648. My SAT score is 2120.</p>

<p>So my question is, how big of an impact does GPA and SAT scores have on admissions? </p>

<p>Do people who matriculate to these prestigious schools usually have extremely high GPAs and SAT scores, or mediocre ones such as mine?</p>

<p>If I do academically well at the university I am going to would that be able to overshadow the deficiencies in my high school application?</p>

<p>Thanks for any responses!</p>

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<p>For sophomore level transfer, high school records (HS courses/grades/rank and SAT/ACT scores) are typically important, due to limited college records of the applicant.</p>

<p>For junior level transfer, high school records are less important, due to the greater college records available for the applicant; some schools may not even require them. However, super-selective schools typically still want to see your high school records.</p>