Impossible Transfer Dreams?

Transfer Students
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<p>Hey,</p>

<p>I have already applied to UCB (bus admin) and UCLA (pre business or pre econ). I am planning to apply to Stanford (econ), UPENN (bus admin), CMU (bus admin), and USC (bus admin or accounting)</p>

<p>College: California Community College in the SF Bay Area
GPA: 3.8
UC Transfer GPA: 3.96 (will be lower after I complete Calculus II)
SAT Composite: 1410
High School Diploma: No (Certificate of Proficiency)
Certification: IGETC (after Spring)
Prerequisites: Will complete all UCB, UCLA, and USC prerequisites after spring
Age: 17</p>

<p>EC's:
AGS (Honor Society)
School Newspaper
Student Government (Rep., Senator, Comm. Dir.)
Editor-in-Chief of student gov. newsletter
Library volunteer
Volunteer for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Alliances
Volunteer for Student Voter Project
Member of school student support club
Forensics
Work experience as assistant (bookkeeeped; performed secretarial tasks)
Published in magazine and anthologies
TA for economics
Counselor on website for troubled teens
Had a UCB Starting Point Mentor from Haas (academic preparation)</p>

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<p>Is not answering equivalent to telling me I won't be accepted to any of those schools?</p>

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<p>No, I think it took 3 days for anyone to answer my "what are my chances" thread.</p>

<p>Being a business major, you should know your chances are bad even if you have a perfect application. </p>

<p>I noticed you said SF Bay area and AGS... do we know eachother? Given what I said about myself in my other thread, you should be able to guess who I am. </p>

<p>Well anyways... last year when Carey (SF AGS) applied, she had a near-perfect application. I don't now why, but she was certain she would get in to UCB. She ended up going to UCD. I think you should have at least had one safety school because all the schools you mentioned are tough to get into.</p>

<p>I think you have a good shot at USC.</p>

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<p>I doubt I am going to get in to UCB, but all my friends keep telling me that I'll probably get in (They think I have an edge because I am only 17 years old). If I don't get into any of the schools listed above, then I'll probably just go to SF State, which will be much really cheap because I can live at home and BART to school. </p>

<p>I think I would have a decent shot at USC, too, but I'm sure how they are going to look at the fact that I took a lot of the prerequisites before I received my certificate of proficiency. They don't count classes taken before high school graduation. </p>

<p>Stanford, UPENN, and CMU are hella stretches, but what the hell.</p>

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<p>By the way, I don't think we know each other because I live way outside of SF. I live in the East Bay in between Oakland, SF, and San Jose.</p>

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<p>SF State is alright, but I think you can do much better. You need to add some of the other UCs and forget about CSUs.</p>

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<p>Yea, but I don't know if it is worth $$$$ it to move from my home to go to a UC, when I can just go to a CSU for hella cheap. Besides, SF State isn't that bad, and accounting is a decent major at most schools. </p>

<p>I know I definitely don't want to go to school down the block (not exactly...) to CSU Hayward (or should I say CSU East Bay..;). </p>

<p>I have a transfer agreement at UCSC, but I decided not to apply because I don't really want to major at economics there. Besides, my parents, who will <em>maybe</em> fund my education don't want to pay for any UC schools, but Cal. Also, UCSC offers most of their merit-based scholarships to 4.0 transfer students.</p>

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<p>I believe that CMU and Stanford require multivariable calculus (Calculus III).</p>

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<p>I did not see that requirement on there website, but I'll doublecheck. Thanks.</p>

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<p>I didn't mean it's required for admission, I meant that it's required for their economics program.</p>

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<p>I know what you meant. I tried to check my lower division community classes to their lower division classes to see if I completed most of the required lower division classes at Stanford. </p>

<p>For CMU, I am going into business, but I'll ask my cousin who is a business major there if I need multivariable calculus to fulfill the lower division requirements.</p>

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<p>CC,</p>

<p>Given your age, respectable gpa, ECs and being from the bay area, you have a decent shot at Haas. I would have definitely applied as well.</p>

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<p>I hope I have a fair shot. Thanks.</p>

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<p>The age of the applicant does not matter. Look at the the disclaimer at the Berkeley Transfer admission flyer <a href="http://students.berkeley.edu/files/Admissions/Transfer04.pdf%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://students.berkeley.edu/files/Admissions/Transfer04.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>On the last page on the bottom it is stated.</p>

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<p>I have read through their code, but according to the transfer specialist I talked to my age will have an impact on their decision, given my so-called unique situation.</p>

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<p>I agree. People made a big deal of a recent 18 Haas graduate. His age might or might not help him, but it definitely won't hurt his chances.</p>

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<p>I think I heard of him. Is he the one who was in the Spelling Bee movie?</p>

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<p>how are you 17 and ready to transfer?</p>

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<p>I started at my community college at thirteen. I think I have been there too long. I have spent four years of my life spent at community college.</p>

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<p>Stanford only takes 10-20 ppl per year.</p>

<p>if you don't have something really special don't even bother apply.</p>