Is it possible to transfer from a cal state to a UC/Ivy in 2 years?

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Hi. I have a question here. Is it possible for a student to attend a cal state, for example, Cal Poly Pomona and then transfer to a UC or Ivy if he or she has very good grades? What is the chance? What if the student is ranked no.1 in the whole school?

Thanks in advance for any help.

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<p>Good chance to transfer to a UC of course. I think it's possible to transfer to an Ivy League college but the admissions rate for Ivy transfers is often as low as the rate for high school seniors.</p>

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<p>Don't think you'll be ranked #1 in the whole school just yet! Still, you have a good chance. Remember, though, that some schools like Princeton simply do not take transfers.</p>

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<p>How about Stanford or MIT? Do they take transfers? </p>

<p>And is it required to have to complete certain classes at the end of the second year?</p>

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<p>I've heard that Princeton is opening up for transfers this year, actually. But I don't know how legitimate that rumor is.</p>

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<p>Stanford is excellent for transfers. They take a lot from community colleges, even. If you do well at a cal state, you have a good shot at Stanford. I don't know about MIT.</p>

<p>RE: Princeton transfers - It may happen. But keep in mind that the administration always says that opening up for transfers again will be in the near future. I personally don't think it is that likely, but it is certainly possible.</p>

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<p>Oh i see i see. Oh do you by chance know if the acceptance rate for community transfer higher or the cal states? Thanks.</p>

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<p>wat about UC to stanford</p>

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<p>can you only transfer if you are a junior? do i need to complete two years at a college before i am able to transfer to another? Also, does anyone know if there is a certain GPA that is required to be able to transfer?</p>

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<p>I recently found out that an acquaintance of mine is attending Duke University for grad. after four successful years at a cal state. This student was an ambition one, who solely went to a state college because of financial issues. However this is grad school, and differs from a transfer.
Anyway, I hope that helped :)</p>

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<p>you can see the chart of acceptances from CCs and 4-year colleges to the UC campuses at <a href="http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/undergrad_adm/paths_to_adm/transfer/tr_select_criteria.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/undergrad_adm/paths_to_adm/transfer/tr_select_criteria.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>These UC transfer stats also show that it is usually easier to transfer into a UC from a community college than it is from another 4-year institution. The community colleges are, like high schools, viewed as feeder schools to the UC, whereas other 4-year schools are viewed as being on a parallel path.</p>

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<p>mikemac, is there a way to find out how many of the acceptances from 4-year colleges to uc are from other uc schools vs cal states?</p>

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<p>
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Stanford is excellent for transfers. They take a lot from community colleges, even.

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I guess this depends on what your definition of "excellent" is. </p>

<p>According to Stanford's common data set info, they took 100 transfers out of 1345 applicants in fall 2004. This is about 7.5%.</p>

<p>In reply to ucmom's question about further breakdown of the 4-year transfer rate, I have never seen that info. Perhaps the admissions people could tell you if you emailed or phoned.</p>