<p>Hey, all CA residents! </p>
<p>We all know that the UC-JC transfer system is pretty swell, the UC's reserve spots for CA JC transfer students... Well is it possible to transfer to Stanford from a junior college? Or has this never happened or is it near impossible to do without connections or something??</p>
<p>Well, I guess I'll find out at the end of May. Im from a ccc and I applied to transfer. I think my chances are SO SO slim, but whatever.</p>
<p>what are your stats? and what is your intended major?</p>
<p>High school:
ECs= not alot of them. No sports. I have been working since the day I turned 15, usually at least 20 hours a week.
Awards= Honor Scholar, Bank of America Social Sciences Award, National Merit Semifinalist
AP Scores:
European History=3
US History=5
Biology=4
US Government=4
English Literature=4
Calculus BC=5</p>
<p>College:
GPA= 3.7 (I got straight A's last semester and I should again this semester. The B's are from 2 classes I took while a junior in high school.)
ECs= I dont have any. I work. This is definitely my super-weak spot. </p>
<p>I applied undecided. If I made it in (ha. ha. ha...) I would be a history major. My recs for this school are all really good, Ive read them. On high school teacher, one division dean/ccc teacher, my boss, and my high school counselor. My essay was a little strange. I wrote it about falling in the middle of the quad of my school sophomore year (not too philosophical). </p>
<p>Like I said.. I probably wont get in. But wow would that be sweet.</p>
<p>it's possible... i've heard about quite a few people transferring to stanford from community college</p>
<p>Where there Stats waaaay above avarage for JC transfers? what were their EC's?</p>
<p>wow that would be a story to tell. JC -> stanford. or JC -> harvard.. lol.</p>
<p>So, basically you think it's impossible to do such a thing?</p>
<p>i thought private schools didn't take transfers from community colleges.. i know yale doesn't, but i dunno about stanford or harvard..</p>
<p>I know they will accept applications from community college transfers and treat them the same as they treat an application from a 4 year school. I just dont know how realistic it is to think a cc student would get in. Technically speaking, it COULD happen.</p>
<p>hm.. maybe we should look it up..
according to stanford's admissions site,</p>
<p>"The competition for transfer admission is extraordinarily keen. Typically, we admit between 8% and 10% of the 1300-1400 students who apply each year. For this reason, only students with very strong academic credentials are encouraged to apply - those with cumulative college grade point averages in the 3.5 to 4.0 range and SAT Verbal and Math scores in the 650 to 800 ranges."</p>
<p>so i guess it is technically possible. if you're a reaaaally good community college student.</p>
<p>This month's Stanford Magazine has an article about transfers and their role contributing to the university community. One of the students they profile was a JC grad.</p>
<p>--a Stanford alum</p>
<p>Theres no need to assume that jc students are bad students. Ill admit that many of them only go there because if they do that their parents wont make them get a job, but there are also people (like me) who choose to go there to save money. I got into a competetive LAC last year, but it was too expensive so I went to a ccc. Im applying to NYU, GWU, Cal, and UCSB as a junior, and Stanford as a sophomore. I already got into SB and my counselor thinks I stand a good chance at the other schools (except Stanford). My stats may not be amazingly outstanding, but Im a very good student and I dont appreciate it when people assume Im an idiot just because I go to class with some.</p>
<p>there is hope!</p>
<p>How about transferring from stanford to a junior college, if I decide working 80 hours a week isn't my thing?</p>