<p>Hi I am thinking of applying to Stanford as a transfer student, and didn't see an official thread for this years transfer students, so I thought I should start one.</p>
<p>I am California Community College student, will be 24 by Fall 2014, high school drop out, GED received 2011, 3.94 GPA at CC (last semester till I graduate), honors society, will graduate with honors from CC, did not study for the SAT and had never taken the SAT before so I did not score very high on the tests, but not entirely concerned about it, full time domestic worker, and many other factors that I believe make me a unique and strong applicant. </p>
<p>Main motivator for going to stanford is my counselor who is paying for my application, SAT. and the fact that it will probably be cheaper to attend than UCB, UCLA. Those are the only two other colleges I have applied for, my major is not impacted and the average gpa at both UCs for my major is way below my gpa. </p>
<p>Main reason I don't want to go: I would rather not live in near or at the school (the whole dorm room situation seems very 13th grade outdoor school camp), wishing it was more racially and economically diverse.</p>
<p>Eager to hear and learn more about other transfer students : )</p>
<p>Hi Thank you for starting this thread. I’m applying for Stanford Transfer this year as well. </p>
<p>Now I’m in Georgia Institute of Technology. Stanford has been my dream school for all kinds of complex reasons and I’m pretty determined to get enrolled at some point of my life. If not successful this time, then graduate degree.</p>
<p>Are you concerning about whether to choose Stanford or ask about the chance to get enrolled in Stanford? :)</p>
<p>Is there someone admitted from Stanford transfer last year? If you see this post, we are glad to hear from your opinions about Stanford transfer and experiences. Thank you!</p>
<p>Acad stats:
I am international applicant from India and am applying for a transfer to Stanford,
I know these are high reach and i have a low SAT score (1900) but my other stats are great.(I am in top 75% in all sections of SAT)
These are the stats.(GPA on a scale of 4)
HIgh school Rank: 2/250 (higly tough schooling) (top1%)
High school gpa: 4 UW
College rank: 3/850 (top1%)
College gpa: 4 UW
Extremely tough engineering course, 37 credits, meet all credit requirements.
Toefl ibt :109
May consider AP level (higher than ap) classes in school : IIT classes for those who know
Science Olympiad: 115 international rank.
In top university of India with acceptance of ~1% </p>
<p>EC’s
State Level Singer
Captain of football team in HS, play in college, played for a city football club(what does a recruited athlete mean?)
Teaching Underprivileged children for whole of freshman year, take 5hrs weekly.
Major involvement in management of college festivals.
Taking part in a car race in which my college developed its own car, i was in powertrain mechanism and had o work on increasing its speed.
Writer for college newspaper.
Web designing and android app development.
In hs won at many interschool quizzes.
Got full scholarsship based on merit (rank in college )
Tried to keep a good grade with lots of ec’s bit couldnt study for SAT as was in between final exams.
Was vice captain of my house in my HS
write for my college news paper.</p>
<p>Comments:
Extremely great recommendations from teacher, (teachers told that they were impressed by my performance and have “highly” recommended me)
Great essays.
Great counsellor and registrar reports </p>
<p>Financial Aid needed
Family not rich, had an aim to work for betterment of masses,
research interest: robotics and cs related fields. </p>
<p>I read about low sat score acceptances at great colleges, what do these students have that they get in?
Not many students from India are applying, i only found one more guy.</p>
<p>Why not living on campus? I heard the Kimball Hall is a great place to live for transfer students. If I were a transfer student at Stanford, I would spend each day to explore this beautiful campus :). </p>
<p>@setdreamfly thats great to hear! I was just starting this to see who other transfer students were and also for people to post if they wanted to ask questions about the essays. The hardest one for me to write is going to be the roommate one.
@abhiver those are great stats. you definitely stand a good chance at getting in.
@karduz Im sure it is a beautiful campus, I just dont know if im going to be able to get used to the perpetual quiteness and knowing Im living in suburbia and not a city like sf will def affect me. Right now my first choice is UCB if I get the Regents there.</p>
<p>@lamelcriada For the roommate question, you can start by imagining the situation where new roommate standing in front of you and talk to her for the first time. What would you feel most eager to say?</p>
<p>@abhiver You have a good stats. SAT is not everything that matters and what Stanford truly values is what type of person you are. You already showed your ability and interest in managing multiple tasks with all kinds of activities and perfect scores at college, an aspect that places you in a good position. For me, I love Stanford because of the excellent education as well as opportunities in both science and art. My life would be painful if I only hold one of them, a case that I’m enduring now. This is one of the main reasons I’m transferring, briefly, and I’m not applying for any other schools besides Stanford.</p>
<p>Guys, what do you think about specifying CommonApp general essays for Stanford?</p>
<p>@Samatmag By saying general essays, do you mean the essay that requires the response on why we want to transfer?</p>
<p>@setdreamfly yes. I just forgot that usually people write one essay. I write 3:) In requred explanation (changed high school), in additional information, and why transfer. 
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<p>Hi all. I’m a transfer from two years ago (graduating this year!). I’m happy to answer any questions about the transfer process, the school, or whatever you feel like asking. </p>
<p>@lamelcriada, it seems like you have a lot of the same concerns I had when applying - I’ll tell you now that they’re mostly unfounded. Housing is actually fairly flexible; for example, I lived off-campus my first year and commuted half-an-hour to school, and I know other older students were able to successfully seek alternative housing. I would urge you not to hastily dismiss the dorm situation though; perhaps the most valuable thing Stanford has to offer is the opportunity to interact and flourish amongst some of the smartest, most interesting people in the world, and, in retrospect, I find myself wishing I hadn’t missed out on it my first year (just to give you a sense of our duality, I’ve been working since I was 14 and left high school when I was 15, so I really do get where you’re coming from with the idea of being past the whole hierarchical, rule-based living situation). As for diversity, there’s no shortage of it here, especially within the yearly transfer class; there are people of every color and creed. </p>
<p>Additionally, I would urge you to not deal with any certainty until you’ve completed your applications and received your offers. Two years ago, I was 100% set on attending UCB, and applied to Stanford because “why not.” At the time, the plan was that, even if I got in to Stanford, I would attend UCB, because, as you stated, it’s cheaper. Then, I got my financial aid offer from the state for UCB, and my financial aid offer from the private institution that is Stanford. After aid, attending Stanford was about $10,000 cheaper than attending UCB. Needless to say, I chose Stanford. I can’t speak for your personal financial situation, but like I said, it’s hard to make a decision before you see the comparative results. </p>
<p>Again, I’m happy to answer any questions or address any concerns any of you have. Good luck!</p>
<p>Hi, @fistsoffaith Wow it’s glad to hear from your comment.I know Stanford transfer admission rate is only about 2% each year. Despite of the small chance of success and busy work at Georgia Tech (the school I’m in now), I still apply because Stanford is really… really my dream school. What kind of persons do they admit?</p>
<p>@Samatmag That’s really good~</p>
<p>@setdreamfly Broad questions like that are difficult to provide a suitable answer for; from my experience, there’s no one type of person that gets in. Some obvious common traits are a demonstrable deep connection with your chosen field, and a substantial explanation behind your transfer request (it’s hard to join a school two years in - why is attending Stanford something you need to do now?). </p>
<p>@fistsoffaith Hi! Thank you so much for your response, it has definitely motivated me to continue with the application. Did you end up graduating from high school or did you just get your GED? Also did you transfer from a community college. Im transferring from City College of San Francisco. </p>
<p>Today I just opened an account on the CommonApp website, and will ask for a letter of recommendatio from one of my previous instructors tomorrow and also start writting the essays (some of it I already have done from my application to the UCs). Is anyone done yet with their application?</p>
<p>@lamelcriada Let’s see… I dropped out at the beginning of my sophomore year (2007) and took some time to both work and explore some, well, let’s just say less-than-noble personal pursuits. The next year (2008), I enrolled in some independent study courses through the local adult school, which was actually pretty sweet, as I got the chance to teach myself subjects I actually had interest in. After a couple years of employment and personal education, in 2010 I had enough credits to get a diploma through the adult school. From there, I went to community college (De Anza) to get an AA and enter the workforce, but college ended up being unexpectedly easy enough that, once I had been educated about my options, I decided to just transfer. Regarding your situation, the majority of transfers do come from community college; CCSF is as good of a starting point as any. One of the many nice things about coming from a CC is that the “why are you leaving your current school” question possesses a rather obvious answer. </p>
<p>@fistsoffaith These are really critical insights. @gravitas2 Thank you. I viewed it and still think I don’t have such kind of ‘impressive’ experiences… Anyway, I simply want to try my best and see. There is also a specific question, do you know about the art studio of Stanford? How is it?</p>
<p>Hi all, I’m a senior who just got accepted to Emory.
Really happy to be accepted and will probably spend my 4 years there.
However, I have a older brother who works at a top investment banking firm in new york, and he might move to a different firm in palo alto.
If he does go through with this move, I’m thinking that I might apply to stanford as a transfer student.
I had a 32 on my ACTs, so with a good gpa at emory would I have a decent shot as a transfer applicant?
My extra curriculars in high school were pretty good - varsity basketball captain, freshman dorm prefect (i go to a boarding school) head tour guide, varsity tennis and baseball.</p>