<p>I'm non USA student.Because I have no time for SAT and two sat subjects, I'm planning to join a university at my country which is accredited at the USA then transfer to Harvard or MIT.</p>
<p>The matter is, on a scale of 4, I expect a GPA of 3.8~3.9...are my chances high to transfer to Harvard or MIT or any other college that gives full need financial aid?!</p>
<p>People often mention the very low transfer rates into some ivy’s. I think at least one doesnt accept transfers, but i dobt think it was Harvard. Harder than as a freshman, and it seems GPA is only a part of it. Have yu seen those numbers? I doubt ANYBODIES chances are “high”.</p>
<p>Have you noticed the links to the Harvard site above?
transfer Program
<a href=“http://www.admissions.college.harvard.edu/apply/transfer/index.html[/url]”>http://www.admissions.college.harvard.edu/apply/transfer/index.html</a>
Internationals
<a href=“http://www.admissions.college.harvard.edu/apply/international/index.html[/url]”>http://www.admissions.college.harvard.edu/apply/international/index.html</a></p>
<p>Harvard do accept international transfers, so is MIT.</p>
<p>What else supports my transfer application, other than GPA?</p>
<p>I believe the acceptance rate is about 2% for transfers. And virtually all the applicants have high GPAs. Successful transfers need to bring a special talent, major achievement, or exceptional aptitude that would add a special value to the student body. And to be honest, most of the 98% whose transfer applications are not accepted probably offer such a special value as well.</p>
<p>Let’s say I got two strong letters of recommendation + active part of student union + good contributions to the community of my university + expressing how passionate I am to study and excel at computer science + good and well written reason why i want to transfer to Harvard!</p>
<p>Are those good enough?</p>
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<p>^^ Not good enough. Nice grades, nice recs and nice activities are just too boring and run-of-the-mill for Harvard – everybody has that stuff. Literally, everybody. Harvard can admit all the kids it wants 100x over with exactly the same stuff as you present. You (or any transfer) will need either (1) extraordinary sports success – national or Olympic caliber; (2) extraordinary research success – published papers with distinguished co-authors; or (3) a heart-wrenching story (struggled through community college, perhaps with some disability, but at the top of the class and professors drool over you). The head of admissions at Harvard seems to want to reserve those few transfer places for athletes and community college stand-outs who took another year or two to mature. Pick one of these three.</p>
<p>“I have no time for SAT and two sat subjects.”</p>
<p>Every college that uses the Common Application requires some combination of SAT/ACT and/or SAT Subject Tests for transfer applicants. Without those tests, you shouldn’t even bother to apply. Ditto with MIT.</p>
<p>See: Page 3 of Common App Transfer Application: <a href=“https://www.commonapp.org/commonapp/docs/downloadforms/2012/2012apptr_download.pdf[/url]”>https://www.commonapp.org/commonapp/docs/downloadforms/2012/2012apptr_download.pdf</a> </p>
<p>Also [Required</a> Documents | MIT Admissions](<a href=“http://mitadmissions.org/apply/transfer/documents]Required”>Transfer deadlines & requirements | MIT Admissions) </p>
<p>“Standardized tests are required for any transfer application to MIT, regardless of how many years of college you may have completed.”</p>
<p>You really can’t plan to transfer into Harvard. The chances make it impossible for you to do so</p>
<p>The transfer rate is MUCH lower than 2%. I applied there last year and my rejection letter said 12 students got in and the acceptance rate was .08%. After a bit of research it turned out most if not all were students that went to some summer program and had a Harvard professor recommend them, were the best in their sports field or already had major musical performances in a professional career. They rejected a kid that had a perfect SAT, had founded a 2 million dollar non-profit and already went to another ivy league (can’t remember which one). The reason I applied is so I wouldn’t kick myself for trying later in life and I have no regrets. I just want to say don’t get too hopeful or expect to get in, no matter what your stats are.</p>
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<p>That sounds believable. I tried to coach a prospective transfer student a year ago who I thought had the ultimate transfer application. She was a top student with a very specific research interest who had successfully sought out the leading authority in her field - a Harvard faculty member - for joint summer research. She didn’t get in for the following fall.</p>
<p>I come from the most prestigious university in the philippines
4.0 GPA, Perfect SAT’s
Member of the philippine national rugby football team
Was a mediocre in highschool, got a low 2.8-3.2 grade. (Will this pull me down?)
I didn’t write lecture notes, didn’t pass projects and didn’t review
for any subject during highschool. (Seriously)
At college, I understood the value of education.
Any chance ???</p>