<p>Hey guys. Sorry if this is a little long but I need some guidance. I am a senior in hs in NJ. I applied to all 8 ivies, BC, NYU, Bucknell, PSU, and Rutgers. I was rejected from all except Rutgers. I do not know if I will even be attending Rutgers (I am considering a postgrad year at a prep school), but I have a few questions. I will be applying to Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Dartmouth and probably some other schools of the like as a transfer. I've included my hs stats so you guys have something to go off of. </p>
<p>GPA's
-9=3.3
-10=2.3--(I had some family troubles for a while)
-11=3.2
-12=3.6/3.7</p>
<p>SAT's
760 Math 690 Verbal
-710 Math IC, 690 Writing, 680 IIC, 540 Chemistry, 530 Physics</p>
<p>ACT's
30 Composite in one try</p>
<p>EC's
Varsity Ice Hockey 4 Years-Captain
Varsity Golf 2 Years-Captain--Planning on playing in college
All-American Academic Award
Blah Blah--Nothing but the mundane ordinary ec's</p>
<p>Alright--Now my questions-
Would the school that I plan to transfer to accept SAT scores if I were to retake them again? I know that I can get over a 1520-30 if I took the I again and I know I can get 3 sat II's with scores over 750. I just don't know whether this is allowed or not.
Also, what do schools look for in your college life and work when you apply as a transfer? What is entailed in the process?
What should I focus on in college or if I go to a prep school?</p>
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Alright--Now my questions-
Would the school that I plan to transfer to accept SAT scores if I were to retake them again? I know that I can get over a 1520-30
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<p>It is allowed, but you must endure the new SAT.</p>
<p>If you ask me, your test scores are fine. I wouldn't discourage you from trying to take them again, but I would strongly admonish you not to worry about them. I would suggest you go to Rutgers, work your butt off (3.6+), get involved there, and find some compelling reasons to transfer to your preferred school. Transfering into these super-selective schools is very competative, so be forwarned (Harvard, for example is stastically harder to transfer into than to get into out of high school). BC, however, seems less difficult to transfer into. Determining what you want to study will also be useful in helping you find the best school for you. It seems to me that such a determination is best made in the context of a college curriculum, where you can get an actual taste for the disciplines that most interest you.</p>
<p>Princeton doesn't accept transfer students, for whatever reason. I believe they will start taking transfers again in Fall 2006, at the earliest.</p>
<p>I checked collegeboard.com and I saw that Rutgers is an ok school. I would suggest that you go there for the first year of your college, then transfer to a better school, (one of the best in NJ, not Princeton, but a good public school) and then transfer to the Ivy school you want in your third year of college. I know it seems like a long proccess but I think thats the best way to do it. Also, after you get certain credits in college, the school that you want to transfer to for the second year, wont consider your high school grades for admission process. So, check with one of the best public schools in NJ, about how many credits that you need after which they wont see your hs grades (usually, that is about 30). Also, if you are not satisfied with your SAT scores than, I would suggest that you take the SAT again, dont worry if its the New SAT, its just the matter of practice. You want to make sure that you apply early also because early application is equal to 100 SAT points. BTW, dont worry too much that you din get into college of your choices. Everybody falls, what matters is how fast you get up. Alrigt then, good luck.</p>
<p>Humkaikamal, I'm not sure how good that advice is simply because colleges will not look favorably on someone who transfers twice. They may see them as someone who can't be content anywhere. I think he/she would be better off staying at Rutgers for 2 years and getting a 3.7+</p>
<p>Thanks wahoo2007 for replying to my advice. We all look at things differently. Now, I think you would agree on me to the fact that if we want to go to Ivy or nation's BEST colleges, than its definetly an advantage to transfer FROM another good school, if not another nations best than atleast one of the best in our own state. I am not sure about the stats of students transfering from Community Colleges and other ok colleges (with about 45% + acceptance rate) to Ivy and other prestigious institutions, but I am pretty sure that number is low. But if you find the stats to the number of students transfering from community colleges and ok schools to one of their state's best schools, that would be high. I mean, when I say state's best, I mean schools like University of Virginia. Infact, most community colleges have programs where any student can transfer to ANY state public school after maininting certain GPA for 2 years. So, what I am saying is that if we transfer to a good public school first and then apply to some IVy school, it increases the chances of getting in. I know that the transfer procees will be difficult, but to achieve a seat at an Ivy school, we have to work hard. And I am not sure if the people at the Ivy school will think that the student is "not content anywhere." I believe they will understand and realize not just potential but also the willingness to succedd. BTW, are u in high school or in college? If you have any ideas as to how a student at a ok college go to an Ivy League school, please feel free to post it.</p>
<p>humhaikamal, I am a second year at the University of Virginia. I transfered here from Virginia Tech last year. The reason I posted what I did was that in my research of the transfer process many of the things I read discouraged students from switching schools twice. Rutgers is a fine school and to be honest the initial posters grades are such that I think he has a better chance at standing out from the pack at a less difficult school than he would at a tougher one. If he transfers to a better school after first year then he has 1 semester to do his best and if for whatever reason he doesn't do great he is stuck there. Where as at Rutgers he has 3 semesters to excel and get a solid GPA for transfer.</p>
<p>Again this is just my opinion but I read quite a bit of stuff when going through the transfer process and from what I read what you're suggesting might not be the best way to go.</p>
<p>He will also have the option of applying as a transfer twice. With a solid first semester and good social involvement, I think he would have a reasonable shot at gaining admission into some of his top choices. If his attempt is not fruitful, he can simply put in another year at Rutgers and try again. I really do not think the transfer-twice plan is sound at all. Not only do you appear perpetually discontent, but also conniving.</p>
<p>calipharius brings up a good point at Rutgers he has the chance to try to transfer twice which he wouldn't get if he were doing the double transfer</p>