So what type of students usually get accepted to top colleges as transfers?

Transfer Students
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<p>By top I mean top 10 universities in the US.
MIT, Stanford, Harvard (recently started taking transfers again), Yale, and Columbia.</p>

<p>Those colleges have low transfer rates, in the single digits (3-6 percent). Yet still the thing is that people still get accepted into those colleges as transfer students, I am curious to know the following, how would the following look like for them?</p>

<p>High School GPA:
College GPA:
SAT Score:
Extra curricular activities:
Current institution (college they usually transfer from):</p>

<p>If a person graduated high school with a GPA in the 3.0-3.5 Range, should they even bother to apply to those colleges even if they apply as junior transfers, get a high SAT score and get a high college GPA (4.0 and above)?</p>

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<p>Its usually kids who were competitive applicants as incoming freshman and/or transferring within the T10. Stanford accepts very few transfer students but my cousin managed to do it from U of C (he couldn’t handle the weather lol).</p>

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<p>Will top colleges take a kid from a tier 4 school?</p>

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<p>top colleges are looking for extraordinary students… does this answer your question? What type of thread is this???</p>

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<p>it does not answer my question at all</p>

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<p>Top colleges take students from community colleges, foreign universities, and yes even 4th tier US institutions. Whether or not you can transfer up is another question.</p>

<p>To optimize your chances:

  1. Get good grades in courses that are similar to what you would have been taking had you been admitted to the famous-name-here-college-or-university in the first place.
  2. Take advantage of any work/internship/EC opportunities that are particularly meaningful for you, and develop strong relationships with your professors who will write your letters of recommendation.
  3. Familiarize yourself with the specific requirements for transfer applications at each of the institutions where you think you’d like to apply, so that you can be certain those requirements are filled.</p>
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<p>thanks, it is nice to know the top colleges don’t punish you for not being the top high school student even though you end up being the top student in college</p>