<p>Hello. So, I'd like to begin by thanking you for looking at this thread :)</p>
<p>I'm at a community college right now, and I'm still a long ways off from applying to four-years for a transfer. That said, I do have some questions I'd like to know, to consider in the far distance. </p>
<p>1) My intended major is bio or chemical engineering, maybe vanilla bio/chem/biochem. Is it significantly harder to apply into a technical major, than a humanities/social science? </p>
<p>2) I know that Stanford has a few niche GEs. I'll have completed an anthropology class, a globalization class, and a micro-econ class, as far as humanities/SS go. Would it be recommended I try to complete the classes like "american culture", "gender studies", and "ethical reasoning", while I am here? Or are these harder to transfer over?</p>
<p>3) I won't complete a degree here, in this time frame. If I applied for Fall 2013, got rejected, could I complete an Associate's degree, and apply again for fall 2014?</p>
<p>4) If I could transfer in as a junior, would I be expected to graduate in two years? Or would I be fine if I took three?</p>
<p>That's all for now. I'll throw up any new questions that arise later. I'm a way off, and I realize it's a shot at the zenith....but *witty comment/quote about present/future</p>
<p>The biggest thing to know is that Stanford has a less than 2% transfer rate–so treat the process like a lotto ticket. Most won’t get in.</p>
<p>1) They take about 20 transfer students a year. With such small numbers, it is hardly significant which majors are involved. I know a handful of Stanford transfers and have heard about a few others–their majors ranged widely across all fields and I did not notice any clusters of majors.</p>
<p>2) That is a pretty specific question and I don’t know the answer. Generally speaking, finish a GE pattern that will work generically for several colleges, since your chance of getting into Stanford is about 2%.</p>
<p>3) Yes.</p>
<p>4) They don’t seem to care. A friend of mine, transfer to Stanford, took almost 4 years, though some of that was a gap for extra military service in the middle of his time there. I believe I recall some other transfer student saying that she thought she’d graduate in 2 years, but she couldn’t get it finished that quickly, which also left me with the impression that transfer students are not necessarily put on a strict “2 years and get out of here” timeline.</p>
<p>haha, I know it’s a slim chance But, ya, I guess I won’t bother trying to take huma/SS credits, which might not even transfer, given the odds of getting in. Thanks for the help!</p>
<p>I’m a little surprised to hear this because I would think that HYPS would be similar with this situation. My D1 transferred to Y and everyone she knew had to finish up just like non-transfers. She knew one girl that got an extra semester because she did a sport that demanded a lot of time. The reasons they require students to finish and not linger are because they provide such good FA and because they are making room for the next class of kids to come in. Extensions are given but you need a good reason and it’s not automatic.</p>
But, ya, I guess I won’t bother trying to take huma/SS credits, which might not even transfer, given the odds of getting in. Thanks for the help!</p>