<p>seriously- so they only accepted TWENTY out of 1,400 applicants? Anyone know why? And will the admission rate necessarily go up next fall since they accepted a ridiculously small amount for fall 07?</p>
<p>Why? Because Ivy League schools are very selective. Plus, if you can't get into Stanford from HS, you aren't worthy (in their minds).</p>
<p>It isn't an ivy league school. Don't give people false information. I wish people would understand that everyone shouldn't be entitled to an opinion. Especially you, Doryx. I find it amusing that you are very confident about your post as well. GG.</p>
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It isn't an ivy league school. Don't give people false information. I wish people would understand that everyone shouldn't be entitled to an opinion. Especially you, Doryx. I find it amusing that you are very confident about your post as well. GG.
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<p>You're right, Stanford is not an Ivy League school. Even though Stanford is not an Ivy league school, it's still one of the elite schools in the nation. They are going to be very selective, no doubt about it. </p>
<p>Keep in mind that Stanford is NOT a public school. They follow their own procedures with transfers. Community colleges are great for transferring to UC because incentive given by the state government.</p>
<p>Stanford does not only go by academics, but they look for that special someone. Anyone can get a 4.0 at UCB (if you were dedicated enough), but you have to do something to stand out. If you weren't able to portray that uniqueness during HS applications, than most likely won't be able to show it as a transfer.</p>
<p>If Stanford wasn't so selective, a lot less people would be inclined to apply there. As a result, it ruins the image Stanford wants to uphold.</p>
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I was asking why there was such a huge drop in accepted transfer students this year.</p>
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<p>they seem obsessed with the SAT's.
<a href="http://www.stanford.edu/dept/uga/applying/1_3g_standardizedtest.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.stanford.edu/dept/uga/applying/1_3g_standardizedtest.html</a></p>
<p>I'll apply anyway but i'm not going to take three SAT subject tests(they strongly recommend taking that amount if you only took the old SAT) or re-take the SAT's- waste of time and money. If they reject me, they can go f**k themselves..i'll just go elsewhere....</p>
<p>Tickle: i would recommend looking at their curriculum though. Just to make sure the credits you're taking are transferrable...What's your major? I can post stanfords requirements for your major.</p>
<p>My friend who is a 2nd yr @ stanford didnt take SAT..or ACT..</p>
<p>Looking through your history, you said</p>
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My G.P.A is currently a 3.61. I really hope i can get it over a 3.7 by the time i apply. I havn't done much besides math and chem tutoring and i did an NSF REU research chem E internship after freshman year. I play musical instruments too and just started composing musicl but that's more like a hobby.
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<p>Good luck. You are definitely fighting the odds.</p>
<p>not necessarily. There was someone with a 3.3 who got into yale and someone with a 3.4 who got into upenn, and several other 3.6's who got into top schools. Stanford says on their site that only students with strong records( a 3.5- 4.0 G.P.A according to them) are encouraged to apply.</p>
<p>You are fighting the odds unless you have something that makes you stand out. I am definitely not say you won't get in, but you have to be a little realistic. Don't get your hopes up and good luck.</p>
<p>everything about me is unique- ethnicity, birthplace, story, where i grew up, my interests, etc.-and my essays will reflect that..if that's what you mean by 'stand out.'</p>
<p>I would take what Doryx says with a heap of salt. He completely failed to understand what you were initially asking (not to mention call Stanford an Ivy League, which shows how little he knows about the school). Normally, the transfer rates rise and fall according to the incoming class prior to the transfer year. So I would venture to guess that last year's freshman admits had a very high yield, but I don't have the data to support this.</p>
<p>can someone post the requirements for econ major? thanks!!!</p>
<p>idreamofpudding- thanks for the info. He managed to turn this into a 'chances' thread and had no difficulty perusing my old posts just to find my stats.</p>
<p>hope this helps guys...</p>
<p>racnna Where will you go as a freshman?</p>
<p>I actually just completed my sophomore year at Penn State- i'm an engineering major. I will take a couple of classes this fall at one of penn states branch campuses though and then i'll move to either new york/philly in the spring to work and save some money.</p>
<p>racnna sorry i thought u were a freshman.. lol... there was onething on the stanford' transfer page that throws me off
it says: SAT below 660 (or 650) is strongly advised NOT to apply..</p>
<p>Here I can see the academic requirement of stanford is very rigorous. for transfers.</p>
<p>The main reason Stanford took so few transfer students this year is because there were more accepted freshman who decided to go to Stanford than the admissions office had anticipated. For that same reason they also took zero students off the wait list. Same thing happened at many other top tier colleges this year, and I would venture the same situation might occur next year as well. It all boils down to # of "Heads and Beds". If you didn't have the stats to get into Stanford as a freshman, [ take a look at the stats for accepted Stanford students as a comparison] your chances realistically are nil as a transfer, because Stanford looks at both your HS record as well as your college record. Near 4.0 in both is a must. And the less than 2 % transfer rate this year[ it's normally closer to 5%, which is far less than the freshman admit rate] shows how low anyone's chances are.</p>
<p>I just can't believe that doryx just said that "ANyone" can get a 4.0 at UCB like it was nothing.</p>
<p>to further emphasize the point being made, I had a near 4.0 (above a 3.95) at a top 15 school and got flat out denied at H and Y, and got wlisted at two other ivies, and finally accepted at one (UPenn).</p>