<p>I am new to this forum. I am student that will be transferring in Fall 2007. I just wanted to know if any one that is in the process would like to share a bit about thier process, for example where they are transferring from and where they are going. I am most interested to know what people were involved in at thier colleges, why they want to transfer to someone else, and how the whole transfer admissions process is going. Please share experiences both if you already have been admitted or still are in the transfer process. It is quite inspiring to see where people are going.</p>
<p>For anyone interested in transferring to Stanford, I have a friend who has alumni in the family and gets this Alumni magazine from Stanford. This was an issue from earlier this year perhaps Jan or Feb if I am correct. Of course she had a 4.0 and was quite involved and did many things pursuing her passions. Any way, I was quite suprised to see that a community college student had been admitted, just because I am a community college student and we are often told that are highest hopes should be the local state school of which we are in the same system. It was also quite interesting because in the same article about transfer students there had been admitted a girl from Princeton (which is funny because that school does not accept transfers) and a injured world class voilin player from Johns Hopkins Peabody. Anyway that gives me hope because I am also a community college student with a similar background as the girl who transferred to Stanford.</p>
<p>Anyway, opinions on this would be appreciated as well as any experiences from those of you who are transfer or future transfer students.</p>
<p>If you do very well and have good activities/experiences to write about (well obviously not just good) then transferring to a top 10 is entirely possible. There are a handful of people on this site that transferred into top 10s from CCs. At my CC at least one person transferred to Harvard. Of course you have to be realistic and realize that the chances are pretty slim, but it is still possible. If the idea is even hovering in your mind then I would suggest applying no matter what (given good grades and essays). If you don't then you'll be regretting it for a long time, just like me.</p>
<p>Yeah It's definitely possible, but also definitely a long shot. The last time someone transferred into Stanford from my CC was back in the year 2000. Ever since then, It's mostly public state schools. But yeah, still possible</p>
<p>Its definitely possible to get into Stanford from a community college. I think the most important thing though is to find out something unique about yourself and project it in the application process. This is of course with that 4.0 GPA and great test scores, etc. Just try your best and let whatever happens happen...</p>
<p>it definitely is possible but, as i believe the article you referenced may implicitly suggest, stanford has close affiliations with specific community colleges in its region -- namely foothill.</p>
<p>Have you read the article? Yes,this girl did transfer from Foothill College in Los Altos. Perhaps the most inspiring part of the article was this:</p>
<p>"[The new transfer student from community college] worried whether her community college background had prepared here to suceed in classes with Stanford peers who knew the ropes. Getting back her first assignment was a defining moment.</p>
<pre><code>' I was pretty scared bcause I didn't know if my past experinece prepared me for the kind of paper a Stanford professor would expect,' she says.
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<p>When she got back her research paper on King Alfred for a class called History of the English language, </p>
<pre><code> 'I got an A! I was really overjoyed. I was like, 'Yes, I can do this. I can work as hard as I worked at Foothil and I'm smart enough to get A's at Stanford.'"
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<p>That is a nice ending. I am not sure that it is that easy for every community college transfer but that is a nice ending.</p>
<p>I mean I agree like many people have posted here that it a reach but there is still a chance that community college students can go where ever they wish.</p>
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I mean I agree like many people have posted here that it a reach but there is still a chance that community college students can go where ever they wish.
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<p>Community college students are not inherently dumb, and they certainly do not become smarter the moment they receive that acceptance letter from Stanford or Cal.</p>
<p>I am a community college student. In my post I did not mean to imply that community college students are inherently dumb. I really hope that by hard work and very much luck I can get into the school of my dreams. It is just that here we are always told that our best bet is the public state school so its good news to here for example like this student not only transferred to Stanford from a community college but is doing well there.</p>