<p>Hey all! I'm thinking about transferring to either Stanford or Cal next year, so I can get closer to home. My reasons for transferring are more for family reasons rather than prestige. So far, I'm a Winter Admit at UCSD Revelle College (meaning I start winter quarter instead of fall) and am majoring in math/econ (joint). Stats are as follows:</p>
<p>HS Weighted GPA: 4.13
HS UW GPA: 3.63
College GPA: 3.90 (Revelle Freshman Honors Program)
SAT: 2090
math IIC: 800
ECs: student advisory board for congresswoman, helped out at UCSF
work: interned as corporate assistant at large corporate law firm</p>
<p>Do you guys think I have a descent chance at getting into either of these schools? Do they factor in that UCSD (and Revelle in particular) is a difficult school? Am I on par with other students accepted to Stanford and Cal?</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>I would have said that you had a shot at Cal if you were not coming from UCSD. UC to UC transfers are tough. And chances for Stanford are very slim. But they're pretty bad for everyone, I think they have like a 4% transfer rate.</p>
<p>UC to UC transfers are not as tough as you'd think! That's actually a pretty big misconception on this site...I'm almost sure you'd be in at Cal. Go look at the stats online, it isn't any tougher to get in as a UC student than as a CC kid (I'm actually at UCSD right now leaving for either LA or Cal next year). Stanford, that's another story. With a 5% acceptance rate I would say most everyone has a snowball's chance in hell...</p>
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Do they factor in that UCSD (and Revelle in particular) is a difficult school?
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HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHA
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I'm thinking about transferring to either Stanford or Cal next year
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you'll have to wait for another year since cal only takes junior transfers
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Am I on par with other students accepted to Stanford and Cal?
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did you get in as a freshman?
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My reasons for transferring are more for family reasons rather than prestige.
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sjsu...usf..scu... etcetc</p>
<p>You need higher SATs for Stanford.</p>
<p>Stanford admissions are incredily hard, you might be aiming a little high there. Cal may be reasonable, but as someone mentioned UC to UC is not common as a transfer option. I don't imagine that would be an easy move, as Berkeley is tough as it is.</p>
<p>So you only 1 quarter of grades so far? It's still too early to predict what your GPA will be.</p>
<p>But UC intercampus transfer is not as hard, especially not to Cal, the problem is that your major econ/math is actually one of UCSD's strengths, so it will be hard to justify transfering.</p>
<p>In response to lostincode and lalaland1:
What I mean is I want to apply next year, and enroll for Junior year. Obviously prestige is a factor for anyone, which is why I am asking in regards to Stanford and Cal (b/c im fairly certain i can get into sjsu, scu, and usf). I got into UCSD (not Stanford obviously) as a freshman, but I started in Winter because I am a Winter Admit student which delays me one quarter. I know high school grades are a factor, but from what I've heard, they aren't factored in as heavily as college grades, though I am not sure about SATs.
I guess I just wanted to know whether I even had a shot of making into either of them if I kept up this gpa.</p>
<p>Highschool GPA is a non-factor for Cal, they dont even ask you for it.</p>
<p>Nor do they ask for SAT, AP's, so basically just your college GPA. </p>
<p>Stanford is a different story, it's like applying from HS again, recs, test scores the whole nine yards.</p>
<p>If you can maintain a 3.9 GPA with a fairly demanding schedule, then you have a shot at Cal, but like I said, it's hard to justify taking you because UCSD is good at economics as well. </p>
<p>Stanford is a crapshot for anyone really.</p>
<p>Actually Cal does ask for APs, but they aren't required.</p>
<p>you might get in if you're lucky. heck someone I know managed to get a transfer offer from pasadena city college to caltech, UCLA and UCB.</p>