<p>Hey everyone, I had a few questions regarding transfer students. I'm currently a senior in high school and would like to major in Biology. I'm going to be going to a community college for the first 2 years and would like to transfer to Stanford University after. My first question is, which classes as a premed major should I take at the community college? I've read online that it is not good if you take your premed required classes (chem/bio/physics) at a community college because medical schools question why you took them there in the first place. Which classes do you guys think I should take while i'm at the community college, and that will give me the upperhand when I'm applying to transfer to Stanford University? </p>
<p>Another question I had was, which classes are biology premed majors required to take for their GE? I know it varies from college to college, but what are the usual classes people take for their GE? Is it like history, foreign language, etc.? I'm a little confused on the classes I should take when I'm at the community college, and when I'm at Stanford. Please help me out! Thanks.</p>
<p>You do realize that it is extremely difficult to get into Stanford as a transfer student, IF you went to a regular 4 FOUR YEAR UNIVERSITY. Getting into stanford, COMING FROM A COMMUNITY COLLEGE, is virtually impossible. Stanford’s transfer acceptance rate for transfers is 1.9%. Coming from a community college means your chances of getting into Stanford are practically impossible. </p>
<p>In fact getting into any top 20 university (stanford is one of the top universities in the world), coming from a community college, is extremely difficult.</p>
<p>Yes I realize that, however, the community college that I’m going to reserves 2 spots for Stanford transfers. I would obviously have to be in the top of my class to be able to transfer.</p>
<p>No clue what classes are going to give you the upper hand in transfering to Stanford, ask the Stanford forum. Just don’t take the pre-reqs, do whatever else you care to that will transfer to Stanford (they might have restrictions on what classes you can take, as that forum).</p>
<p>What the hell community college do you go to? I’m pretty sure you’ve been misinformed. There are only twenty or so spots alloted to Stanford transfers every year. I highly doubt they would set aside 10% of that for one specific community college. I’m in the process of applying as a transfer from a California community college myself, so I sort of know what’s going on.</p>
<p>In the past couple of years at least, it appears that almost half of the 20+ transfer applicants that S has accepted have been from CCs and non-traditional students (from acceptance letters of members on the Transfer Students forum; not a primary source, but information from long term, reliable members). There has been no indication that specific CCCs have set numbers of transfer spots into S; however, I’d be interested in hearing the OPs source of information about reserved transfers. The S Common Data set for 2009-2010 shows that 25 transfers were admitted this past fall:</p>
<p>Again if you read theweb site, the transfers are accepted to meet the incoming freshmen that have dropped out and the “overacceptance” rate of freshmen.</p>
<p>^^I don’t think anyone was trying to say otherwise, that’s the way it is at all of the selective schools. Given the discussion about the S transfer rate, I thought it would be helpful to provide the actual numbers from the primary source.</p>
<p>haha! You have eyes everywhere, don’t you? The stanford app asks for your favorite newspapers/websites, I’m debating on making a college confidential joke.</p>
<p>RileyJohn: You are right, Sqorks was misinformed about Transfer admissions. I highly doubt that Stanford would do such a thing. Sqorks you should do your own research. So, now I am wondering…How many spots does your school reserve for Harvard ?..</p>
<p>Hey Guys! I couldn’t help, but drop by and see the posts. I’m a current community college student, striving incredibly hard to get into college. After a difficult past at UC Riverside, I came back and pursued sciences. I really want to get into Stanford. I tried applying for the first time and was rejected in a very nice formal manner. It was one of the nicest letters I have ever received and they even asked about my ethnicity. They told me that I was a fine student and told me it was their lost that they could not accept me. I’m going for it again, along with 8 other universities. RJ, I suggest you do take the science courses at community college. Go to a counselor, set up a schedule and make sure they are IGETC classes. IGETC classes are classes that are accepted almost everywhere. Look into that. I know tons of premed students taking biology and chemistry before transferring because it is so MUCH HARDER when you take it at a university. I know, I’ve been there. Also, take the SAT’s. I’m going to take mine again. Go for scholarships, go internships, clubs, community services! I know a guy that had a low GPA, but got into John Hokins because he interned at 6 hospitals.</p>
<p>^^Since this thread was last active in Mar, that was a couple of months before transfer decisions came out. RJ will be attending Cornell this fall.</p>