<p>I have been having a hard time getting an opinion about my stats - I hope you can give me a clue:</p>
<p>Going to a community college in NYC
28 years old
Moved to the US from Israel 5 years ago.
Served as a combat officer in the Israeli military
Married</p>
<p>HS - horrible
GED - honors
CC GPA - 3.95 Major - 4.0, dean’s list, 45 credits so far
ACT - 24 composite score</p>
<p>Extracurricular:
2 tech internships
Humane society volunteer
Phi Theta Kappa</p>
<p>Work:
4 years sales experience
Israeli military - 4 years</p>
<p>Thank you and good luck to all</p>
<p>external: i would like to think that berkeley can see past that small flaw. there is a much bigger picture to look at! and as for stanford, i have seen some miracles come out of each year’s set of admitted transfer students. it is for that reason that i feel you have a wonderful shot at being evaluated fairly (the way that you should have been in the first place); keep your chin up!</p>
<p>Dubbie your stats are pretty good buddy. Stanford, like we’re telling everyone, is a crapshoot. They have a huge focus on extracurriculars and it seems like you’re a bit thin there but your combat in the Israeli Military is quite interesting. Depending on your essays and letters of recommendation you definitely have a shot.</p>
<p>Good luck, dubbie81!</p>
<p>@ghettopony I would also hope that I would not be penalized for the prerequisite issue. Did you apply to any other schools?</p>
<p>external: i did but only to ucla and ucb haha.</p>
<p>and to dubbie: i will echo longshot (as usual) on this one. indeed it is a crapshoot, but as i’ve expressed somewhere in a former posting, i’ve seen some miraculous things and remarkable success stories come out of every year’s group of admitted transfer applicants.</p>
<p>at any rate, i don’t really feel qualified to assess your chances, but i do wish you the best of luck :)</p>
<p>I really wish I hadn’t stumbled upon this site since it’s freaking me out.</p>
<p>@thelongshot: What major did you get into UCLA with? I’ve been accepted as an English major.</p>
<p>If I am a community college student, transferring after two years, will my SAT scores from high school affect me? Unfortunately, my SAT scores were pretty low. </p>
<p>@ghettopony Are you also a community college student?</p>
<p>@external: they do look at your SAT scores but since you’ve done 2 years of CC, less emphasis is placed on the scores. Which CC are you at if you don’t mind sharing?</p>
<p>@dfa4ever I am currently attending Evergreen Valley College.</p>
<p>@external: cool. I’m at Santa Monica College. It’s so nerve wrecking waiting for these decisions. I still have Stanford’s rejection email from last year when I applied as a freshman–I think I should start rereading it just to prepare myself for the disappointment.</p>
<p>@external: what a coincident! I go to EVC too. Wow, I did not know that I have a competition - a strong one for that matter. I think your ECs are great man! Stanford is looking for people who are working for the betterment of their community, someone like you. I am embarrassed applying for Stanford knowing your ECs. I bet beside those great ECs you also have great letters of recommendation huh?</p>
<p>@phoenix20 I am glad that a student from Evergreen Valley College is here. Thank you very much for your positive remarks toward my ECs. I hope that you feel honored of your achievements and feel proud of yourself for your accomplishments. I am definitely grateful for the letters of recommendations I received from those that have confidence in me to succeed at Stanford University; it is genuinely a good feeling to have others believe in you.</p>
<p>external! what a coinkidink; i go to mc/wvc :P</p>
<p>btw, mc/wvc = mission college-west valley college</p>
<p>so to answer your question external, yes, i am indeed a community college student.</p>
<p>@dfa4ever - Philosophy/Pre-Law major into UCLA</p>
<p>Stanford’s transfer acceptance is about 2% maybe a little lower. It’ll be between 20-30 out of approximately 1400 this year. So I hope we all become extremely happy with our backups lol</p>
<p>ah, is that right? did you speak with one of the counselors again haha</p>
<p>Yeah actually, that seems to be the number this year. Yikes lol</p>
<p>yikes is right. sighh.</p>
<p>@ghettopony I actually visited West Valley College for a meeting; I enjoyed the atmosphere of the campus. I hope that you are enjoying your time there.</p>
<p>@thelongshot With around 2% of transfer applicants offering admissions, it does seem to be extremely competitive. I do wish all of you the best. I can honestly say that with all my achievements and accomplishments, I genuinely focused on the betterment of the community. Based on what I read from your accomplishments, I do respect you for starting non-profit organizations.</p>
<p>external: wvc definitely has a beautiful campus. i am however more of a mc student as the bulk of my classes have been taken there (and not to mention that i work there as well).</p>
<p>the days are numbered and i feel anything but sure at this point. i don’t know why but reading those stats really winded me. i should have been expecting it since it’s nothing different from what we’ve been seeing in the past few years. ahh. here we go again with the motions</p>