State school to Ivy

Transfer Students
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<p>Hey guys,</p>

<p>I was wondering the difficulty of transferring from a state school to an Ivy? Do they take that into consideration? Could it count against you?</p>

<p>College: University of Texas
Major: Business Honors, Plan II
College GPA: 4.0
HS Rank: 13/741
ECs: Ultimate Frisbee Team (9th ranked college team in the country), College Council Senator, Intramural Basketball Captain, Breakdancing Club
Recs: Not as bright as I would hope</p>

<p>Does anyone have experience with this kind of thing?</p>

<p>Thanks</p>

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<p>there's plenty of kids that get accepted into Ivys from state schools. Your coming from one of the best so that helps as well.</p>

<p>Maybe not Harvard or Yale--not impossible but unlikely for just about anyone--but the rest are possible.</p>

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<p>Not Princeton. They don't accept transfers.</p>

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<p>I think you have a good chance at Cornell. Apply there!</p>

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<p>Sound like pakiboy..lol.</p>

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<p>He will probably show up in a few mins...</p>

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<p>Yup...maybe he won't need to though. You stole his line..</p>

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<p>heh it's funny that you mention getting into harvard and yale. Those are my 2nd and 3rd choices. Would I have a chance at HYPS, Penn, and Columbia? My friend's dad is a fairly powerful Princeton alum, and he might talk to President Tillman about a transfer application.</p>

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<p>It's still against their policy. I couldn't imagine them allowing a transfer, even for a powerful alum.</p>

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<p>hmm. does anyone here know anyone who's successfully transferred to HYS?</p>

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<p>soccer_guy472, </p>

<p>you'd be very surprised.</p>

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<p>dang, ixjunitxi, what you mean? did you xfer to pton?</p>

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<p>No one has ever transferred to princeton, except for this one kid who got recruited for football in like 1998.</p>

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<p>No, I did not transfer to Princeton...but a big time alum w/money coule make anything happen... MONEY TALKS...even at princeton</p>

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<p>oh, haha indeed it does. unfortunately the alum i know isn't exactly big money (by Princeton standards, I mean, he's probably a multimillionaire), but he knows people who know Pres. Tillman</p>

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<p>I'm at a state school in NY, have 24 credits, also thinking of applying for an Ivy Transfer (I got into Cornell and Columbia in 2000 then took 7 years off to work and travel :)</p>

<p>But as I posted in the other Ivy Transfer thread... Alternate strategy is just enjoy the low-stress environment and ego-boosting of being an excellent student at a Public School, ace the graduate admissions tests, and get into a top grad school...</p>

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<p>ivy-transfer: are you currently a freshman or sophomore?</p>

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<p>JFK and Woodrow Wilson transferred to Princeton but I think they are the exception.</p>

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<p>I think JFK attended Princeton and then transferred to Harvard.</p>

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<p>PierreMarie: I am a freshman
Boston and CMA1: JFK went to London School of Economics for a year, and then transferred to Harvard.</p>

<p>I'm thinking of not applying to Harvard because of the applicant pool strength</p>