<p>Stat’s</p>
<p>-Transfering: at age 17 with an AA in General Studies
-From: Albuquerque, New Mexico
-Under-represented Minority
- First Generation American
- First Generation to go to college</p>
<p>GPA: 3.4</p>
<p>Sat Scores : 2000</p>
<p>EC:
Student government Co-Founder and Senator
AIDS foundation volunteer
Teen Court Attorney & coordinator
LTS (Learn To Skate) Figure Skating Coach
Competitive figure skater
Runway, and charity fashion shows (5 so far)
English tutor for college students
Santa Fe Neurological Services Volunteer</p>
<p>Volunteer Work: I have over 300 hours of volunteer service in a wide range of fields and environments, but mostly in figure skating and psych.</p>
<p>Major: Psychology w/ an emphasis in Cognitive and Behavior</p>
<p>High school: I went to a boarding school In India for a year and then I home schooled myself for my junior high school. For high school I went to a local community college and took what they call the CPE (course placement exam) and started taking lower level college courses and now that I am 17 and I will be getting my associates degree in General Studies with an emphasis in Psychology in Spring 2007.</p>
<p>Schools:</p>
<p>Harvard -
Yale -
Stanford –
Cornell - </p>
<p>University of Michigan-
Boston University -
Clark University- </p>
<p>University of Denver -
University of new mexico (safety) - </p>
<p>What do you think? Any chance?</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>The Ivy's plus Stanford, very high reach.
Your SAT score will most likely do you in.</p>
<p>BTW...I'm 16, attended only two years of high school, now a freshmeh at a university and applying to H for 07. I have a 4.0 going into my finals. I recently took the SAT I and scored 2360. I don't have dozens of EC's like so many offer up, but the few that I do have I have been doing for over five years and show a strong passion. No hooks, white, female, strong in sciences.</p>
<p>As far as my chances this year probably a reach. If the GPA holds through next year the odds will go up.</p>
<p>the fees to harvard, yale, stanford, and cornell will be donations. I wouldn't recommend applying, though it is always ultimately your decision. Your 3.4 from a CC is going to be up against many with 3.8+ GPAs from 4-year universities, including students applying from other ivies and top schools. Your test scores, while decent, are not in range for the top schools you've listed.</p>
<p>If you want my opinion, your revised list should be more like this:</p>
<p>UMich (reach)
Boston University (high match / low reach)
Clark (match)
UDenver (match)
U New Mexico (safety)</p>
<p>I'll take my chances.
Harvard admissions is a crapshoot. And last I check passion had a lot to do with the admission decision. Already talked to the dean of admissions...told me to raise it to a 3.5. Thanks for the pessimism. I'll use Mr. Fitzsimmons advice instead.</p>
<p>Trixee.</p>
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<p>Just giving you honesty. If you want an idea of what students have been accepted to Harvard as transfers, I'd check out the transfer forum on CC and look for the decisions thread. Good luck wherever you apply.</p>
<p>Go for it. What have you got to lose, besides the fee. I mean, if you do get in, the fee will be more than worth it.</p>
<p>Yeah...what's the point of posting a chances thread if you are going to be so defensive about the advice given. Just understand that Brand is right. Most successful applicants from College Confidential (generally the upper echelong of applicants) either came from normal universities with strong GPAs and test scores, elite universities with a strong package or had great ECs. </p>
<p>Based on your profile as a community college applicant (and understanding that URM status would probably matter less as a transfer) with a 3.4 where most successful CC applicants have at least a 3.7+, I don't think your chances look good to the elites.</p>
<p>Look to Brand's suggestions. He looks to be a very promising CC applicant this transfer season.</p>