<p>Honey, whoever told you that being a mean girl on a forum was a positive contribution lied to you. It seems like you are more of an antagonist. Realism and harsh criticism I expect. However, if your intention was to dole out the best advice based on your experiences/knowledge than a thank you is owed, that is all.</p>
<p>Thank you, will do! :)</p>
<p>This is an interesting thread… I’ll follow this.</p>
<p>High performing CC students can and do get into good four year programs. </p>
<p>However, the transfer acceptees into schools like HYPS tend to be students, who as HS freshmen, were extremely competitive, and even probably were accepted to some of these ultra selective schools-- i.e. they were the most coveted students that year. </p>
<p>For some circumstance, they did not attend and chose another route but later, decided to apply as a transfer. It’s from this pool that the extreme bulk of transfer students are accepted by these tippy top schools. From what you’ve shared, I honestly think you’d be an extreme, extreme outlier in this pool.</p>
<p>Good luck to you in your college search Ashley</p>
<p>entomom i checked stanford’s cds and it said 58…
[Stanford</a> University: Common Data Set 2009-2010](<a href=“http://ucomm.stanford.edu/cds/cds_2009.html#transfer]Stanford”>http://ucomm.stanford.edu/cds/cds_2009.html#transfer)</p>
<p>entomom i checked stanford’s cds and it said 58…
[Stanford</a> University: Common Data Set 2011-2012](<a href=“http://ucomm.stanford.edu/cds/2011.html]Stanford”>http://ucomm.stanford.edu/cds/2011.html)</p>
<p>^There was a reason I said:</p>
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<p>CDSs plural. The number varies widely between years, including 09/10 that you cited which is 25.</p>
<p>if you are any good at a sport that hpys /usc cares about (sports like lacrosse, crew etc) , id try to contact coach for admissions support…i had a horrible hs gpa and mediocre gpa and got into usc…i know several athletes into yale and harvard as transfers, even with mediocre gpas</p>
<p>Not sure what your connections are to USC, but there are several rants on this forum from people who thought the same and were disappointed including a number of faculty members. One especially vitriolic rant was from two USC faculty parents of a rejected applicant.</p>
<p>Work on your qualifications. You seem determined. Best of luck!</p>
<p>choatecolate: That is a very good idea, I’ll look into that thank you 
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<p>OhioMom3000: Wow the whole “connections theme” seems a lot more daunting! Yikes! But the guy who is helping me is actually a very important man in the education realm and speaks to at a lot of different universities (USC, Stanford, UCLA, Pepperdine, etc) and he told me the three easiest schools he can get me into is Cal Lutheran, USC, and Pepperdine. What he does basically is takes me to meet with his contact in admissions. I have to pick one school. He will negotiate the deal getting me in and hopefully a full ride. There is one connection for Stanford that is Alumni that works very closely with my Grandmother and I’ve done volunteer work with her. She has a best friend in admissions and another really good friend in financial aid. Stanford is a long shot by far, however she did get a girl in that volunteered in the program I currently am in. Actually the girl she got in was featured in Glamour Magazines Top 10 College Women 2011. Either way I am currently enrolling in a SAT intensive prep course so I can nail the SATS. I am working on boosting my gpa as well. I’m also receiving help with my letters of intent from a very good family friend who worked in the Chancellors office at UCLA for admissions. I’m very blessed to be receiving the help that I am, and even with these connections it doesn’t give me a 100% guarantee but I know that anything is possible as long as I’m willing to get down and get my hands dirty and work VERY HARD :)</p>
<p>A few questions. Do you think you are deserving of these schools? Do you feel that a 3.5 GPA at a CC is on par with these great institutions? Is it fair to cheat out people who try their best to get into these schools? Do you think it is fair to cheat people out of financial aid if you are not deserving of it (I don’t know your financial status)? Best of luck in the transfer process and I hope that you can answer these questions to yourself.</p>
<p>“A few questions. Do you think you are deserving of these schools? Do you feel that a 3.5 GPA at a CC is on par with these great institutions? Is it fair to cheat out people who try their best to get into these schools? Do you think it is fair to cheat people out of financial aid if you are not deserving of it (I don’t know your financial status)? Best of luck in the transfer process and I hope that you can answer these questions to yourself.”</p>
<p>littleindia70: I don’t think I am deserving of these schools. No, a 3.5 is not on par with these great institutions. </p>
<p>As far as the whole “cheat[ing] people who try their best to get into these schools/financial aid” question, You should ask those who have the power to grant admittance and financial aid, not some community college student who lacks any superiority let alone authority in the situation at hand. </p>
<p>I’m an underdog in this case who doesn’t stand a chance. That’s all. Thank you.</p>
<p>The real question is, are you actually going to do better next year?
and also, connections don’t mean jack if you aren’t academically up to par.
Also, what is your major?</p>
<p>“But the guy who is helping me is actually a very important man in the education realm and speaks to at a lot of different universities (USC, Stanford, UCLA, Pepperdine, etc) and he told me the three easiest schools he can get me into is Cal Lutheran, USC, and Pepperdine. What he does basically is takes me to meet with his contact in admissions. I have to pick one school. He will negotiate the deal getting me in and hopefully a full ride.”</p>
<p>Is this person an admissions coach and have you hired him/her? This is interesting.</p>
<p>ravorg: I am majoring in English. I can’t stress it enough that I am doing everything I can to boost my gpa, thank you. </p>
<p>OhioMom3000: No, this is not an admissions coach. This is a family member’s supervisor who thoroughly enjoys helping minorities get into universities and just so happens to have some very fortunate connections. Obviously there is no 100% guarantee, the vast majority of it (99.9%) weighs on my grades, test scores, community service, essays and how I present myself to admissions on paper.</p>
<p>littleindia: you’re out of line</p>
<p>"Is it fair to cheat out people who try their best to get into these schools? Do you think it is fair to cheat people out of financial aid if you are not deserving of it "</p>
<p>The OP asked for his/her chances. Why is this effort a move to “cheat” anyone? It’s known that the chances are none to slim. If, by chance the application gets someone’s attention in the admissions office, who are you to say that it’s “cheating”?</p>
<p>Well this thread should bring my hopes down…but it doesn’t.
Doing an internship at the moment building a microgrid for the CC I will be attending.
Shooting for 4.0gpa, engineering major, 1st generation student, Hispanic.
Okay hooks I guess.
Good luck Ashley, with anything under a 4.0 you will need it.</p>
<p>T26E4, she was referring to the OP’s use of “connections” to get into USC and Stanford. She doesn’t plan to get in on her own merit.</p>
<p>I just got accepted to USC as a transfer student, but I attended a top 50 university before applying. Let me tell you this, you do NOT need connections to get into USC; it’s all about hard work and effort to put yourself out there. Trust me, I come from a low-income family with no connections whatsoever, and I got in. A former acquaintance at my previous university doubted me when I applied and said, “You need connections to get in.” I think not.</p>
<p>No one says you need connections. She is simply planning to use them because her GPA is subpar. Of course someone who has a high GPA and great accomplishments can get in. It’s not like every student at a massive university has connections.</p>