<p>I’m simply debunking a myth that’s been floating around in response to the OP with my own experience. My GPA was somewhat similar to her’s so I can actually relate to her (except the CC part).</p>
<p>I don’t see “the myth” floating around anywhere…lol. </p>
<p>A 3.5 from a top school is much different from a 3.5 from a CC. No one said she doesn’t have a chance at USC. She is just saying she has a guarantee, not a chance, because of her connections.</p>
<p>It’s clearly a myth when you hear it from people who have no proof to back up their claims. I’ve heard it plenty of times from many people, but maybe that has to do with the fact that I come from a small, isolated town lol.</p>
<p>Also, I never said that people here are saying she has no chance. I’m simply trying to give her a glimmer of hope and some support if she ever decides to apply to transfer. And I am well aware of the differences of grading from different schools. I personally know a successful CC transfer to USC with a 3.6 gpa, which is why I even bothered to mention it.</p>
<p>I never said I was guaranteed admission. The last thing I am is an entitled, condescending, arrogant little brat that depends on connections. They don’t mean a damn thing if I can’t give them the numbers and writing when it comes down to brass taxes.</p>
<p>im confused…i had much lower than 3.5 in major classes and i got into USC, UNC, cornell as a transfer…</p>
<p>To littleindia and alwaysleah: I see what you’re pointing out. I guess because I breezed right past that point since I know that unless the “connection” was a parent who was a sought after faculty member, often discussions on CC about “connections” tend to be nothing at all. I dismissed it out of hand. Sorry about missing your point, littleindia.</p>
<p>Don’t worry about it. I transferred into Yale with a 3.1 last year because my dad is still good friends with his army buddies in academia.</p>
<p>We all have dads who have friends who were his army buddies in the academia.</p>
<p>To the OP: If you are as smart and hard-working as you say you are, you would do the research to learn that you can get a great education at many colleges besides the few you have set your sights on. Why don’t you focus on where you might like to go to law school, look at the admission stats of their accepted students, and then work your way back? I don’t know much about law school admissions but I would guess that a higher GPA at a “good” college would be better than a lower one at the highest-ranked ones. There are dozens of colleges that could prepare you well for law school. A smaller LAC might be better in terms of giving you personal attention and support. Just a thought.</p>
<p>OP- Harvard, Stanford and Yale require your high school transcripts.
Harvard’s transfer website says this:</p>
<p>“The Committee on Transfer Admissions welcomes inquiries from all qualified students interested in transferring to Harvard College.”</p>
<p>You should read “qualified” to mean a student whose GPA, SATS, EC’s etc during HS were in the range of students who WERE accepted as Freshman. Your HS GPA will immediately eliminate you from consideration at HYS. Applying to any of those 3 U’s is a waste of your time.</p>
<p>[Harvard</a> College Admissions § Applying: Transfer Program](<a href=“http://www.admissions.college.harvard.edu/apply/transfer/requirements.html]Harvard”>http://www.admissions.college.harvard.edu/apply/transfer/requirements.html)</p>
<p>“Official Transcripts—Secondary School”</p>
<p>“An official high school transcript and official test results are required. In order to be considered official, test scores – ACT, SAT I and (optional) SAT II: Subject – must be electronically submitted to us by the American College Testing Program or by the College Board.”</p>
<p><a href=“http://admissions.yale.edu/transfer[/url]”>Transfer Application Process | Yale College Undergraduate Admissions;
<p>"As competitive as the admissions process is for freshmen, the transfer process is even more so. Yale receives more than 1,000 transfer applications each year, and we have spaces for only 20 to 30 students. While GPA is not the only factor that the admissions committee takes into consideration, it may be helpful to note that the average college GPA of admitted transfer candidates is 3.8. "</p>
<p>"Secondary School Report</p>
<p>Please forward the Secondary School Report form to your former principal or guidance counselor, with the request that it be completed and returned directly to Yale. They should include your official academic transcript for grades 10 through 12. Even if you previously completed an application for freshman admission to Yale College, you must have your secondary school submit the Secondary School Report, since we seldom have a complete senior year record for freshman applicants"</p>
<p><a href=“Page Not Found : Stanford University”>Page Not Found : Stanford University;
<p>"Transfer applicants should be aware that transfer admission is considerably more competitive than freshman admission. In recent years, the admit rate for transfer students has been between 1-2%. Between 20 and 40 transfer student spaces are typically available each year, depending on our freshman to sophomore retention rate (usually 98%) and the number of freshman admitted students typically accept our offer of admission. "</p>
<p>"Transcripts</p>
<p>You must submit official high school and college/university transcripts. If you have attended more than one high school, you must submit an official transcript from each school if the grades from the earlier school(s) do not appear on your last high school transcript. You must submit official transcripts for any coursework taken at any college or university.</p>
<p>Among the most important documents in your file and the very first we will look at are your high school and college/university transcripts. If you are applying during your first year of college/university, your high school transcript will carry more weight. Conversely, if you are applying during your second year of college/university, or later, your college/university transcript will receive more attention.</p>
<p>For traditional-age college students, we will focus our evaluation on your choice of coursework and your performance in 10th, 11th and 12th grades, mainly in the core academic subjects of English, math, social studies, science, and foreign language. We want to see that you challenged yourself by taking some of the accelerated, honors, Advanced Placement, or International Baccalaureate courses, if they were offered at your school.</p>
<p>Your college/university transcript should reflect that you have taken a rigorous and balanced college/university load distributed among the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences. And, if you have been in college/university for more than one year, we should see that you have begun to focus in a potential major area of study."</p>
<p>You can get into usc. I have friends with 3.5 and up who transferred there. Lowest I know of was like a 3.3 I think. Somewhere in that range. </p>
<p>Those other schools though are way out of USCs league. Little to no chance.</p>
<p>I’m headed to Amherst next fall @ OP. You need a stellar application. Stellar. Get a 4.0 next year, by the way.</p>
<p>“for traditional-age college students…”
What age would that be?</p>
<p>^^ 18-23…</p>
<p>As a transfer student to Stanford this fall, I will agree with some of the others that based on your GPA alone the chances are slim. However, the chances of transferring to Stanford, Yale, and Harvard are low in itself. This year Stanford accepted 33 students, last year it was 58, and the year before that 25. These are out of a thousand or so applicants. The reason why I am saying this is to stress, that out of these thousand or so people of course there were some people with perfect GPAs or perfect SAT/ACT scores. The main thing is to make yourself stand amongst these qualified applicants: be it extra-curriculars, your passion for English (go fellow English majors!), or whatever. No matter what you may read on this discussion board, JUST APPLY. You may have a low chance already, but it’s still a higher percentage than if you don’t apply at all.</p>
<p>What can you tell us about Ss transfer class this year? Are there many CC and NT students? Always looking for first hand information, so anything you can contribute would be helpful.</p>
<p>@vclcmns congrats on getting accepted as a transfer student into Stanford. I was researching transfer information a couple of years ago and I think the number of accepted transfers were 35 and it was pointed out that getting accepted as a transfer student was much harder than getting accepted as a freshman.</p>
<p>Thanks Yenmor. And to entomom, they haven’t told us any information about the other transfer students but if I find out more from the Transfer Visit Day and the NSO I will let you know. But what I can gather thus far is that Stanford accepted 33 transfers this year: 17 from community colleges (including myself), 11 from 4-year universities, and 5 are international students. I am not sure as to what “NT” stands for, nontraditional? If so, one of the students has a child but judging by our facebook group everyone seems super diverse and probably has his/her own nontraditional story. Here is the article from the Stanford Daily where I got my numbers: [Transfer</a> class cut by nearly half to compensate for high yield rate | Stanford Daily](<a href=“http://www.stanforddaily.com/2012/05/16/1066478/]Transfer”>Transfer class cut by nearly half to compensate for high yield rate).</p>
<p>vclcmns,
Thanks for the information and link! Congratulations and have wonderful years at S!</p>