<p>is it true that if you didn't get in to good schools (top 30) in the freshman year, when you try to transfer to those schools in sophomore years, it'll be next to impossible to gain admission?</p>
<p>Incorrect.</p>
<p>no way, they probably don't even check to see if you've applied before. if you've improved your stats, recs, etc., it shouldn't matter.</p>
<p>I think the only way it atters is that if you try to transfer as a sophomore, the admissions committee looks at your high school transcript, so if that wasn't good enough to get in, then that'll hurt you. Improvement since high school is a positive thing, though. It probably wouldn't matter at all for junior transfer.</p>
<p>if anything it shows persistence and a dedication to that school.</p>
<p>In addition to what jrpowers said, if you nail your grades as a freshman -- 4.0 (or thereabouts), dean's list -- it'll go far to overlook dificencies in the h.s. transcript. It'll tell the college adcom that the kid has finally gotten the message & will be a strong(er) student than in h.s. -- at least that's the theorgy.</p>
<p>poufifiedbumbum:</p>
<p>That is not true. I applied to Cornell as a freshman applicant and was waitlisted - now I am applying again transfer. They still have my old application and all my old test scores. Also, I believe most applications ask you if you have applied before, but I'm not sure about that (pretty sure Cornell's app. did).</p>
<p>4.0 in freshman year? that's almost impossible, i am expecting around 3.5-3.8. and also, i am expecting some EC, but one year of college EC can't show my dedication right? so may i ask wat's really on the apps? are they a lot different from the freshman apps?
also, if my stats are as follows:
800M 600V
700writing 630bio 780IIc</p>
<p>should i retake these tests in freshman year (college) and take more SAT II subject tests?</p>
<p>I went to a third tier school this year (freshman) and am transfering to Cornell. So nope, not true.</p>
<p>okay here's my admissions past</p>
<p>in high school:
boston college - waitlisted and then later rejected
boston unversity - accepted
NYU - accepted
Tulane - accepted
UMich - offered a chance to waitlist but refused</p>
<p>currently in college and applying as a transfer</p>
<p>upenn - pending
tufts - withdrew apps (they alot alot of my stuff)
emory - can go to hell (they screamed at me over the phone when i asked the lady why so many documents were lost when i sent many of them in one package)
harvard - pending
uchicago - pending
vassar - pending
oberlin - pending
cornell - accepted (CAS baby! :))</p>
<p>the conclusion.... as long as you do well in college you stand a pretty good chance anywhere. In freshmen admissions everything is based on how well the applicant "will" perform in college; by contrast, in transfer applicant, your college transcripts and ec's and recs clearly shows your ability to adapt to stressfull courseloads. </p>
<p>Just kerep your head up high, and do well in college.</p>
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4.0 in freshman year? that's almost impossible, i am expecting around 3.5-3.8. and also, i am expecting some EC, but one year of college EC can't show my dedication right? so may i ask wat's really on the apps? are they a lot different from the freshman apps?
also, if my stats are as follows:
800M 600V
700writing 630bio 780IIc</p>
<p>should i retake these tests in freshman year (college) and take more SAT II subject tests?
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<p>wait are you a highschool senior?
if so how can you predict what you will make gpa wise? there's a whole bunch of people at my school with 1300+ sat scores and they're gpas are bad to say the least. </p>
<p>Also i wouldn't retake the sat's. those are good enough......don't be a test whore</p>