<p>If you took your SAT's junior year in high school and your score was less then extrodinary (your score kept you out of top schools when applying out of high school) .so you decide to go to CC for two years and then transfer .would they still come back to haunt you when trying to transfer from the CC into a top school? </p>
<p>SoCalBum</p>
<p>Generally no, but there are always exceptions.</p>
<p>When people post there stats when they are transfering they usually post there high school gpa and sat scores.......do colleges even ask for that when transfering? </p>
<p>SoCalBum</p>
<p>Yes they are taken well into account. I spoke with a Columbia rep last week and if the scores showed noticeable deficiencies, they would certainly wonder if you can excel at their institution. Transferring into the Top 10 schools is extremely difficult because they do weigh hs grades and scores against each applicant. If person A had a 3.85 w/ 1550, and person B had a 3.4 w/ 1390, even though both have perfect college records- the one who did better in high school is more favorable</p>
<p>Wow, that sucks. I guess its UC's for me.</p>
<p>SoCalBum</p>
<p>keep your head up SoCalBum. I'm one of those pple who did poorly on the SATs but had a great HS gpa (everything else being solid). I know what you mean when you say "your score kept you out of top schools when applying out of high school," trust me. I was fortunate NYU (Stern) looked beyond the scores, and I'm currently doing very well (GPA wise). Just do well at your CC (granted, you probably will need around a 3.7-4.0 to get into a top school, it being a CC and everything) and I'm sure it'll mean more than test scores you took in high school as an indicator to how well you'd do in college. don't worry, I talked to my advisor, and he said bad test scores won't 'haunt' you, especially when you've taken college courses for two years. he told me it'll boil down to your GPA, but because many transfers applying to top colleges have high GPAs, you're essays will probably matter most. Oh, and he was once the admissions councilor of Georgetown. Good luck!</p>