<p>This may sound totally ridiculous. But I want you to read carefully. Currently, I am a Penn State freshman. I am doing really well in this school(probably straight A's in all courses)this semester(I used to have very good studying habits). But until recently, I started thinking about wanting to meet academically challenging people. So, I thought about transfering Harvard after my sophomore yr. I went to the Harvard website and found out that all applicants have to submit all possible materials including SAT 1&2 scores and high school GPA. My high school GPA is only 3.667(terrible?), which will hurt my transfer chance. However, suppose I get an avg. GPA of 3.8~4.0 in college. If I have some good EC's during college and retake SAT 1&2 to get close to 1600, will I have even the slightest chance? What minimum SAT scores would I need? (I took the SAT 1 in HS junior yr, 1120)
Also, will the fact that I am an international student hurt my chances?</p>
<p>Basically, if you want to transfer into Harvard, you need some sort of national or international recognition. It helps if your name is a household name, or if you happen to be the founder of McDonald's. It is far more difficult to transfer into Harvard than it is to gain admission as a freshman.</p>
<p>I would suggest you re-examine your motives for wanting to transfer to Harvard.</p>
<p>sorry, but that is completely wrong. you dont need to be nationally recognized or a household name to transfer to harvard. in fact, the odds are that if you are nationally recognized or something you would have went as a freshman. they really tend to look for a compelling story, someone who can add a new perspective to their class (for example, last year, a student at my community college, who had been home schooled, successfully transferred to H). the 3.667 wont hurt, but that SAT score will, and it will take a lot of effort to get it up to over 1500. However, if you do get around a 1400 and pull a 3.9 or 4.0 with some good EC's, you have a shot, though i would recommend waiting to transfer another year so they pay more attention to your college resume. visit the H transfer website for an idea of what they expect in an applicant.</p>
<p>Hey northrams, the GPA 3.667 is unweighted GPA because that is what my high school grading system was like. I took four AP's during my high school yr. AP calc AB an A, AP chemistry a B+, and AP statistics and AP bio. both B's. If weighted, what would be the GPA like?(How do you calculate to weighted GPA?)</p>
<p>1.Could you show or tell me what the stats were for that community college student? What GPA did he/she have in high school and in college?</p>
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<li>Wait another year? Does Harvard accept senior yr. transfers?</li>
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<p>cool:
i believe he had around a 3.85 or 3.9 gpa, prob around a 1400 or 1450 SAT, but, since he was homeschooled, no HS stats. also no involvement in ECs to speak of. Im pretty sure he completely nailed the essay, and i know he got amazing recommendations. </p>
<p>as to #2, my mistake, i didnt see the line saying you were planning on transfering after sophomore year, which was the course of action I was recommending. Harvard doesnt accept senior transfers. hope this helps.</p>
<p>PS: as it relates to weighted GPAs, each high school has its own formula. colleges usually care about unweighted GPAs.</p>
<p>You have a decent shot. Apply to other Ivies like Brown, Penn, Dartmouth, Yale. They too have brilliant students and offer much to undergrad students.</p>
<p>How do colleges re-calculate students' GPAs? Do they change them to unweighted or weighted GPAs?</p>
<p>unweighted generally</p>
<p>So I guess I am in the same boat.</p>
<p>Chances?
HS Stats:
Freshman GPA: 2.3
Sophomore GPA: 2.5
Junior GPA: 3.68 (unweighted)
Senior GPA: 3.87 (unweighted) 4.44 (weighted)
SAT:
1380
SAT II's:
Retaking...</p>
<p>College Stats:
Year: Freshman
College: Rutgers University Honors Program
GPA: 4.0 (lowest possible is 3.8)
Classes: (17 credits)
Calculus
Regression Methods (400 level applied statistics, hardest offered here)
International Economics (300 level class)
Honors Writing
Honors Seminar
Honors Colloqieum</p>
<p>Next semester: (20 credits)
Econometrics and 2 other Econ classes
Calculus
3 Honors Classes</p>
<p>EC'sCollege)
Fed Challenge NY Federal Reserve Semi-Finalist (HS) (Presentor)
Fed Challenge NY Federal Reserve Champions (Presentor)
Fed Challenge Board of Governors National Competition 2nd Place (Presentor)
Harvard University Economics Department (research assistant)
Financial, International and Monetary Policy Columnist for School Newspaper through the Honors Economics Department program.
Money Manager/Founder of $30,000 mutual fund (investment club). -- I work as an economist and technical analyst. Most of our holdings are in derivatives products and equity.</p>
<p>Description of Fed challenge. It is a big competition on Wall-Street.
Presentations should include:
Discussion of current economic and financial conditions
Near-term forecast of economic and financial conditions that affect monetary policy
Identification of risks that threaten the economic well-being of the country
Recommendation as to the action the Fed should take with regard to short-term interest rates
<a href="http://www.ny.frb.org/education/fed...ge_college.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.ny.frb.org/education/fed...ge_college.html</a></p>
<p>Recs: (All three should be great)
Undergraduate Director of the Economics deparment here.
Private Sector Economist who I have worked with.
HS Fed Challenge Advisor</p>
<p>Internships:
Working on connections at Deutsche, JP Morgan, Mitsubishi Life Insurance, and Moody's.</p>
<p>Additional Capabilities:
I have taught myself beyond intro-Calculus, up to and including linear algebra and multivariable calculus. Some statistical packages.</p>
<p>alangreenspan#1, are you going to transfer to Harvard with those stats? If, when?(after soph. or freshman yr?)</p>
<p>I'm going to try =)</p>
<p>I'm applying this december. I am a freshman.</p>
<p>Chances? AHAHHAH.</p>
<p>It looks like I should give up thinking about Harvard. It is probably way beyond my reach.</p>
<p>dont quit if you really want it. if you keep up that GPA, work on the SAT score, and do some EC's, youll have a shot. dont let one summary of another applicants resume deter you. if you want it, youve got to work at it, but dont think you need some national distinction or something- if you look at my first few posts, ive already explained why. you have time anyway.</p>
<p>hey guys, i was wondering what you all thought my odds of transferring to Harvard were. I am a current freshman at Cornell with a expected gpa of 3.6. I had good hs stas-1400/95 average. Do you think I should give it a chance?</p>
<p>How heavy does Harvard weigh in ECs in college and research experiences?
What other factors does this school expect us to have besides Xtremely high GPA, SAT scores and recommendations?</p>
<p>I am also thinking of Cornell, Berkeley, and Stanford for transfer choices. If I want a high GPA with less difficulty, where would you recommend?</p>
<p>If you attain a high GPA by enrolling in less-challenging courses, the universities you plan on applying to will notice and take it into consideration.</p>