Transfer to Stanford, etc.

Applying to College
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<p>Hi CC! I'm currently a sophomore looking to transfer into Columbia, Stanford, Harvard or Yale, as well as schools slightly less competitive: Emory, Berkeley, Duke, Brown, Penn</p>

<p>A little background: I was accepted to Northwestern, Rice, Columbia, NYU Tisch, University of Chicago, and Washington University in St. Louis as a high school senior, but due to financial concerns I couldn't attend. I go to my state school where I'm enrolled in an elite honors program with a curriculum extremely similar to the aforementioned universities.</p>

<p>HS GPA: 4.67 (weighted) honors, 4.0 (unweighted) ranked top 2%
HS ECs: four years varsity swimming, four years symphony orchestra, leadership positions in both, founded student dialogue group, co-founded religious tolerance group, organized school wide fundraisers, filmed/reported for high school cable tv network, published poetry and art work in high school paper, National Honor Society volunteer, rotary club volunteer, etc...</p>

<p>College GPA: 3.9, 17 or more hours each semester
College ECs: published works in literary journal, multiple dance organizations, multiple shakespeare drama organizations, community volunteering, tutoring, directed student-run plays, university symphony, etc...
*I studied abroad in Spain during the summer after my freshman year and I'm currently taking French classes. (I love languages)</p>

<p>I have a 2100 from the SAT I took two years ago; I plan to retake and score +2300 as well as take subject tests in Spanish and French. I also plan to submit musical recordings and artwork for applicable schools.
I am a URM</p>

<p>Any advice, opinions, experience?</p>

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<p>My understanding is that the ivies (including Stanford) only rarely accept transfer students. The other schools I have no idea about - sorry.</p>

<p>P.S. Penn is an ivy - I wouldn’t call it less competitive.</p>

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<p>Have you checked whether the schools in question admit significant numbers of transfer students? Berkeley does, but will only offer financial aid up to what it would offer an in-state student, leaving you on your own for the out of state extra tuition.</p>

<p>You also need to check the schools’ net price calculators, or else you may be admitted as a transfer but be unable to afford to attend (what you experienced as a freshman).</p>

<p>As a sophomore intending to transfer at the junior level, your high school record becomes less relevant compared to your college record. You should also be ready to declare a major at the new school.</p>

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<p>Yeah Berkeley tuition is 55k OOS. What is your major? That will play a factor as well.</p>

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<p>Berkeley cost of attendance, not tuition, is around $55,000 per year out of state. But financial aid will likely be about $22,000 per year short (this is the amount of the out of state additional tuition).</p>

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<p>I’d like to study comparative literature (integrating two or three languages) as well as theatre. At my current university, this is impossible. I’m aware that transfer admission is even more selective and, at this point, paying tuition for two more years is much more feasible than paying four years tuition at the University of Chicago or Columbia after high school.</p>

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<p>bump bump bump</p>