<p>I wanted to go to Yale last year as a senior but there was no way I could of gotten in so i didnt apply. But now i have really worked hard in my first semester of college. How hard is it to transfer to a school like Yale. I know that they only take like 10 out of 1000 applicants so is it even worth it to apply after only one year of college?</p>
<p>Give it a shot! If you do not apply, you have no chance. If you apply, you have a chance!!</p>
<p>How are your stats?</p>
<p>Lucky for you, Yale allots a number of its transfer slots to students who wouldn't have otherwise been admitted as a freshman. That said, you might have to think about why you want to attend Yale, because they look at the essay as the single more important document in your application. If you can't convince your adcom that Yale is the only place for you, that it holds some special characteristic you need while also fulfilling the College's needs for a person unlike yourself, then you'll have a tough time earning that big envelope from them come mid-May.</p>
<p>Do they still want my SAT scores if I have over 30 credits?</p>
<p>In a word, yes.</p>
<p>As a general rule of thumb, the fewer credits you have beneath their junior-level threshhold, the more they're going to consider your high school record over your college one. </p>
<p>Of course, if you've done substantially better in college than in high school, even in such a short time (remember that by the time deadlines roll around, you'll probably only have 1 and maaaaybe 2 terms worth of grades/credits, plus a plan for the next term(s)), it's always a good sign!</p>
<p>Yale looks very closely at the essay, though. Transfer admissions relies very heavily on that and your academic record. The essay MUST convey to the committee that you would be at home nowhere else but Yale, AND you would be an asset to them.</p>
<p>Thanks for the responses. I guess I better start working on that essay since the way I write essays this one is going to take me a while.</p>
<p>You need an SAT in range of the Freshman trget (1500ish). I would say do not focus just on Yale, I know a few people who got into Harvard as transfers but not Yale. I would look at the Other Ivies which are nicer to transfers (not princeton though, doesnt accept them...and Cornell is the easiest Ivy transfer by far!!).</p>
<p>If that's the case, then why did Jim Nondorf send me an email with the following information?</p>
<p><b>The required tests for Yale are SAT or ACT and TOEFL or SAT II writing test if English is not your first language. We suggest a GPA score of 3.5 or above, SAT scores above 1350. Yale does not consider candidates whose TOEFL score is below 600.</b></p><b>
</b><p><b>Most of the students we do take are people who have a very compelling story over people who look like our normal freshmen applicants. This illustrates the importance of the essay. I find honesty is the best policy. If after self examination, you feel you have something to offer as well as receive from Yale, I would go for it. </b></p>
<p>Of course there are people who have successfully transferred to Harvard but not Yale; both schools assess applicants differently.</p>
<p>who is jim nondorf, is he in admissions?</p>
<p>No, Jim Nondorf is not in admissions and has no affiliation with Yale whatsoever. I just figured I would post random information and make a name to make it sound credible.</p>
<p>Of course he's in admissions. He's the Director of Student Outreach and
Associate Director of Admissions. A simple search on the Yale website would've answered this question.</p>
<p>wow, your insolence was really uncalled for.</p>
<p>forgive me, next time i will go study my yale literature before asking a question.</p>
<p>You just outlined a really good point. It's best to research areas in which you are interested and then ask for help from others when something is cloudy. </p>
<p>It's really silly to rely on the opinions or assumptions made by people who aren't involved in the assessment process. To both arbitrarily project numbers and determine whether or not someone has a chance is not something we should be doing, especially in transfer admissions because no one has any idea what goes on in those offices. </p>
<p>If you've spoken with, or work for, a particular admissions office, then that's different. Based on information obtained from credible sources or hard facts, people can make cursory assessments, but even those opinions hold little weight.</p>
<p>Um, for the second time today, I find myself asking - are you kidding?</p>
<p>Please get the hell off these boards, if you think that's true, because that's what they're here for. Good, unsupported advice from people you really can't trust.
And efs asking a simple, straight-forward question that it would take two seconds away from you rubbing your dick or clit to type a response to was completely appropriate. please, find an excuse to be a total ******* somewhere else.</p>
<p>thats a.s.s.h.o.l.e.</p>
<p>up40love,</p>
<p>I have a GPA of 3.78 and SAT of 1280, would you recommend that I give Yale a shot - provided I have a compelling story?</p>
<p>Up40, I agree exactly with what Jim says, BUT my point is that Yale is an incredibly hard admit, more difficult than Harvard in many cases. You either need a strong hook (as Jim pointed out) or if not an excellent academic record. A girl I know who got in (from Columbia) only had a 3.3! GPA but was a heavily recruited athlete.</p>
<p>When he says "we suggest a 1350" that means if you are an all star recruit or a Bush 1350 is fine, but for most people you need much better (1450-1500ish)</p>
<p>Slipper1234,</p>
<p>I have a hard time believing you since the odds are that most individuals are not "all-star recruits" and, yet, the essay, a mechanism for displaying one's desires and goals, is still weighed heavily upon. Moreover, I dare say that you commit a hasty generalization when making that statement which renders your post misleading.</p>
<p>You have a hard time believing that a 1280 is a significant asset to overcome? I am always about encouraging people to shoot for reaches, and a compelling story is a 'hook'. As is a 3.78 (especially from another good school). A 1350, 3.5 from your state school, and 'no compelling story, or hook" is going to not put you in consideration.</p>
<p>My roommate transferred to Dartmouth with a 1270 from Colby. BUT he literally had a 4.0 at Colby and was the valedictorian of his amazing high school. He also was the president of his high school and college freshman class. Did he overcome his 1270? Sure! Now he is at a top 3 med school. </p>
<p>My point is there are alot of people shooting for about 10-20 spots, and they would be much better served shooting slightly lower as Yale transfer is much more difficult than Yale undergrad admit. That is not the case at all Ivies, at Cornell for example its easier to be a transfer.</p>