<p>In highschool my gpa sucked (2.7) but if I have a 4.0 in college and get involved, which ivy league school would I have a good chance of transfering in to?</p>
<p>What year are you in?</p>
<p>Some don’t take transfers and the others have a very low acceptance rate, worse than regular admissions. Maybe you could over come the HS grades but you would have to show then something really, really special</p>
<p>Plus, what type of college are you in now and what were your SATs? Unless you’re in a very tough program and also have great scores, your chances are slim to none.</p>
<p>Typical viable transfer applicants were students who applied and were accepted into Ivies and ivy peers. They turned down the offers for scholarships elsewhere or other good reasons.</p>
<p>Regardless, congrats on your stellar achievement. Keep up the great work.</p>
<p>Regardless, congrats on your stellar achievement. Keep up the great work.</p>
<p>Um, what? He never mentioned any achievements at all…</p>
<p>Hoping to make a 4.0 at Armstrong Atlantic?</p>
<p>Im in a state school now as a freshman. I got a 28 on the act and didnt take the sats…mabey I can take them this year?</p>
<p>maybe you could transfer to a non-ivy. there are plenty of good schools that aren’t ivies. maybe even a better public school? just a thought.</p>
<p>I was asking because ive heard of people that go to a community college for a year or two and getting into brown or cornell</p>
<p>HGFDCVB, I’m not in any different situation than you. I have a low SAT score and I’m retesting this Fall. I have a 2.9 HS GPA. I am also planning to go to my local university for two years and then transfer to a top school (non-ivy). You should be obliged to getting As for those straight years, looking for stellar recommendation letters, having strong essays, and fabricating unique extracurricular activities.</p>
<p>“Mabey” (sic) doesn’t make me very confident in you. Anyway, the easiest one to transfer into is Cornell. Give it a try if you end up having a realistic shot.</p>
<p>@Seachai86442 Thanks for the advice. </p>
<p>@J7odc3 I would kill to get into Duke!</p>
<p>That’s critically not a good way to think. You should try aiming lower in tier 1 schools. I’m doing the same. It’s not a matter of prestige. It’s about the effort you put into the school. You’d be better off saving Ivies & Duke for graduate school.</p>
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<p>Well first…if you apply after only one year of college, you will need to send your “less than stellar high school GPA” and your HS SAT scores. </p>
<p>The acceptance rate at the Ivies for transfers is minscule. VERY miniscule. </p>
<p>It’s nice that you’ve “heard of” students getting accepted at Ivies from community colleges, but the reality is that if you really were not a competitive admit as an incoming freshman, your odds of getting accepted into an Ivy are VERY VERY VERY small…very. </p>
<p>Go ahead and apply, but from other threads you 've started in the past, it’s unclear what your real year is in college and what your real grades really were.</p>
<p>First and foremost. You do not have a 4.0 in college. Chances are meaningless even when all variable are present, but when a huge one is predicted, it is almost laughable. Get good grades and come back after your first semester and people can better help advise you.</p>
<p>2nd. Don’t focus on Ivy League schools. There many good schools that aren’t members of the Ivy League.</p>
<p>3rd. Harsh reality. As it presently stands, a 2.7 GPA and 28 ACT is a first-pass rejection at most top 40 schools let alone the Ivies. Your HS stats will still be scrutinized if you end up apply to Ivy League schools. They will not disappear or fade, even with a 4.0 in college.</p>
<p>Re: Cornell.
Cornell publishes its transfer acceptance statistics with Guaranteed Transfers (GTs) included with external transfers. What may appear to you as a 30% acceptance rate is in reality 12-14%. Yes it’s misleading and no I don’t know why they still do it, but I wouldn’t call a 12% admit rate “easy.” (Maybe easy relative to Yale’s 4% and Princeton’s 0%)</p>
<p>Well said, Caillebotte. It appears that the OP has posted and reposted, under varying screennames, the same question over and over, perhaps with hopes of getting a different answer. But the responses are typically exactly as you have said, but not as clearly and succinctly. Post # 15 is spot on.</p>
<p>Varying screennames? Ive started other threads? Ever think that im not the only person desperate to get into a good school? lol</p>
<p>I was looking at the transfer info on emorys site and it said highschool transcripts will not be evaluated in the admissions process that should improve my chances…</p>
<p>You don’t say?</p>
<p>@HGFDCVB: i trans from a cc to cornell (will start this fall). i had a 2.93 in high school due to significant life experiences (which i wrote about in my essay). i also had a bit more time since i took 2 years off after hs (to work full time) before heading to community college. </p>
<p>i orignally though you said you had a 2.7 in hs and now have a 4.0 in college. but you haven’t started at college yet. so, thinking you will “start over” and get a 4.0 in college is a major hypothetical. college work is a lot harder than high school work and you have so much more flexibility with your time that it’s a lot tougher to stay focuses. so unless you complete change your academic attitude i wouldn’t count on just magically getting a 4.0 </p>
<p>transfer rates to ivies are low. they are looking for serious, dedicated, passionate students. the fact that you have a 2.7 in hs and plan to transfer in 2 years (at most) is pushing it. you will need to show in your applications how you’ve changed since your hs days. it will be a lot of work (maybe more than you think). and it’s way more than your gpa. </p>
<p>–you will for sure need a 3.8-4.0. i say 3.8 b/c i know students who were accepted with lower gpas. but really, you gpa should be a 4.0.</p>
<p>–you will a few major ecs (leadership positions and with organizations that either tie into your personal passions or career goals). you will need to devote a significant amount of time to these ecs. most colleges and esp. the top tier schools can see through ecs that are just for college admissions. i suggest getting involved with your college’s honor society and running for a leadership position after you’ve been involved for a semester. i was vp of phi theta kappa at my community college which allowed me to do a lot of my school as well as get to know a lot of professors who were there for me when i need letters of rec for cornell and scholarships. </p>
<p>–your essays have to be outstanding. since you’re nowhere near a competitive hs applicant, your essays must be moving and powerful. this is not an easy task. </p>
<p>–your letters of rec. must be outstanding. you will need 2-3 letters from professors who know you very well. (i obtained 2 letters from professors i knew from class as well as ecs such as phi theta kappa). generic letters won’t work for the ivies</p>
<p>–you need outstanding academic awards: this also shows your desire to change from your hs self. you will need to be a part of your school’s honor society, apply for scholarships, and get to know professors who can recommend you for additional honors. i was an all-arizona first academic team member, a coca-cola scholar, and a jack kent cooke undergraduate transfer scholar. im sure all of those things were major to my acceptance. </p>
<p>so, yes, it can be done. but don’t think you can just get a 4.0 at a community college or state school and transfer. it’s so much more than a gpa or sat score.</p>
<p>pm if you want more info.</p>