Transferring from Community College to Top University *help*

Transfer Students
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<p>Hello, </p>

<p>I am currently a sophomore at a community college hoping to transfer to a top university like yale, dartmouth, columbia, brown, etc. I graduated two years early from high school (left after my sophomore year) due to financial reasons (i had to help my parents out because they're getting older- and in the long run this would be the smarter financial decision).
Anyways, here are my stats:
ACT Composite: 35
College GPA: 4.0
High School GPA: 3.9
Percentile: high school doesn't do that, it was small and very competitive (would have made all the kids go crazy)
major of interest: anthropology
EC: Vice-president anthropology club, internship at non-profit organization dealing with middle eastern/north african culture, creator and head of music teaching program at a non-profit organization that caters to children from low-income areas suffering from mental disorders, creator and head of cultural enrichment program at the same place listed previously, tutor for reading at low-income school, soprano student at music conservatory for 3 years, presented&won anthropology symposium at school (presented on original research on anthropological topic), i work at a local pharmacy as a clerk for the past two years, been helping out at my dad's small business for the last four years. i'm also a part of the honors club at my school. </p>

<p>I have taken a couple of SAT practice tests, and I get competitive scores. Basically the equivalent of my ACT score for the SAT. </p>

<p>Anyways, I want feedback. What do you think my chance is? I want to use the fact that I left high school early to my advantage (broadened my academic horizons, allowed me to help my dad at his small business, etc.)</p>

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<p>Top schools usually don’t take very many transfer students, if any. I suggest you look at data for transfer students and look at their stats.</p>

<p>Your stats are pretty impressive, but even so, it’s a crap shoot for top schools. </p>

<p>Good luck.</p>

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<p>I forgot to mention I also created a cultural youth council (for my region) that is very active in local govt. I’ll also be 17 years old at the time of transfer, I’m not sure whether or not that’s considered impressive.</p>

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<p>What is your GPA at the community college?</p>

<p>You would need to graduate from the community college with an associate degree and almost perfect GPA to transfer to those schools.</p>

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<p>my GPA at (community) college is a 4.0. I will obtain my associate degree by the end of this coming spring semester. I’m planning on transferring in the fall of 2013.</p>

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<p>Keep up the GPA! I think you should start talking to your CC’s Transfer Office as soon as possible.</p>