<p>Is it possible to transfer to any Ivy league school from a CC?</p>
<p>Yes, but absurdly difficult. Most Ivies take very, very few transfer students and Princeton doesn’t accept transfers at all. Acceptance rates are 5 percent or lower, in general.</p>
<p>From my CC, I went to Columbia, a guy went to Dartmouth, and a girl went to Cornell. It happens and don’t you dare let anyone tell you that it’s impossible.</p>
<p>Ask at your local cc about transfers to the Ivies. My local cc has an articulation agreement with one of the Ivies for specific majors.</p>
<p>I’d sure say its possible, but would be extremely rigorous. Good luck though!</p>
<p>Most definitely. I transferred from CC to NYU (which is not ivy league, but still tier 1). I have many friends that transferred from CC to Cornell, one friend who transferred to UPENN, and another who went to George Washington U. I was pretty lucky in that most of my friends went to great schools because we really knew the system to community college and what we had to do to transfer to great schools.</p>
<p>Hope this helps,</p>
<p>Chad Agrawal</p>
<p>Depending on the Ivy, it’s totally doable.</p>
<p>Yes it is possible if…
- You are intelligent but you were an underachiever in highschool
- You were already competitive out of highschool but life circumstances said no to a 4 yr college
- You are a nontraditional student (above the age of 22? or 23?) with a gap in your academic record in which you went to the military or did something amazing.</p>
<p>THAT SEEMS TO BE THE TREND, unless you’re like from Deep Springs College in which you are pretty much guaranteed admission to an Ivy. But be realistic, you should have a good idea of how strong your academic chops are by now. Ivy league schools are tough as ****, unless you’re doing like hotel administration at Cornell. In any case, you need a strong (4.0) academic record, which isn’t too hard at a community college. But you also need a way to set yourself apart, which is. And also, don’t lie on your application. Actually try to set yourself apart. 'cause Ivies check their stuff, and blacklist people for grad school.</p>
<p>Does honors program make a difference? If someone take honors but get like a 3.75 gpa is it still better than reg courses with 3.8-4.0 gpa?</p>
<p>I’m glad that someone posted this, as this is one of my goals as well: I’m currently a student at a pretty good community college, and have excellent grades. I’m also a nontraditional student—I’m 25, and would be transferring at 26. </p>
<p>As Chad Agrawal mentioned above, there are indeed students who have transferred from community colleges to Ivy Leagues—I know someone who transferred from my community college to Columbia’s School of General Studies. GS has a higher acceptance rate than Columbia College, if I recall correctly, but the coursework is identical. </p>
<p>@CaliforniaDude—I’m guessing that an Ivy would be looking for academic rigor, yes, and an advanced class would carry more weight to them than less rigorous courses. I think that acceptance is based on various factors, though—your grades are certainly important, but other things add weight to applications as well.</p>
<p>Hey thanks guys for your input, i’ll have to decide this year when decisions come. GL everyone!</p>
<p>@ChadAgrawal
Wow! Your post definitely gives us tranfers hope. </p>
<p>I am just starting cc,
what is the system to getting into top tier schools(ivy league, nyu, columbia etc) through a cc?
Do they look more at your grades, only your grades, or work experience.
Can you give me the criteria</p>
<p>Also, I’ve heard that employers look more at your work experience than where you got your degree from. What is your input?</p>