<p>I messed up in high school and didn't get into colleges of choice. I'm planning to apply to Stanford via Community College route. </p>
<p>From what I've read, one can possibly to transfer in 1 year? Is that true, or does it still hold as 2 years?</p>
<p>I believe Stanford allows transfers in any year. One can apply as a sophomore, junior, or senior transfer. They do however require that one completes at least 2 full years at Stanford, regardless of grade level upon transferring. </p>
<p>So you can apply after one year, but you should be aware that there are going to be additional complications given your high school background. With only one year of college coursework completed, your high school record is still going to hold a very significant amount of weight. It would not hold quite as much weight after completing 2 years of college coursework. </p>
<p>Be aware that transfer admissions at Stanford are INCREDIBLY competitive. Even more so than freshman admissions. They rate among the highest in the country for competitive admissions. You are going to be competing with an entire pool of 4.0 students that have a lot of credentials. While it certainly isn’t impossible, transferring to Stanford is a huge reach for any and every student regardless of their background. </p>
<p>Make sure that you apply to other schools, including at least one safety. </p>
<p>They only allow 39 transfer students in a year. Unless you’ve discovered a cure for cancer its highly unlikely you’ll make it.</p>
<p>Stanford takes transfers from competitive schools, highly unlikely from CC.</p>
<p>Guys, don’t be so down! First, with a yield of, what was it, 6% for freshmen, the bar is already high. How many apply to transfer? 39 is a huge number of transfers (compared to Harvey Mudd, MIT, or Princeton-jk). I was told by someone who would know at another high-caliber school (I know, I know, but hang with me. This is CC after all.) that chances are better from a CC, and that this would be the precise type of student to admit: someone who might have been admitted right out of high school but messed up in the application process and missed that window.</p>
<p>That said, I would guess you need to show real growth in the interim. You will not do this alone. I would think that you need to be the hero of that CC- the college president needs to know your name and think highly of you, you need to be running the honor society. You need to be a force of nature, with an entire tribe of CC officials on your side. You may need 2 years to achieve this. Just my opinion, of course.</p>
<p>This is an article from June 2014 (I know it’s not Stanford, but it may give you encouragement): <a href=“https://thecoastnews.com/2014/06/area-teen-is-heading-to-mit/”>https://thecoastnews.com/2014/06/area-teen-is-heading-to-mit/</a></p>
<p>OP, Dick & DrG, actual data:</p>
<p><a href=“Transfer student experience offers rewards, challenges”>http://www.stanforddaily.com/2013/09/17/transfer-student-experience-offers-rewards-challenges/</a></p>
<p>OP, there’s no rule preventing transferring to S after 1 year of CC, but in reality, it’s not gonna happen.</p>
<p>You’re more likely to bump into a CEO who will take you under his wing and give you his company when he retires.</p>
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<p>Actually, in most years, Stanford takes about half of its incoming transfers from CCs. However, the total number of transfers it takes is small.</p>
<p>That’s what I recall reading a while back. I’m getting ready to transfer from my CC after this year. I’m currently filling out my applications. I was looking into transferring to Stanford. I’d be competitive for acceptance, at least in so much as anyone is competitive for transfer admissions to Stanford. I’ve more or less decided against the idea though, in favor of finishing my undergrad at UIUC. I’ll be applying to Stanford for grad school though, along with several other schools. </p>
<p>They do take roughly half of their transfers from CCs, but half of 40 people is still only 20 people out of the thousands of applicants. </p>
<p>@comfortablycurt, Yes, half of 40 people is 20 people, and 40 people is 2% of 2,000 applicants. But I wonder if 20 people may be more like 6% of 335 applicants, and thus more aligned with freshman application chances? I don’t know how many people apply from community college, but my understanding is that your chances are better than they are from 4-year college.</p>
<p>I don’t really know how the numbers would break down. It’s quite possible that the chances of transferring from a community college are statistically higher than the chances from another university. Regardless, my only point was that it is a slim chance for anyone. </p>