<p>Say that you started out in a community college and you didnt do so well, and then you work your gpa up and transfer into a top 60 school. If you work hard and get your gpa up can you then potentially apply for an ivy?</p>
<p>yeah, but its looked down upon if you're planning to go to grad school.</p>
<p>one of my friends went to ucr freshman year, got into uci as a sophmore and then got into ucla as a junior. Personally, i'd rather just spend 1-2 years at one place and the rest of my years at another place.</p>
<p>Once you are at a top 60 school and doing well, why would you want to transfer again to an Ivy? Likely, it will be not significantly different as an educational experience.</p>
<p>i started out in a cc -- transferred to a public school (one of the ones ranked 60th in US News) -- transferred to a top public (ranked in the top 25) -- and now i still thinking about transferring again.</p>
<p>my reason for transferring has always been to get into a better school since i did pretty badly in HS, but now, the only reason i'd transfer is because of financial aid. i would only consider applying to an IVY or a top private like uchicago or northwestern. </p>
<p>i don't know why grad schools would really care that much though. it's not like i'm transferring because i don't know what i'm doing or i'm doing it because i'm confused. i just want to go to the best possible school, graduate with a manageable amount of debt, and do my best.</p>
<p>I don't see any problem with that really, it's just I'm sure it is difficult to transfer a second time if you started out at a top college. Your final goal may think you have problems actually staying at any college. If you go to a really low school in the beginning, and transfer your way up, I think that's understandable.</p>
<p>yeah I started at a low school. I want to move up.</p>