<p>which is the better to major in a community college if i want to transfer, histroy or economics. I want to transfer into yale and get into law and technology or intellectaul proprty/tax maybe. Is it better to take computer science? i really have to worry about the grade though so which is the best balance between practicallity and difficulty out of economics, history and computer science. Im leaning towards economics because im more interested in the financial sector. I've been all over on this site before in the past but im staying with law so yea, advice would be nice.</p>
<p>I don’t want to sound rude, but your chances of being able to successfully transfer to Yale are slim to none. Yale’s transfer admissions process is exceedingly difficult, and in many ways more difficult than admission as a freshman.</p>
<p>That being said, computer science would be good for cyberlaw or something like that.</p>
<p>As for an undergrad major, just choose whatever you like most. It’s the best advice anyone can give.</p>
<p>Wow, the poster above me drank a big glass of haterade this morning! The OP didn’t even post their stats. What if the OP has a 4.0 and cured cancer or something? Just because YOU didn’t get in, doesn’t mean you should crap on other people’s dreams.</p>
<p>Geez. </p>
<p>OP-Work and study hard. Anything is possible.</p>
<p>No, I didn’t drink the haterade(although yes, I did get rejected from Yale). However, it has long been acknowledged that transfer admissions to the top 4 is far more competitive than freshman admissions. You have to be truly extraordinary to get accepted as a transfer. I’m not trying to be mean, but it is true.</p>
<p>But hey, I’m not gonna stop him. Go ahead, OP. I would be very happy to be proven wrong.</p>
<p>i already have a marketing internship so thats going to help</p>
<p>4.0 is not going to be tough at all. Im just worried about which classes are going to transfer credits. I have a AP Euro credit so i think im gonna stick with history. I wanna know which undergrad will prepare me the most for law school. Does anyone know about the economic history major at yale? and how that ties in with just the regular history major. I think the specailized version sounds more appealing</p>
<p>maybe university of chicago is a better fit?</p>
<p>Most applicants have internships. And a LOT of AP credit, not just one test. Your major doesn’t matter for transferring or for law school. </p>
<p>The problem is that it doesn’t seem you’re going to stick out in the pool of applicants. What were your HS stats?</p>
<p>Asking “which school prepares you best for law school” is already starting off with the wrong discussion. There’s no such thing. There are many good, rigorous schools out there with strong programs. But ultimately, what prepares you best is your own attitude, drive, and discipline. There’s nothing magical about Yale that will pave the way towards a top law school as opposed to say a decent state school or liberal arts college.</p>
<p>And once again, do your homework. Yale in and of itself will not get you into a law school. School name and prestige play a very small role in the law school admissions process. Focus on your GPA and LSAT and worry about the rest later. Your strange obsession with transferring to Yale is misplaced.</p>
<p>Finally, I also agree with above posts about the difficulty in transferring to Yale. There are tons and tons of top HS applicants, including valedictorians with perfect SAT scores who get rejected. And if you think it’s difficult even for applicants like them to get accepted, transfer applicants find it at least twice as hard. A 4.0 GPA is nice, but it’s not going to make you stand out, nor will a single AP score. You need to have done something truly impressive to transfer.</p>
<p>Again, not to be rude or dismissive, but I doubt Yale would consider a transfer from a community college unless you had some truly exceptional circumstances that prevented you from going to a better university(i.e. medical, economic, or familial hardship).</p>
<p>And after looking at your past posts in which you detailed your stats, I am convinced that you won’t get into Yale with a 2.6 HS GPA and a 28 on the ACT. The GPA is WAY below Yale’s standards, and so is the ACT.</p>
<p>My advice: Save the application fee. Get great grades at your CC, transfer to the flagship university of your state system, and set your sights on a T14 law school. This is a definitively attainable goal, if you put your mind to it.</p>
<p>EDIT: Unless you’re an athlete who is being recruited by the school. In which case, all bets are off.</p>
<p>3% of transfer applicants to Yale are admitted. Those aren’t great odds.</p>
<p>Personally, I’d advocate a wholly different approach. If the OP is going to a community college, IMO, he should find out right now which colleges the CC has articulation agreements with and which courses can be transferred under those agreements. If you’ve never heard of an articulation agreement, it’s sort of a contract between a CC and a 4 year college which states which CC courses will be accepted for credit by that university or college. I’m no expert, but it’s my understanding that it’s VERY rare for all courses offered by a CC to be accepted for credit by the colleges with which it has articulation agreements. IMO, if your aim is to get a degree from a 4 year college, you should ONLY take courses for which you can get credit, unless, of course, you need to take remedial courses. </p>
<p>Even if the OP plans to transfer to Yale, finding out which courses are acceptable for transfer under the articulation agreements may help him/her choose among possible majors. If the 4 year colleges that have articulation agreements with the CC won’t accept a course, the odds are not many other colleges will either. It’s not unheard of for almost all the courses in one department to be eligible for credit while very few of the courses in another department are. So, if the OP hasn’t already investigated this (s)he should.</p>
<p>well Yale has the best law school in the world so i dont know how that seems misplaced. MY HS transcript doesn’t matter becasue i have to be at a cc for 2 years. Im just trying to find out which major is better preperation for the lsat and practice of law. Economics sounds more interesting but i want to be challenged more. I live right near chicago if that makes a difference</p>
<p>i could easily get a sport scholorship as i run a 4.4 can dunk and squat 400 lbs. Id rather completely submerge myself in law. That sounds arrogant but it is the truth.</p>
<p>my goal is to become the next king of the tort</p>
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<p>Your HS GPA and academics absolutely matter as a transfer, as do standardized tests, ESPECIALLY to a school like Yale. I can tell you that unless you are going to be recruited as an athlete, you have virtually no shot of getting into Yale as a transfer even with a 4.0 GPA from your community college. </p>
<p>I would take the advice that others have given you, transfer to your top state school or another “good school” (say… top 75 by USNWR even though I hate using that), do especially well there, get a very high LSAT score, and then attend a T-14 law school.</p>
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<p>Yeah you’re right. No sense feeding the ■■■■■ any more.</p>
<p>yea im thinking U chicago is a better option for the undergrad transfer seeing as price is a issue. ^ i pity your birth graj08</p>
<p>That might be a better option, but UChicago is certainly a far reach for you as well. I would really try to find somewhere where you are at least at the median level regarding your high school statistics with the entering class, and of course you’ll need that high cc GPA. It may also do you some good to retake whichever standardized test you did take. </p>
<p>A more realistic option may be such schools as michigan state, umissouri, etc… These schools are much more in line with your performance. </p>
<p>If you want to go to a really good law school, you need to go somewhere where you’re not going to struggle the whole way in order to get goods grades. Its good to be optimistic, but its necessary to be realistic and have options as well.</p>
<p>chubbsubb,</p>
<p>for the yale transfer thing…although everybody is telling you it is impossible or near impossible, i still recommend you try. </p>
<p>I was a CC transfer as well. Here were my credentials
- 4 languages all fluent
- Associated Student Body Vice President and Senator
- College Council Chair
- Inter-Club Council Chair
- 4.0GPA
- both parents are asian but i grew up in Europe moving to the US by myself at the age of 16 as an adventure
- Student Athlete of the Year
- Team Captain of the Intercollegiate Team for two executive years leading the team to top 5 state ranking in CA for the first time in history.
- also got a lot of athletic scholarships but turned them down for a better academic institution</p>
<p>I had a couple other things but they are not really worth mentioning. Anyway, I applied to Yale and this last year they only took like one i think lol and he wasn’t from CC. (i cannot confirm this fact but that is what i heard).</p>
<p>Needless to say I got rejected but honestly, although I knew I only had a slim shot, I am very glad I did try, because at least I know that it was not me who failed to seize the opportunity. If you do not try, you never know right?</p>
<p>The year I applied, Harvard decided that they would not take any transfers and they sent me back my application money but that def made me more sad than being rejected by Yale just because I did not get a fair chance to compete. If you compete at least you know you tried your best but if do not even get to enter the competition, i think that’s just more depressing. </p>
<p>This was a lot of rambling. so sorry about that but I always wanted to say this since back then it did bug me alot. I am currently approaching my senior year at UC Berk and I love it here so hopefully this was interesting to read and I wish you the best of luck.</p>
<p>Also I would definetly try to be a little more modest about your athletic stats since most people here are academic people who actually are attending or who have attended a high caliber college while you are still at CC. I hate to say it but it does give you a lot less credibility. In addition, if you have those stats why don’t you use them to get a scholarship to Yale? Therefore it would be easier for you to get in and you can finance your UG experience this way. Once you are in you can start worrying about Law School.</p>
<p>Gl</p>