<p>I am a senior and reeeeeeeeeeally want to transfer into Stanford during my junior year. What does it take?</p>
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<p>A mommy+daddy who can donate a new library.</p>
<p>Don't get to hung up on Stanford because being academically qualified does not guarantee anything because they accept so few applicants. The same can be said for Columbia. Penn is a bit easier, statistically, but still it is quite difficult.</p>
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<p>blackmail the dean</p>
<p>I'm a first year at community college, and I know statistically Stanford takes in more CC students than from any other schools. </p>
<p>Basically, you'll need a solid gpa (3.9-4.0) and I heard somewhere for transfers, Stanford has an SAT score cut-off. Your high school gpa should be above 3.5 if you're applying as a junior. This is merely the skeleton of what you need to be taken seriously. </p>
<p>To be competitive, however, you'll need amazing extra curriculars that show depth and breadth (influential leadership positions, for example), and professor recommendations that say you were the best student they've ever had in the common application.</p>
<p>I think professor recommendations are going to be very important though. And trust me, it is soooooooooooooo difficult for professors, even at community colleges, to say you were the best ever.</p>
<p>I don't want to go to CC because what if you don't get accepted and what would you do next? Stay at the community college, what kind of job one will get with that on you resume? I personally don't like taking risks especially if it will jeopardize my life. </p>
<p>What will you say when your friends or family members ask where are you going for college? Your answer “community college... but I am not staying there I will transfer”!!!</p>
<p>I don't want to disappoint my family members who are in Africa waiting for me to become someone.</p>
<p>That's kinda... insulting. A lot of CC students get into excellent colleges. CCs are nothing to be ashamed of.</p>
<p>hahaha, most cc end up doing a lot better than freshman. keep on bagging hoes, b/c your going to end up for someone who graduated from a cc *****!</p>
<p>Going to community college does not mean you won't get a bachelors...ALL CCs have partnerships with accredited universities, so there is a guarantee that you will end up somewhere. And there is no way this option can put your life into some great peril that you cannot come out of. There is a guarantee you will end up somewhere; and if you're smart, nothing will hold you back because most universities will not actively discriminate against you because you went to a cc. In fact, at schools like Stanford, being from a cc helps.
In regards to how to answer to societal pressures: I got into cornell and I chose to go to community college instead of paying 35k per year. I don't give a bloody darn about what I am going to tell family members because, heck, I know I am a smart kid because I did get into one of the best schools in the world. You shouldn't care about what anyone says. Community college is a stepping stone, not a final destination.</p>
<p>if you want to transfer into a 4 year university, youre going to have to put some less selective schools on your list</p>
<p>Murci, maybe if you learned to formulate a proper sentence, we might take you seriously.</p>
<p>race64, if you're a senior who wants to attend one of those schools, why didn't you apply?</p>
<p>Sorry if I offended you but do California CC accept outstate students?</p>
<p>High SATs, high GPA, recs from college professors that say you're at the very top of kid's they've taught over the years, excellent leadership/activities/accomplishments, a mind blowing essay.</p>