<p>I wouldn't put it past him, bball. But I'd also wager that with those scores, one would probably go to a state school with a merit scholarship instead of a Comm. College</p>
<p>Usually, I don't talk bad about people at all, but I must say, that proof shows that IWANNAIVY is truly a mean, MEAN person. I don't believe a word of what he says. I bet he/she has a 2.0 and goes to some junior college. </p>
<p>LOL, that's all I will say... because truly, I am not an evil person.</p>
<p>AS.</p>
<p>it's not a bad thing to fight those who are bad</p>
<p>I can't say anything about the specifics situation, but there are reasons good students end up at community colleges or low ranked local schools.</p>
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i wouldnt even say the GPA is that impressive - he is after all, in a community college, and aiming for schools like Harvard (purportedly a match, for him)
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<p>Indeed, and Harvard, in my opinion, is much more difficult than community college. I was shocked when transferring to Georgetown; for instance, whereas in my former institution, mechanics figured greatly in the grading of papers, Georgetown professors do not care so much about mechanics, but more about the substance of papers - that is not so say that they do not take note of it, but I have never lost a grade because of leaving punctuation outside of quotation marks or not doing single-space indents for block quotes.</p>
<p>Edit: Many students think that since community college work is college work, Harvard should be no different. I must disagree. Harvard is not the best university merely because of its endowments, professors, and so on. Their peer reputation is as high as it is because its academics are superior, and their courses more rigorous. Math 55, a freshman Math course, I think, is the most difficult freshman course in the nation.</p>
<p>The difficulty is why, in my opinion, the typical community college student will not be admitted into Harvard. Community college students need to perform extra-well to demonstrate that they are academically qualified, and 4.0s will not suffice.</p>
<p>IWANNA,
You are probably not going to get into Harvard or Yale. In a given year, Harvard accepts VERY few students from community college (usually from 0 to 3). Yale accepts more, but still a very few - 10 or so, max.</p>
<p>In short, you have chances at Ivy's, definitely, but I think it is extremely dubious to think you are likely to be admitted to H or Y.</p>
<p>"i think he is lying. First of all, if he indeed had those SAT scores and the capability to get grades like that, he probably wouldn't be at a community college unless it was for a financial reason"</p>
<p>I was accepted to UCLA as a freshmen but did not attend because of a lack of funds. I did not apply to Ivies as a freshmen (because I did not have the stats)...Since I have the stats now, I will be applying to Ivies for transfer (my list has not really been finalized...)</p>
<p>I don't think any of the top 4-5 Ivies (H,Y,Columbia,Penn, and obviously Princeton) are a "sure thing" for any community college student, regardless of stats or adversity encountered. The same can be said for Stanford. These schools, while accepting transfer applicants (except for Princeton), still place considerable emphasis on High School records, especially for sophomore transfers. Chances are, if you didn't have the stats to apply as a Freshman, you very well may not as a transfer, either. I am sorry for sounding pessimistic, but I think sometimes some people underestimate how insanely difficult it is to gain matriculation into these schools. I wanna Ivy, you seem to have things together now, and best of luck to you in all your endeavors. Please keep us posted, as many of us would like to know the likelihood of ccc transfers to top-ivies.</p>