<p>Okay, I need everyone’s input here. My son would like to tansfer to Y for fall 2010 semester, he is currently at Michigan and has a 4.0 with 14 credits, is planning to take 18 credits next semester to challenge himself more. He got a 31 on first try for ACT, did not study at all for it. He took it a second time with very minimal studying and recieved the same score. He did not take the SAT’s,should he retake it, and this time REALLY study for it? I think he should.After HS he took a year off and moved to Manhatten, and no he did’nt do anything academic, he got a job, lived ina hostel for awhile until he founf an apartment to share with some Columbia students.He wanted to experience something new and different.What is you’re advice,questions etc.? Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.</p>
<p>Correctio,my son is currently taking 16 credits at Michigan, not 14.</p>
<p>Questions:
- Should I bother applying?
- If I apply, should I retake SATs?
- Should I spend more time where I am so I can get higher/more consistent GPA?
- Besides Yale, what schools are in my range for transfer?</p>
<p>High School GPA
Freshman through junior year: 2.58
Senior year: 3.3 in five APs</p>
<p>SATs: 720 CR/710 M/ 690 W. I’m fairly certain I could improve these substantially.
SAT Subject tests: 690 US history, 680 Math 1, 630 Literature, 700 World history (no class taken).
AP scores: 5 in calculus AB, 5 in European history, 5 in statistics, 4 in biology, 4 in United States history, 3 in English literature</p>
<p>I am in the honors program at UConn. I have been pushing for a 4.0 and should have somewhere in the range of a 3.8 to 4.0 GPA first semester</p>
<p>sheilagh & king,</p>
<p>As soph transfers, your HS record (gpa and rigor of coursework) and standardized testing will be the most heavily weighted factors, as only one semester of college grades will be available when decisions are made. </p>
<p>Compare your gpa and test scores to those admitted as freshmen, for example CB says the 25:75 SAT/ACT range for accepted fr are 2100:2370 and 30:34. Then consider that the acceptance rate is about 9% for fr and about 2% for transfers.</p>
<p>ok this is my first time on here and i need a reality check.
my grandfather went to yale and became a governor in my country (Ghana)
i want to continue in his path and help the community like he did but i dnt ve the grades. was wondering if these stats are even worth considering at yale.
so please help me out here.</p>
<p>major: econs
sat: 630m 610w 530cr</p>
<p>community college
3.89 (63 units)
completed honors program in all available econs classes with A’s</p>
<p>ec’s:member of honors program
member of phi theta kappa
member of international students association
member of amnesty international
student senate
student cabinet (commisioner of finance)
tutored econs for a year for free
created a program to help struggling students learn from similar mistakes i made from my unserious past, just to encourage and guide them. its kinda bug now but im not allowed to name it online :(</p>
<pre><code> varsity track and field (captain and even set records)
varsity soccer (captain)
was invited to the youth olympics but couldnt go because of exams (will be reflected in essays) and i wish to continue with sports when i get there.
gave a presentation on economic research at the National undergrad researche
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<p>good letter of recs and essays</p>
<p>i know im not as competitive as most others because of my SAT, but for some reason i feel the legacy thing could help.
i was a poor student and he motivated me to imprvove and eventually consider applying there. this will ofcourse be reflected in the essay.
please be polite with the responses. thanx</p>
<p>oh and applying as a junior</p>
<p>sheilagh, I think that the year off that your son did might help him, especially if he got something out of it. I’ve actually heard that sometimes schools like Yale like the gap year that some students take since it gives them a bit of a perspective and sometimes help’s them figure out more of what they want to do and become.</p>
<p>lookingaround, I think it’ll help him alot actually, the more I think about it. He did’nt do it with anything particular in mind other than an experience, a challenge, doing something on his own. He never asked us for a penny and he said it was the best educational experience for him so far. It sure gave him a new perspective. He said he’d do it again regardless of what Yale thinks.</p>
<p>lookingaround, Sorry did’nt mean to sound flippant at the end there, thank you for you’re kind words of encouragement.</p>
<p>how hard is it to transfer into yale with a 3.0 gpa?</p>
<p>Pretty hard. They say the average is 3.8. That, coupled with 3% acceptance, that’s pretty equivalent to impossible.
I’m applying anyways lol</p>
<p>(Sigh…) This is extremely nerve wrecking. I can’t stand waiting, ever since I submitted my application, every second feels like a minute. Please end this misery!!!</p>
<p>do we find out around mid may?</p>
<p>Yes
10char</p>
<p>have any of you heard back from yale saying that they received your application? i still have not yet :/</p>
<p>Nope… but they said that will send a letter in april concerning that or missing material.
You should check if your check has been cashed, if it did, then that means they got your app.</p>
<p>Well, everything’s out of our hands now so let’s take a deep breath and hope for the best. Good luck everyone!!!</p>
<p>That is so weird that yale doesn’t notify about the receipt of the applications…what if they don’t send you anything in April too and you think that your app is complete but ultimately in May you don’t get a decision and it seems that your app was lost in the mail. For me there is no way to check for the receipt of the app since I used a fee waiver</p>
<p>@SSK Just try to call them and see.
The wait is killing me!</p>
<p>Dude… I know how you feel but there is nothing more you can do other than to wait. So chill.</p>