Applying Ivies with Poor High School Performance

yonceonhismouth
Sat, 16 Jul 2016 13:16:29 +0000

It depends on what the college asks for for a transfer student. If they want to see your high school transcript, that will almost definitely hurt you. If they only want your college transcript, then it won’t. You have to check each school’s transfer admissions policy (I’ve linked them below).

http://admissions.cornell.edu/apply/transfer-applicants/admission-requirements
-Cornell requires your high school transcript in addition to all colleges transcripts

http://www.admissions.upenn.edu/images/uploads/docs/Penn_Guide_for_Transfer_Applicants_2013.pdf
-Penn requires high school transcripts.

https://admit.washington.edu/Admission/Transfer/CompReview
-U of Washington doesn’t appear to require HS transcripts.

http://apply.emory.edu/apply/transferstudent.php
-requires HS transcripts

For most of the colleges you want to transfer into, they will see your lower grades and it may play a role in your admissions decision. But, IMO, your strong college record could possibly offset that, since it will be evident that you can handle college-level work.