<p>my friends dad said his son got into stanford even though he had a 2.2 hs gpa but had like a 3.8 college gpa from a community college which still isnt even that impressive but he said his son had a 34 on his act and that balanced out his bad hs career, said he had solid ec’s, etc and a good application essay…(keep in mind he applied AS A sophomore) so he only had 30 college hr’s…im not sure how to know if hes lying because he said his son is going to attend a different school which isnt as good because they are giving him more financial aid.</p>
<p>Connections? Money?</p>
<p>I wouldn’t say it’s incredible, but it doesn’t sound very true to me.</p>
<p>Is it possible? Yeah…</p>
<p>Is it likely? Hell no</p>
<p>no he doesnt have money thats why he said hes going to a different school</p>
<p>Then unless he has connections, it’s most likely a lie.</p>
<p>****load of legacy might make that happen</p>
<p>I don’t know that it’s impossible. For one, I know people who transferred to very reputable privates from CCs with similar GPAs. A 3.8 GPA from a CC is pretty good, and the trend of improvement only helps the student out more.</p>
<p>I don’t see why it’s so hard to believe.</p>
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<p>Because its Stanford</p>
<p>No, it’s not so hard to believe:</p>
<p>I had a 2.3 in high school, and I still made it to Chicago, Rice, and Georgetown.</p>
<p>Another poster here had a 2.3-2.4 in high school, and made it into Harvard. </p>
<p>It’s very possible, and I and many others are a living testament to it.</p>
<p>Assuming that the student actually managed a 34 on the ACT, it’s not that terribly hard to believe. Remember that improvement of the GPA shows a lot to admissions. </p>
<p>Stanford doesn’t mean “impossible.”</p>
<p>It’s not impossible, but it is hard to believe. I don’t the that person at all and I’m sure Stanford has accepted applicants like that before, but that doesn’t mean that is a regular occurence. </p>
<p>There really isn’t a point to talk about this so I’ll just stop.</p>
<p>I dont find it hard to believe, i think it might actually happen… With a good essay and good college stats, anything can happen!</p>
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<p>I don’t think anyone here actually claimed that.</p>
<p>There is a thread floating around here about transferring from a CCC to Stanford - some sort of guide. For 2002 (latest info on there, I believe) about 10% of CCC applicants were admitted to Stanford. So no, it is not impossible at all, but difficult. </p>
<p>Still, I doubt the 34 ACT was enough to offset his high school performance. He must have had something very impressive about him.</p>
<p>brand_182,</p>
<p>When transferring, it’s the upward trend that matters most. 3.8, 34 on the ACT, and good ECs? Yeah, that’s going to look really really good.</p>
<p>In this person’s case, the high school performance was actually a benefit…</p>
<p>well that is very nice to hear then. :)</p>
<p>ummmmmm</p>
<p>maybe I should’ve gotten shietty grades in high school for purpose then</p>
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