<p>I have several questions concerning transferring to either Notre Dame or Harvard, so without further adieu, let the questioning begin!</p>
<p>Here are a couple of notes about me that may help you to answer: I will be attending IUSB as a freshman this upcoming fall. Also, I just graduated high school this past May.</p>
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<li><p>I want to retake my SAT; however, I’ve already taken the test twice, once during my senior year and once during my junior year. My best scores are as follows: 610 math, 690 reading, and 610 writing. As you may notice, my math and writing scores are about 50-80 points below Notre Dame’s and Harvard’s median scores of accepted students respectively, enough to not even have me considered for their waiting lists. So, I want to retake the SAT during my freshman year of college. Will these schools consider my scores even though I will have taken them this upcoming fall as a college freshman?</p></li>
<li><p>I graduated in the top ten of my class, received a cummalitive GPA of 3.92 on a 4.0 scale, and received at least B pluses in my AP and Dual-credit classes. Will these attributes help me or will they not be considered at all since I will be in college already?</p></li>
<li><p>What classes should I take in order to strengthen my chances of successfully transferring to Notre Dame or Harvard? Do you have any other suggestions for me to transfer successfully?</p></li>
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<p>Just an addition: What other suggestions do you folks have for me to successfully transfer to either of these schools? </p>
<p>I may be wrong, but I thought Harvard didn’t accept transfers? Well, perhaps that is the rumor because it is so difficult. </p>
<p>My recommendation is to achieve a 4.0 and stay actively involved in activities related to your field of studies. Don’t sweat what happened in the past because you can’t change it (like what classes you took, etc.). If you really want to transfer, open yourself to the possibility of transferring to other schools.</p>
<p>Best of luck.</p>
<p>Well, Harvard has a 10-student transfer limit per year, so yes, it is difficult. :)</p>
<p>At least the 10-student limit is what I was told over the phone.</p>
<p>In order to successfully transfer, you have to have a very specific reason why Notre Dame or Harvard meet your needs, which cannot be met at your current school. Otherwise, they know you are just trying to upgrade and they will flat out deny you.</p>
<p>I have seen 0 to 12 as the Harvard transfer rate so that should be removed from consideration. There would have to be something remarkable and compelling to accept a transfer at all, it isn’t about what your test scores are, it is about why your studies need to be done at Harvard at the point in time. The only Harvard transfer I have personally read abut were two students from Brown and they wanted access to library source materials for their major, one turned around and came right back though.</p>
<p>Just FYI, it is further *ado. Was your 3.92 weighted? Your test scores do matter but your college grades matter the most. Make sure you take classes that fit Notre Dame’s FYS track. As long as you’re in South Bend, get involved in some charitable groups affiliated with Notre Dame. Don’t let your common app essay be too general or generic. They will be able to tell that you are applying to other schools, and they want to know why Notre Dame is the right school for you. </p>