<p>I am a political science major with a minor in Businessat Johns Hopkins University. I have just completed my second year. I have a 3.24 cum and a 3.4 in the past semester. I also play football for hopkins, but if I transfered I would no longer play. I am in a fraternity as well. What are my chances of transfering to stanford/ other Cali. schools such as UCLA or Berkley</p>
<p>Other cali schools maybe, but Stanford…</p>
<p>Well if you just completed your second year, you would be applying next spring and would have completed your junior year by decision time. Which would make you trying to transfer for senior status. Usually a non-starter.</p>
<p>Or are you thinking of taking the coming year off?</p>
<p>I certainly wouldn’t suggest that if your only reason is to try for a Stanford transfer, chances being so slim. For anyone.</p>
<p>Stanford would be a stretch unless you have an amazing hook. How are your SAT scores? Those are also looked at. Stanford has been accepting about 20 transfer per year lately, with over half of them California community college transfers. So you’d be competing for 5 - 10 spots with folks with amazing grades, SATs, hooks, international, etc.</p>
<p>UCLA and Berkeley, as California state schools, are obliged to take in-state students first, with a particular focus on accepting students from the California community college system. So, in terms of pecking order, as an oos transfer, you would be considered at the end. The cumulative 3.2 is very likely too low for either place to be very competitive, though it is not unheard of. Again - what’s your hook? What makes your application have staying power to grab the interest of an admissions officer?</p>
<p>John Hopkins is a great school - why do you want to leave? Can you make it more tollerable for yourself? Graduating JH with a 3.2 - 3.5 GPA is respectable, so where is the fit problem for you?</p>
<p>Annika</p>
<p>Hopkins is a very tough grading school, imo. But I don’t know if it has that reputation among other institutions (ie, Stanford Admissions), nor whether it has that reputation in all fields or just Engineering/Sciences.</p>
<p>Could mitigate the GPA, idk.</p>
<p>I also have the sense the SAT scores are quite a factor in Stanford Admissions, including for transfer, as annika~ implies. Also concur with her observation that oos for the top UC’s is quite a challenge.</p>
<p>If you tell us more about the whys and wherefores, maybe we could offer more help.</p>
<p>look at the transfer requirements for stanford…i think you can have maximum 60-90 credits to apply as a junior…i don’t think they have spots open for seniors…but make sure to check</p>
<p>No Annika. They accepted 11/20 JC transfers. From all over the country. I don’t even think any were from California?</p>
<p>None from California? Sooooo sad! You’re right, though, the community college pool was widespread.</p>
<p>Last year at least 2 of the 20 were from California community colleges (I know them personally). I don’t know about the other 18.</p>
<p>Annika</p>
<p>annika, how were the ppl that u knew that transfer to stanford…you said you knew them personally, how were their backgrnd n stats</p>
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<p>Why wouldn’t there be any from California? That’s where Stanford gets most of its students from, freshman-wise. I don’t see why they wouldn’t want to cater to the state they’re located in. As we see of their most recent transfer history:</p>
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<p>Stanford took a lot more than just two people from CCCs last year. They said some of the specific schools in their newsletter in the fall (of '07):</p>
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<p>All of these two-year colleges, with the exception of Miami Dade (FL), are in California.</p>
<p>Read my remark. I was refuting what she said.</p>
<p>I don’t know how many are from California, but the four that I do know are not. So 5/11 aren’t? I’m assuming there’s no California preference. </p>
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<p>There is no instate preference, something you’ll probably see this year when they post their results.</p>
<p>loveyouu,</p>
<p>If you follow the link I provided, you can google lots of information and stats on the one Stanford transfer. He had a 4.0 at West Valley College and was active in Alpha Gamma Sigma and was Student Government president. He also finished the honors program. That all should be public record and/or has been commented on extensively in the many articles that have been published by and about him. Adding anything further or private would not be my place to share!</p>
<p>For the other person I know, she is a 50 year old mother of four. She took 11 years to get through the community college system. She is a creative writing major at Stanford. Again, I don’t feel anything other than publically or very commonly known information is okay to share.</p>
<p>The bottom line - be excellent at what you and explore your interests in a way that challenges you to do extraordinary things. Stanford transfers tend to be stand-outs in terms of following the slightly less beaten path and doing so because it is a personal passion. </p>
<p>The good thing about aiming for Stanford transfer is that if it doesn’t work out (which it will not for about 99% of applicants), that the person who has followed this kind of personal creed has actually propelled themselves forward emotionally and intellectually and is still ahead of the game. I find this refreshing vs. a transfer process that would be about focusing too much on one aspect of the person.</p>
<p>Annika</p>
<p>thanks annika, you’re so helpful…i appreciate all your help</p>
<p>annika, i read the article about that guy you knew from west valley college, i can’t believe that he only had a 1.7 frm college…</p>
<p>i meant high school</p>
<p>Annika, how long did it take for him to transfer from west valley college? im in the same situation as well and i wanted to know if i could transfer in one year because i have read the minimum units required for Stanford and now its only 30</p>
<p>He took 2 years at WVC, graduated with a 4.0, and was class valedictorian.</p>
<p>I wouldn’t know about Soph transfers vs Junior transfers at Stanford, though. You’ll need to poke around more for info.</p>
<p>And yes, the 1.7 GPA from HS is real. It was an issue of attitude, not aptitude. The four years in the Marines turned him into a man. I met him the first week that he was at WVC - we had a class together. He was definitely focused and extremely intelligent. He was and is impressive in every way.</p>
<p>Annika</p>
<p>Cool to know that someone from WVC got in! I go to Mission so this gives me a bit of hope.</p>