<p>Hi, I currently go to University of the Pacific (hate it) and am looking to transfer into Stanford. In High School, I had a 3.1 gpa (bad) and a 2080 SAT (less bad) so didn’t have a shot to get in as a freshman. I have a 3.7 GPA from UOP and am a good family friend with a former Dean of the medical school, so how much weight could that letter get me? </p>
<p>Thanks.</p>
<p>probably no weight at all</p>
<p>transferring to stanford is practically impossible. GL though!</p>
<p>Hi,
I am too applying for Transfer Admission, my situation is sort of similar. I got a letter of rec from the department director in which I want to study. I called S and they told me that It weighted a lot. Depending if the person knows you well, if he/she just wrote it for you to get accepted then No. If you ask me, I think you have a good shot. However, I assume that you want to get into Med-School, am I right? GL anyway.
-Harvardhop</p>
<p>Harvardhop- Economics actually, bachelors. He’s a good family friend that was at my parent’s wedding as well as when I was born, so there is a close bond there. I just hope that a letter is enough to help with my Hail Mary pass to get in, haha. Thanks for your input though, I appreciate it.</p>
<p>Can anyone else weigh in an opinion?</p>
<p>Harriet, sorry to be a downer, but I doubt that particular letter would be given much weight. A letter from a family friend, formerly affiliated with S’s med school, doesn’t have much bearing on your suitability to study economics as an undergraduate. It might hold some sway if you were applying to the med school (though not as much as if the letter writer were a current member of the med school faculty). If you had obtained a meaningful recommendation from a current Stanford economics professor, OTOH, that would very likely get the attention of the admissions committee, since it is their job to select students that are most likely to succeed in the programs for which they are applying. Your best bet now is probably to get very strong recommendations from an econ professor (or another prof. in a related field) at your current school, who could make the case that you would be better served at Stanford for specific reasons. Good luck.</p>