Transfering from a community college

Transfer Students
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Hello I moved to America last year with a dream to become a software developer
I am currently attending a community college in Virginia and want to know which schools I actually have a chance for transferring.
I am a currently a double major in Computer Science and Mathematics and is receiving associate degrees in both of them.
I will list my specs.

College GPA: 4.0/4.0

Fall 2017 (17 Credits)

Introduction to Computer Science(4) A
General Chemistry 1(4) A
Calculus 1(5) A
College Composition 1(3) A
College Success Skills(1) A

Spring 2018 (23 Credits)

General Chemistry 2(4) A
Calculus 2(5) A
College Composition 2(3) A
Calculus Based Physics 1 (5) A
Psychology 1 (3) A
Microeconomics (3) A

Summer 2018(11 Credits)

Linear Algebra(3) A
General Biology 1(4) A
Computer Science 1 (4) A

Fall 2018(18 Credits)

Discrete Mathematics (3)
Differential Equations (3)
Calculus 3 (4)
Calculus Based Physics 2 (5)
Computer Organization (3)

SAT 1 : 1510 (CRW 710, MATH 800), Taken once this summer
SAT 2 : Math 2: 800
Chemistry: 800, both taken this summer once

Awards/ Achievements:

  • Regional Team mathematics competition 4th place
  • AMATYC finalist
  • Publication on bitcoin values and trends(56pages)
  • Individual Pingpong tournament 1st place(high school)
  • National Basketball league MVP award (high school)
  • Summer concert, 1st cello award (high school)
  • Starcraft regional league 2nd place(high school)
  • French DELF B1 (middle school)
  • In school soccer tournament 3rd place (high school)
  • Swimming ISST Awards(about 5)

Extracurricular:

  • Volunteering for hispanic/latinos serving food, haircutting and providing health checkups (1 year)
  • Computer literacy Volunteer(3 years)
  • Coding Instructor for 8-13 year olds (1 year)
  • Varsity swim team captain (3 years)
  • Rehabilitation center volunteer(3 years)
  • Hip hop crew (1 year)
  • Varsity Basketball team( point guard)
  • School game developing club vice president(1 year)

I have some awards and extracurriculars and have taken SAT and SAT 2s but not sure if they will help because most are done in high school. Also, I took the sat and sat 2 in my freshmen/sophomore year (never taken in highschool before) so I don’t think they will put too much emphasis on those scores.

I am pretty sure that I can maintain my GPA 4.0 again in this fall semester too.

I am guaranteed admission to UVA because I have fulfilled all the requirements but want to apply to other out of state schools for Computer Science. I know it is very difficult to transfer to an OOS from a community college but I am thinking of applying to:

Johns Hopkins
UC BERKELY
UCLA
Carneige Mellon
Georgetown
University of Pennsylvania
Columbia
University of Michigan
Cornell
Northwestern
MIT
Stanford

Can you help me on how much chance I have on getting accepted to these schools? And if there are other schools to recommend please do!

Thank you very much

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oh and I am applying in the fall 2019 not this spring and will have 86 credits when I do

3

and one more thing I have a TOEFL SCORE of 110 which is required for international students

4

Can you afford OOS schools like UCLA/UCB where you will receive no financial aid and will be expected to pay $65K/year to attend? Since they only accept Junior level transfers with 60 semester/90 quarter units, your SAT score, HS accomplishments or HS GPA in their transfer admission decisions.

Your GPA is so far very competitive so if your finances make UCLA/UCB affordable, definitely worth your time to apply.

I would also look at USC and Harvey Mudd where you might get some better financial/merit aid as a transfer.

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yes I don’t have any financial issues on paying the out of state tuition. For uva I have to pay out of state as well so I guess it doesn’t matter where I go

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thank you for your reply :slight_smile:

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If money is not an issue, then apply until your heart’s content. Your stats make you competitive, and at that point it is just you selling yourself within essays and finding the right AdCom that will buy.

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Since you mentioned the UC’s, take a look at University of San Francisco, private, good candidate for admission and offers some merit.