Transfer to Stanford?

Question

Do you think it is possible to transfer to Stanford from a public university. I have a 91.9 HS GPA, ton load of extracurricular activities, and 1800 on the SAT's. but would settle for a public university at the moment. Closer to home for now. I have doubled up in college by taking multiple college courses at the public college and received a 3.7 GPA for 12 college credits so I think I would be in good shape once I become a college freshman next year. I know extracurriculars and other factors are important, but does transferring to Stanford from a private university easier than from a public university?

Answer 1

Stanford accepts about 4% of transfer applicants. They routinely reject kids with 4.0's from ivy league schools.

That said, it for vastly improve your SAT score, do very well in difficult courses and have a compelling application, anything is possible.

Answer 2

It is most definitely possible. So far it sounds like you are an amazing student and should do well at Stanford. Whether you are at a public or private university makes no difference since they look at the student's accomplishments. Stanford admits students from both public and private high schools and universities so don't worry about that being a factor. I suggest that you go ahead and apply. Good luck!!

Answer 3

Public or private, that has no bearing on your ability to transfer to Stanford. In fact, a university being public or private has nothing to do with how good the university is. Some of the best universities in the US are public, and some horrible unis are private.

You need to have completed one year at the other school in order to be eligible to transfer to Stanford, and you'd want your GPA to be very high.

http://www.stanford.edu/dept/uga/applica...