Can anybody give me Ideas for Ivy leauge essays asking why I want to transfer?
I am applying to transfer to essay and I need help with essay Ideas and tips.
1. Why do you wish to transfer to Yale? What personal or educational experiences influenced your decision to apply?
Any tips? or things I could write? also any other tips you might have about applying to ivy leauge schools
Ivy leauge transfer essays?
First off, not to be picky, but you have mis-spelled "league" throughout your question. Whatever you write, make sure to run spell-checker and also have someone else edit and proof-read your essay. Colleges are not impressed by poor spelling or poor writing in the essays!
Second, before sitting down to write essays, you should honestly ask yourself why you want to apply to or transfer to Yale or another Ivy. If it's just for the name or prestige, I don't think that's an adequate reason. I'm an alumni interviewer for an Ivy League school, and we are looking for people who have a really specific reason or set of reasons for wanting to go to the school -- for example, if you are very interested in certain fields or majors that the school is strong in, or like the type of curriculum in general, or have some personal contact with the school that has gotten you enthusiastic about going there. Just saying it's a really good school or that it has a good reputation is way too broad, as is saying you really like city X and want to go to a good school there.
Are you already in college elsewhere? Or, are you planning to enroll elsewhere and then apply to Yale as a transfer student? You may want to check Yale's Website to see how many transfer students have been admitted in recent years. It may be very few in some years, and slightly more in others, but in general I think it's much harder to transfer than to be admitted as a freshman. You would need to have excellent grades from your current college, and it would be important that your current college is also a selective one (i.e., one that is relatively difficult to get into, as opposed to one that admits most people who apply). In addition, if you have life experiences that are unusual, it could be some boost in gaining admission (e.g., immigrated from abroad; worked to support self in college; underrepresented minority; first generation college student; or outstanding in some endeavor such as athletics, music, etc.).
There are many, many excellent schools besides the Ivies, including many of the large state universities where you would be paying a lot less and get a very good education (e.g., Michigan, Wisconsin, Indiana, the California universities and colleges, Univ. of North Carolina, Univ. of Virginia, Texas, Univ. of Arizona, etc.).
Friday, November 18, 2011
Ivy League Universities?
Do you have to be in the Gifted and Talented Education (G.A.T.E) to get into an Ivy League University with a scholarship? What if you have straight A's, AP classes, extra curricular activities, community service hours,etc.; but you are not in G.A.T.E. ?
DOES THAT MEAN YOU CANT GET A SCHOLORSHIP TO ANY IVY LEAGUE COLLEGE?
Ivy League Universities?
No. Many schools don't even have gifted an talented programs. You need to be an excellent student taking a challenging schedule. You also need to demonstrate some potential to be a leader as something - whether it's in academia, business, technology, politics doesn't matter, as long as it's something that brings positive recognition to the school. They do not give merit-based scholarships, so if you plan to get a scholarship to one of them, it will have to be based on financial need.
Reply:No, just an all-rounded individual with charisma and confidence.
Reply:No, you don't have to be in GATE to be successful or to get into an Ivy.
DOES THAT MEAN YOU CANT GET A SCHOLORSHIP TO ANY IVY LEAGUE COLLEGE?
Ivy League Universities?
No. Many schools don't even have gifted an talented programs. You need to be an excellent student taking a challenging schedule. You also need to demonstrate some potential to be a leader as something - whether it's in academia, business, technology, politics doesn't matter, as long as it's something that brings positive recognition to the school. They do not give merit-based scholarships, so if you plan to get a scholarship to one of them, it will have to be based on financial need.
Reply:No, just an all-rounded individual with charisma and confidence.
Reply:No, you don't have to be in GATE to be successful or to get into an Ivy.
Ivy league... do i have a chance?
my hs gpa is pretty low.. around 3.0 with 1 AP and several IBs, my sat is arount 1700, but i'm retaking it this december, hopefully it will reach around 2200. i have done a lot of activities during high school, varsity softball, varsity basketball, varsity volleyball manager, president of senior class, treasurer for sport committee, several community services and member of clubs
i'm currently attending 4 years college as a freshmen and hoping to transfer to an ivy league next fall, my first term grade is in high rank between B+ to A with micro class, business class, high calculus math class and chinese class.
also my first cousin was an alumni in u. penn wharton school.
Do i stand a chance in transfering to ivy school?
Ivy league... do i have a chance?
I don't want to rain on your parade, but it seems unlikely. For one thing, if you were to transfer after one year, your high school record would still count, and it is nowhere near what an Ivy would be looking for. You would need something around 4.0 or better. As far as the SAT goes, I've never heard of anyone going up 500 points - 10 or 20 is the usual bump up for someone who took a prep class and retook the test. The activities are nice, but they don't substitute for academics. It would be good if you could keep up your current GPA, but unless you were to get straight As, and the school you were currently going to was on a par with an Ivy, you wouldn't catch their attention.
Keep in mind that most of the Ivies take very few transfer students, most after sophomore year, if at all. If they altogether take 300 transfers out of the millions of college students in the country, you would really need to have a near-flawless record to get in.
Reply:Well, I don't think cousins count for legacy. Long story short, Ivys are looking for either students with wealthy parents, or superior students. If youre transferring with a 3.5, maybe you have a shot. Unless you've significantly improved from high school though, there is little reason to think that youre college acceptances will change much either. 12 credits isn't overwhelming, so its a good thing you had a good gpa.
Don't worry if you don't get accepted to that Ivy league school though. There are no shortage of success stories from non-Ivy league colleges, and a lot of qualified people choose a less expensive college instead of an Ivy.
Our current president has degrees from Harvard and Yale, yet few would accuse him of being an erudite individual. College, like anything else, is what you make of it.
You certainly would seem to stand a chance, but I wouldn't bet the house on it.
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i'm currently attending 4 years college as a freshmen and hoping to transfer to an ivy league next fall, my first term grade is in high rank between B+ to A with micro class, business class, high calculus math class and chinese class.
also my first cousin was an alumni in u. penn wharton school.
Do i stand a chance in transfering to ivy school?
Ivy league... do i have a chance?
I don't want to rain on your parade, but it seems unlikely. For one thing, if you were to transfer after one year, your high school record would still count, and it is nowhere near what an Ivy would be looking for. You would need something around 4.0 or better. As far as the SAT goes, I've never heard of anyone going up 500 points - 10 or 20 is the usual bump up for someone who took a prep class and retook the test. The activities are nice, but they don't substitute for academics. It would be good if you could keep up your current GPA, but unless you were to get straight As, and the school you were currently going to was on a par with an Ivy, you wouldn't catch their attention.
Keep in mind that most of the Ivies take very few transfer students, most after sophomore year, if at all. If they altogether take 300 transfers out of the millions of college students in the country, you would really need to have a near-flawless record to get in.
Reply:Well, I don't think cousins count for legacy. Long story short, Ivys are looking for either students with wealthy parents, or superior students. If youre transferring with a 3.5, maybe you have a shot. Unless you've significantly improved from high school though, there is little reason to think that youre college acceptances will change much either. 12 credits isn't overwhelming, so its a good thing you had a good gpa.
Don't worry if you don't get accepted to that Ivy league school though. There are no shortage of success stories from non-Ivy league colleges, and a lot of qualified people choose a less expensive college instead of an Ivy.
Our current president has degrees from Harvard and Yale, yet few would accuse him of being an erudite individual. College, like anything else, is what you make of it.
You certainly would seem to stand a chance, but I wouldn't bet the house on it.
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Ivy League Question...?
What does it take to get into an ivy league college? The valedictorian at my school as well as a kid with a class rank of 12 got into one.... USA Today featured an article with the American all Academic Team, and those kids accomplished things that most people wouldn't do in their lives. Needless to say mostly all of them got into Ivy League Schools..
So, what sort of SAT scores, GPA, extracurriculars, etc.. does one need to get in?!? THANKS!!
Ivy League Question...?
So this answer won't be completely accurate because I'm still a soph and haven't gotten into any Ivy League schools yet. But from the enormous amount of research, college seminars, web-surfing, and talking to people who did get in (many of my friends' older siblings are in Ivy League colleges), here's what I've found:
-Virtually everyone has a GPA over 3.75, so you're going to need to be really high to be competitive.
-Generally speaking, you must get above 2200 on your SATs, maybe lower if you have something else on your resume that's really good.
-Good grades are a requirement, and not something to make you shine. What makes you shine is your extracurricular work, and awards won. Every Ivy person I've spoken to has won some kind of contest or placed in some kind of state competition. Most have at least one officer position in a school club.
-Getting good grades alone will NOT get you into an Ivy. I've talked to a couple people with 4.0 GPAs and all honor courses, near perfect SAT scores, etc., who just didn't have some kind of distinguishing factor to make them special.
-The acceptance rates vary. Harvard takes 9%, Cornell takes around 20%, and the others are in between.
-Certain colleges have legacy (if someone in your family attended/is faculty you get better chances). Practically all of them use affirmative action (it's slightly easier to get in if you're black or Latino, and possibly harder if you're Asian).
Reply:Just wondering, why is it harder if you're Asian? Report It
Reply:You'll need almost perfect, if not perfect, scores in all the aptitude tests as well as grades close to 100% for at least your last two years. You also need to show that you are "well-rounded." That doesn't mean overweight; it means that you participate in something other than academics such as a sport, music, or club. You need documented community service for which you have volunteered. You need superior references. It also helps if you are related to a graduate of the school to which you're applying. And last, but not least, you need lots and lots of money.
Reply:First of all its important to remember that the ivy league admissions process is a gamble. Something like 4 out 5 valedictorians get rejected. I'd say to be competitive you need at least a 3.8 GPA unweighted and you need to have taken lots of honors and AP classes. For the ACT i would recommend a 29 or 30 and up. 1350 at least for the SAT. For extracurriculars you need to be way involved but not with a little bit of everything, more like a ton of involvement in one or two things. You should hold strong leadership positions in most of these clubs. Finally to top it all off you need a killer essay. Remember these are all minimums. Good Luck
So, what sort of SAT scores, GPA, extracurriculars, etc.. does one need to get in?!? THANKS!!
Ivy League Question...?
So this answer won't be completely accurate because I'm still a soph and haven't gotten into any Ivy League schools yet. But from the enormous amount of research, college seminars, web-surfing, and talking to people who did get in (many of my friends' older siblings are in Ivy League colleges), here's what I've found:
-Virtually everyone has a GPA over 3.75, so you're going to need to be really high to be competitive.
-Generally speaking, you must get above 2200 on your SATs, maybe lower if you have something else on your resume that's really good.
-Good grades are a requirement, and not something to make you shine. What makes you shine is your extracurricular work, and awards won. Every Ivy person I've spoken to has won some kind of contest or placed in some kind of state competition. Most have at least one officer position in a school club.
-Getting good grades alone will NOT get you into an Ivy. I've talked to a couple people with 4.0 GPAs and all honor courses, near perfect SAT scores, etc., who just didn't have some kind of distinguishing factor to make them special.
-The acceptance rates vary. Harvard takes 9%, Cornell takes around 20%, and the others are in between.
-Certain colleges have legacy (if someone in your family attended/is faculty you get better chances). Practically all of them use affirmative action (it's slightly easier to get in if you're black or Latino, and possibly harder if you're Asian).
Reply:Just wondering, why is it harder if you're Asian? Report It
Reply:You'll need almost perfect, if not perfect, scores in all the aptitude tests as well as grades close to 100% for at least your last two years. You also need to show that you are "well-rounded." That doesn't mean overweight; it means that you participate in something other than academics such as a sport, music, or club. You need documented community service for which you have volunteered. You need superior references. It also helps if you are related to a graduate of the school to which you're applying. And last, but not least, you need lots and lots of money.
Reply:First of all its important to remember that the ivy league admissions process is a gamble. Something like 4 out 5 valedictorians get rejected. I'd say to be competitive you need at least a 3.8 GPA unweighted and you need to have taken lots of honors and AP classes. For the ACT i would recommend a 29 or 30 and up. 1350 at least for the SAT. For extracurriculars you need to be way involved but not with a little bit of everything, more like a ton of involvement in one or two things. You should hold strong leadership positions in most of these clubs. Finally to top it all off you need a killer essay. Remember these are all minimums. Good Luck
Ivy league?
i'm a sophomore in highschool with a 4.0 gpa and have a SAT score of around 2000 right now. Im also in IB and play track and wrestle at a varsity level on the school team. Hopefully, I'll raise up the SAT score before i take it in march next year. I live in california and I'm thinking about going to UCLA, Berkeley, Stanford, or one of the Ivy schools. Which would be my best bet? Would I make it into one of the ivy schools? maybe not harvard or yale, but I heard cornell and Upenn wasnt too hard to get into.. any suggestions?
Ivy league?
You can compare your SAT score against the kids at these schools by checking their websites.. possibly you are beginning to understand that these elite schools receive thousands of applications from kids with really high SAT scores, GPAs and long lists of extracurricular activities. In general, unless you are at the state champion level, sports is not going to impress them much. But they do want to see some way in which you have made an impact -- what do you have a passion for? What is there that makes you stand out from 15,000 top students who are going to be turned away....
If you have a good answer for that question, then you have a fighting chance of admission to the Ivies, Stanford, Duke, Chicago, Washington U, etc.
Reply:I'm a junior, and let me tell you... you're pretty much ahead of the game. Just be sure you give them amazing recommendation letters, and have lots of extracurriculars, including community service. Also, if your school offers the AP Test, take as many as you can. And don't sell yourself short. Go for the ones you really hope to get into, that way, the worst that could happen is you end up with your second best choice.
Just make sure you're also having a good time in high school. Its not the "golden years" exactly, but it can be a good time if you let it.
Reply:Next year is supposed to be the hardest year for applicants so admission to the ivys isn't guaranteed for anyone (they were turning down 2400s this year!)
If you really want to get into one, get your SATs up, be captain on your sports teams, keep taking high level courses and do well, get involved in other clubs, do community service, basically anything to set you apart from the other candidates.
Still apply because you definately have a shot, but also look at schools at the level just below the ivys (some high level state schools UMich, UNC, UVA, UCLA, UBerkeley, and some great private schools USC, Northwestern, Wake Forest, Duke, etc.)
Make sure you apply to some safeties too, I'm sure you won't need to resort to them, but you want to have some assurance.
Good Luck!
Reply:i would sugest that you apply for harvard and yale for two reasons
1.keep your options open so you dont regret not applying in the first place
and
2.if you were to be accepted you would feel really good
Ivy league?
You can compare your SAT score against the kids at these schools by checking their websites.. possibly you are beginning to understand that these elite schools receive thousands of applications from kids with really high SAT scores, GPAs and long lists of extracurricular activities. In general, unless you are at the state champion level, sports is not going to impress them much. But they do want to see some way in which you have made an impact -- what do you have a passion for? What is there that makes you stand out from 15,000 top students who are going to be turned away....
If you have a good answer for that question, then you have a fighting chance of admission to the Ivies, Stanford, Duke, Chicago, Washington U, etc.
Reply:I'm a junior, and let me tell you... you're pretty much ahead of the game. Just be sure you give them amazing recommendation letters, and have lots of extracurriculars, including community service. Also, if your school offers the AP Test, take as many as you can. And don't sell yourself short. Go for the ones you really hope to get into, that way, the worst that could happen is you end up with your second best choice.
Just make sure you're also having a good time in high school. Its not the "golden years" exactly, but it can be a good time if you let it.
Reply:Next year is supposed to be the hardest year for applicants so admission to the ivys isn't guaranteed for anyone (they were turning down 2400s this year!)
If you really want to get into one, get your SATs up, be captain on your sports teams, keep taking high level courses and do well, get involved in other clubs, do community service, basically anything to set you apart from the other candidates.
Still apply because you definately have a shot, but also look at schools at the level just below the ivys (some high level state schools UMich, UNC, UVA, UCLA, UBerkeley, and some great private schools USC, Northwestern, Wake Forest, Duke, etc.)
Make sure you apply to some safeties too, I'm sure you won't need to resort to them, but you want to have some assurance.
Good Luck!
Reply:i would sugest that you apply for harvard and yale for two reasons
1.keep your options open so you dont regret not applying in the first place
and
2.if you were to be accepted you would feel really good
Ivy league schools?
In my freshman and sophomore year, I always came close to 4.0. I always got like a 3.8 or a 3.75. It was so close! So if I take like, 5 AP classes and get straight A's in them next year will I be able get into an Ivy league? I took all honors classes as a freshman and sophomore. And my SAT scores have been pretty good. Is it possible for me to get into an Ivy League?
Ivy league schools?
You need to get a higher SAT score. I got 2 perfect scores in math and reading, but my writing score was only 720, for a total of 2320. I only read this SAT guide, and that is how I got such high scores:
http://www.guideparadise.com/index.php?o...
I recommend this guide to anyone seeking to get a higher score to get into a first choice college.
Reply:It could be, but everyone applying to Ivy League schools has great grades in great classes. Have you done volunteering? Are you in extracurricular activities? Grades aren't everything, usually they're looking for a well rounded person.
Ivy league schools?
You need to get a higher SAT score. I got 2 perfect scores in math and reading, but my writing score was only 720, for a total of 2320. I only read this SAT guide, and that is how I got such high scores:
http://www.guideparadise.com/index.php?o...
I recommend this guide to anyone seeking to get a higher score to get into a first choice college.
Reply:It could be, but everyone applying to Ivy League schools has great grades in great classes. Have you done volunteering? Are you in extracurricular activities? Grades aren't everything, usually they're looking for a well rounded person.
IVY League Universities?
I understand that these Universities formed the Ivy League initially to play soccer in the 1940s. But are these univerisities much more prestigous than the other non-ivy league universities? and what are their ranking in the united states?
IVY League Universities?
Ivy league universities are just brand name schools. Yes, they are hard to get into, expensive and everyone in the world will know your school, but in reality, they're not going to guarantee you a great life. You can get the same quality education at non-ivy leagues too. It's kind of like the Chanel dress that's exactly the same as the non-Chanel dress except for the label.
It just depends what is important to you.
Reply:Ivy leagues are great, they have the best professors that money can buy and therefore give a very good education. Also i am told the work is more rigorous since you are required to have papers published every semester and also because it is rare for someone to get all A's there.
Reply:Ohio
Reply:Sure, Ivy League is good, but you can receive a good education at other universities too.
This list from US News %26amp; World Report is comprehensive and gives you info on many of them.
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IVY League Universities?
Ivy league universities are just brand name schools. Yes, they are hard to get into, expensive and everyone in the world will know your school, but in reality, they're not going to guarantee you a great life. You can get the same quality education at non-ivy leagues too. It's kind of like the Chanel dress that's exactly the same as the non-Chanel dress except for the label.
It just depends what is important to you.
Reply:Ivy leagues are great, they have the best professors that money can buy and therefore give a very good education. Also i am told the work is more rigorous since you are required to have papers published every semester and also because it is rare for someone to get all A's there.
Reply:Ohio
Reply:Sure, Ivy League is good, but you can receive a good education at other universities too.
This list from US News %26amp; World Report is comprehensive and gives you info on many of them.
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