My sat is like a 1280 but:
Sophomore transferring out of Rutgers NB
Stats: 3.8 GPA
Major/Minor: CS + Econ
Other:
- School of Arts and Science Honors Program
- Leadership Living Learning Community
EC:
Top Tier (Most Impactful)
- 100k Annual Eccomerce Clothing Brand
- Wall Street Sales Consulting Internship
- Toastmasters Public Speaking President
- Homeland Security of NJ Internship
- VPN App ($1k/month, 100k users)
Mid Tier (Strong, but Secondary Impact)
- Filipino Community Service Organization (12 years)
- Self-Studied Cybersecurity Certifications (Sec+, Google, Azure)
- IT Help Desk Job (2 years)
- Breakdancing Club E-Board
Lower Tier (Supplementary Achievements)
- 1k YT, 10k TikTok Followers
- Powerlifting: 1000lbs Club at 180lbs
- Self-Learned Piano
Personal Essay topic: very strong
Having no identity outside of my brothers as we all did the same things and me being the youngest I really had identity problems but the last couple years I learned about myself and pursuing all types of interests(exctracurriculars reflect that specifically breakdancing and lot of self initiative)
LOR: 9/10 very mid
Languages: English, Tagalog, Chinese(learned in Uni)
Colleges I want to apply to:
Harvard, Princeton , MIT, Stanford, UC Berkeley, Vanderbilt, UNC, Duke
Hello, so look at if those places are test optional. If you don’t want to submit them, you don’t have to. Looks like you have very strong ECs and you have a shot. Keep in mind that most of those schools have a very low transfer acceptance rate so don’t beat yourself up if you don’t get in. I think you have a good shot and if you don’t have to submit your test scores and you think that it will affect you application than don’t just focus on the essay and if you get an interview make sure you are prepared. Good luck!
How tf you managed to do all that while doing great in school ? Share your eccomerse store .
Also why do you need those schools if you have a successful business ? Makes no sense
A 1280 will hurt you a lot.
princeton harvard guaranteed off the board , they only take nontraditional or cc applicants and harvard only accepts like 12 ppl
mit stanford are low chance as well but not as bad as HP
also go test optional
They are less important, but a score that low is an auto reject, honestly, for those places, even as a transfer.
Also, those places are almost impossible to transfer into unless you are military or CC.
when did you take your SATs? If it was from a few years ago then I don’t think it would matter as much since your current GPA reflects your most recent academic abilities more than an exam you took years prior.
AOs like to see growth and upward trends.
That SAT is too low. Sorry, but it’s just not in the cards. You shouldn’t apply to Harvard, Princeton, or MIT, as you won’t get into any. You also won’t get into UCB for CS, as 95% of their CS transfers are from CCs, and they have very strict requirements. It’s also worth saying that there’s nothing in here that implies a strong application to Stanford either. That said, UNC and Vandy are decently realistic if you go test optional.
Also, as a sophomore transfer that doesn’t affect things as much
When I was a senior in hs
you have college grades so they will look at that more than ur SAT