I want to get admission as a 3rd yr student in the McIntyre School of Commerce, UVA or Wharton. Please advise.

Question

I am a Student at a community college and I want to succesffully transfer to one of four schools for the undergrad business program for Fall 2008 admission:

McIntyre School of Commerce at UVA
Wharton School of Business at UPENN
Haas Business School at UCLA Berkley
University of Michgan at Ann Arbor

I am a different kind of student who did not go to school beyond the 4th grade, currently have a GPA of 3.88 / 4.0, Member of Phi Theta Kappa, and lots of work experience. I am 26 years old.

I would like some advice on how I can be the most competitive for admission to these top schools when I am competing with Valedictorians and the cream of the crop across the nation.

I would be grateful for all advice, especially from someone who is/was on the admission committee, current/former students, and anyone else.

This means alot for me and I have sacrificed everything to concentrate on this while working a full time job and taking a 16 credits per semester.

Thank you

Answer 1

It is very difficult to transfer into an Ivy League school. Some -- like Princeton, don't accept any transfer students. Harvard accepts about 35 per year (out of hundreds of applicants). Penn accepts 175 out of over 1900 applicants. Wharton is the hardest school to get into at Penn. I suspect that they admit a smaller percentage of applicants than the other schools at Penn. I also suspect that very few of the transfer students come from community college.

Haas does reserve several slots for transfer students from community colleges. I suspect that the great majority of them go to students attending school in California, and would not be surprised if they restricted their community college acceptances to students in California schools.

I suspect that Virginia and Michigan also reserve some slots for CC transfers, and give preference to those going to school in state.

You have good grades and an interesting story -- so I think you can get into some good school. If you live in Virginia, California or Michigan and have a high SAT score, then I think you have a shot at one of the schools you mention.

If you are out-of-state or do not have a high SAT score, then I think there is a good chance that you will not get into any of these schools. I think Wharton is highly unlikely.

Your best shot is probably to apply to the best public university in your home state.

I've taught at Wharton and have a PhD from Haas -- so I know those schools well. Cornell is the only other Ivy League school with an undergraduate business program. Cornell is also the one Ivy League school that is more open to transfer students. you may want to look into their program.

Answer 2

I graduated from UVA (not McIntyre, though) in 1998. The one thing you have in your favor over the "Valedictorians and cream of the crop" is your life experience. UVA is interested in attracting diverse students--not just ethnic or racial diversity, but also diversity in terms of economic background and life experience. I think that the fact that you are a nontraditional student actually makes you a very competitive applicant. Play your unique situation up when you write your admissions essay to give the admissions committee an idea of who you are and the type of student you'll be. Your work history is definitely a plus, and if you are a first-generation college student, this may also boost your chances of gaining admision.

Your ability to over come adversity and the fact that you are thriving in spite of your (former) lack of a formal education is evidence of your native intelligence, committment to success and problem-solving ability. You will no doubt be an asset to the University community, and hopefully the admissions committee will recognize this.

Just to give you some hope, I have a good friend who dropped out of high school, later attained a GED and earned an Associate's degree from Northern Virginia Community College. She was admitted to UVA at 26 and went on to earn a MSW.

Best of luck and congratulations on all of your achievements.

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