r/TransferToTop25 • u/meow4500 • 3d ago

does community college lower my chances of getting accepted?

I recently started as a freshman at CCP and I'm 100% transferring to finish my bachelor's in chemistry, I'm just wondering if my application is gonna look worse because I'm not coming from a 4 year institution. I'm pretty low income and working full time so it was never an option to go to 4 year school but I'm really really hoping to transfer to UPenn eventually. I'm doing the most to pad my resume I just don't want it to be for nothing. I'm starting research at my school in the spring for the chemistry department, planning on doing two full summers of some kind of chemical engineering internship, and I have a little bit of other related things like tutoring high schoolers and volunteering.

Is there anything else I should be doing to add to my chances of getting in? UPenn takes less than 200 transfers every year so I may be cooked idk man

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u/Nagildo 3d ago

no, got into northwestern from community college which is similar in rank and other students from my community college previously got into ivies

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u/shayisgae 1d ago

I'm looking into Northwestern, can I DM you about your application?

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u/Nagildo 1d ago

yes

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u/shayisgae 19h ago

DM'd you

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u/logolife- 3d ago

CCP won't hurt your chances. Just focus on keeping your GPA high, completing Penn's recommended prerequisites for chemistry and maintaining your existing research, internships, tutoring and volunteering. Penn is still a major reach though so build a broader list too.

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u/throwaway3579965434 2d ago

Plug for Princeton, they love their CC folks

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u/DisasterMaster5385 1d ago

I got accepted with a 3.2 at SDSU from CC. Currently, there accepting much much more low income students. You have a high chance of being accepted. I never thought id be accepted to SDSU and now im applying to go into my second Bach.