Hacker News Reader

Comment by gimmeshelter369 | Hacker News Reader

When in the world was that? Harvard doesnt take transfers (any more?). If you've been to college 20/30 years ago, well, the scene has changed a bit.

If you come from a low income household and get accepted to an Ivy+, odds are you'll get a full ride (my own case), so calling OP's post "completely unfounded" is completely unfounded.

View on HN

https://college.harvard.edu/admissions/apply/transfer-applic...

They're super picky about who they take, but they do take a few transfer students each year.

Taking a handful of students is hardly the basis to go around on the internet recommending people apply to transfer to Harvard.

On the contrary, being 1 of a handful of transfer students despite coming from a CC is a pretty high recommendation for CCs

I had a friend who went from CC->Berkeley(BS)->Stanford(JD). If you are really looking for credentials, you can spend 5-6 years and get amazing credentials by starting off at CC (this guy completed a lot of CC credits during high school and the summer so he completed his JD in 6 years).

I know, for example, many employers aren't exclusively looking for Ivys or even higher-end universities either.

In reality, though, a Stanford grad can skip the L+1 promo process at many tech companies and get in on a higher pay-scale.

Also look at the Harvard Extension school. You can get a bachelor's degree from them. Same Harvard name. Different Harvard price. Very slightly different latin on the sheepskin.

Stanford does the same thing too.

Reply on news.ycombinator.com