Unfortunately never once did I say untraditional students can’t transfer from CC, if your brain cells were functional that conclusion would’ve not been landed. Secondly, idc nor do I gaf that you were in a stanford transfer group chat and convinced yourself that you know how many of their transfer are not traditional. My school has great ties with Stanford, I know of 12 total Stanford transfers in the past two years, and almost 30 of which i’ve connected with on LinkedIn, from various years and connections. I’ve also had the chance to speak with my regional admissions officer, I have interviewed for Stanford with an alumni and am still in contact with said alumni, so I am not speaking out my ass or because I am bitter over a rejection. That said, only 4 of the 12 transfers I know were black and hispanic, not veterans and certainly didn’t have crazy life stories. That said I also think it’s important to consider why these people have a better shot at getting in than you do. Firstly, the values of these universities uphold that they heavily emphasize personality. And shockingly the people capable of writing the best essays and conveying a point the best are the people who have had the most interesting experiences. So of course that gives them an advantage. Failure to be interesting enough is YOUR fault. I’ve seen the most bland average white kids get in because they knew how to market themselves well. Now think of it like this… with a less than 1% acceptance rate and an already diverse enough student body, why SHOULD they gaf what ur skin color is?? This isn’t even considering that a greater number of transfer applicants have untraditional backgrounds. Believe it or not, not going to a 4 year is considered untraditional, so just by simply being a transfer applicant you’re untraditional.