2008 Official Transfer Results

Transfer Students
161

<p>Current School: Tulane
Entering as: Sophomore
High School GPA: 3.1? Something atrocious, especially for a prep school
College GPA:3.9
SAT/ACT Scores: 2100 (750 CR 730 W 620 M), 31
SAT II Scores: 670 US History, 590 Math I (yeah I suck)
Significant ECs: HS: nationally renowned public speaker, worked part-time, cartoonist for school paper, founded a financial aid subsidy group; College: opinion section editor of school newspaper, internship with Governor as speechwriter, PR director of public policy thinktank, member of academic committee in residential college, Jeopardy! college tournament auditioner. Also ended a local politician's campaign after he personally served students alcohol at a kegger.</p>

<p>Applied to: Claremont McKenna, UVA
Accepted:Claremont McKenna
Waitlisted:UVA
Rejected:</p>

<p>Likely Attending: CMC!</p>

162

<p>Current School: George Washington University
Entering as: Junior
High School GPA: 4.4 W, 3.95 UW
College GPA: 3.92
SAT/ACT Scores: 790 M, 710 W, 640 V
SAT II Scores: 800 MIIC, 710 US History
Significant ECs: club tennis, mock trial, foreign culture group, volunteering, tutoring</p>

<p>Applied to: Harvard, Brown, Columbia, Stanford, UChicago, Emory
Accepted: None yet
Waitlisted: Columbia
****ed over: Harvard
Rejected: Brown, Stanford, UChicago
Pending: Emory</p>

<p>Likely Attending: still waiting? i'm in Beijing for the summer having a great time though so i'm not even thinking about it! maybe i'll just drop out of GW and live here.</p>

163

<p>Current School: East Stroudsburg University
Entering as: Sophomore
High School GPA: 3.2 W
College GPA: 3.9
SAT/ACT Scores: 1200
SAT II Scores:
Significant ECs: College Radio Show, OCF Treasurer, College Republicans</p>

<p>Applied to: Penn, Lehigh
Accepted: Lehigh
Waitlisted: None
Rejected: Penn</p>

<p>Likely Attending: Lehigh</p>

164

<p>wooooow congrats to everyone who made it to their dream college!!!:)</p>

165

<p>Did anyone get into UCB undergrad business school, what kind of job/internship did you have? Just curious.</p>

166

<p>Current School: University of California Riverise
Entering as: Sophomore
High School GPA: 4.27 W
College GPA: 3.91
SAT/ACT Scores: 2190
SAT II Scores:
Significant ECs: College: Honors Program, High School: Vice President of Theatre Troupe, Editor-in-Chief of the Yearbook, CSF Lifetime Member, National Merit Scholar</p>

<p>Applied to: Sarah Lawrence, USC
Accepted: Sarah Lawrence, USC
Waitlisted: None
Rejected: None</p>

<p>Attending: Sarah Lawrence</p>

167

<p>Current School: University of Rochester
Entering as: Junior
High School GPA: 4.0 UW
College GPA: 3.43
SAT/ACT Scores: 2140
SAT II Scores: 770 math ii, 660 french
Significant ECs: varsity swimming</p>

<p>Applied to: Swarthmore
Accepted: Swarthmore
Waitlisted:
Rejected: </p>

<p>Attending: SWARTHMORE!!</p>

168

<p>Current School: Some community College
Entering as: Junior
High School GPA: 2.8
College GPA: 3.0
SAT/ACT Scores: N/A
SAT II Scores: N/A
Significant ECs: None</p>

<p>Applied to: UCLA, UCB, UCD, UCSB, UCI
Accepted: UCLA, UCD, UCSB
Waitlisted: N/A
Rejected: UCB, UCI </p>

<p>Likely Attending: I will attend UCLA</p>

<p>major: Japanese (I can't find anyone else with the same major. I know it's not a fantastic one. I'm getting nervous about not being able to find anyone. I'm worried about being the only person there with that major! :-P )</p>

169

<p>That is fantastic!
I'd lived in Tokyo for three years and loved it. I'm sure you will find the same kind of people at UCLA.</p>

170

<p>Current School: Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
Entering as: Junior
High School GPA: 3.0
College GPA: 3.79
SAT/ACT Scores: SAT: 1660
ACT (taken in college): 27 Composite; 33 English, 34 Reading, 15 Math (lolz), 27 Science, 11/12 Writing
SAT II Scores: N/A
Significant ECs: Honors Program, Honors Club, newspaper, transcribing for a popular podcast, piano and voice lessons, touring abroad with my choir, others that I am too lazy to list. Nothing stellar though. </p>

<p>Applied to: Barnard, Smith, Mount Holyoke, UNC, Temple
Accepted: Smith, Temple
Waitlisted: Mount Holyoke, UNC (although I'm pretty sure their waitlist was a nice way of saying you're rejected)
Rejected: Barnard </p>

<p>Attending: Smith College :)</p>

171

<p>to AmenoMusicista,
I'm interested in MHC SMITH and Barnard~Could you share any experience about applying to smith^__^thanx a lot!!and if you can add some information about Barnard,that will helps a lot!!
Congrats to your acceptance!!And thanks for your time again!!</p>

172

<p>Hi goback, I sent you a PM so we won't have to pull this thread off track. :)</p>

173

<p>all these acceptances to schools with single-digit acceptance rates are blowing my mind...I have a 3.8 and didn't do nearly as well</p>

174

<p>Current School: George Washington University
Entering as: Junior
High School GPA: 4.4 W, 3.95 UW
College GPA: 3.92
SAT/ACT Scores: 790 M, 710 W, 640 V
SAT II Scores: 800 MIIC, 710 US History
Significant ECs: club tennis, mock trial, foreign culture group, volunteering, tutoring</p>

<p>Applied to: (Harvard), Brown, Columbia, Stanford, UChicago, Emory
Accepted: Emory
Waitlisted: Columbia
Rejected: Brown, Stanford, UChicago</p>

<p>Likely attending: i stayed on the columbia waitlist, so i'll make a decision in a few weeks..finally accepted somewhere though. congratulations everyone hopefully everyones plans worked out ok.</p>

175

<p>Current School: Rutgers University
Entering as: Junior
High School GPA: 3.63 / 4.00 Unweighted
College GPA: 3.96
SAT/ACT Scores: 790 M, 740 V, 700 W
SAT II Scores: 780 MIIC, 730 Chemistry
Significant ECs:
College: club baseball, class treasurer
High School: varsity baseball, varsity cross country, community service, tutoring</p>

<p>Applied to: Penn, Stanford, Columbia, Johns Hopkins, Harvard
Accepted: Penn
Rejected: Stanford, Columbia, Johns Hopkins, Harvard</p>

<p>Likely attending: Undecided between remaining at Rutgers or going to Penn. It's contingent on my financial aid package and credit transfer.</p>

176

<p>^^^what was your major?</p>

177

<p>Current School: CA CC
Entering as: Junior
High School GPA: 2.9
College GPA: 3.7
Significant ECs: Volunteer work, clubs, honors program
Major applied for: Political Science</p>

<p>Applied to: UCLA, Berkeley, UCSB, UCI, Cal Poly SLO
Waitlisted: Cal Poly SLO
Accepted: UCLA, Berkeley, UCSB, UCI, Cal Poly SLO
Rejected: N/A</p>

<p>Attending: UCLA</p>

178

<p>Current School: SMC
Entering as: Junior
High School GPA: Don't remember, crappy
College GPA: 3.89
SAT/ACT Scores: N/A
SAT II Scores: N/A
Significant ECs: None
Major applied for: Film</p>

<p>Applied to: UCLA, Cal
Accepted: UCLA, Cal
Waitlisted: N/A
Rejected: N/A</p>

<p>Likely Attending: UCLA, barring something weird happening.</p>

179

<p>Current School: University of Rochester
Entering as: Sophomore
High School GPA: 91/100 scale (uw)
College GPA: 3.42 first semester
SAT: 680V, 750M, 780W; 1430/1600, 2210/2400
SAT II: 670 Biology, 720 Math 1C
Significant EC: Research over the summer at NYU Med Center (great rec), Dance team, captain of Intramural Basketball team, Pre-health Society, Indian Club
Major Applied for: Neuroscience</p>

<p>Applied to: NYU, JHU, Columbia SEAS, UPenn
Accepted: NYU
Rejected: Everywhere else</p>

<p>Attending: NYU '11</p>

180

<p>Current School: East Los Angeles College
Entering as: Junior
High School GPA: 3.3
College GPA: 3.75
SAT/ACT Scores: don't remember
SAT II Scores: Math 2C - 700
Significant ECs: Boy Scouts, Vice President of Engineering Club, Co-Founder of Physics Club, tons of community service, coached high school sports</p>

<p>Major: Civil or Aerospace Engineering
Applied to: UCLA, Cal, UCSD, UCI
Accepted: UCLA, UCSD, UCI
Waitlisted: N/A
Rejected: Cal</p>

<p>Likely Attending: UCLA</p>