<p>I am assuming, well hoping, I keep my grades up. As of midterm of my first semester I have a 4.0 BUT I am going to be realistic and say that it is likely to drop a bit once I take a few more tests. I have a 31 composite on my ACT, very impressive HS ECs (presidents of various clubs, sports captains, and a decent amount of ECs in college (on the varsity equestrian team, honors program, member of various honors programs, premed society, etc)</p>
<p>I really like Tulane and all of my classes and I am doing well here. Part of me just really misses the north (I am from New York). Call me a northern elitist but the south is just not what I am looking for. I have so much fun here, but it is not as serious of an academic environment that I was expecting. As of right now I have full intentions to stick it out for 4 years, but I think I am going to talk to my advisor and send out a few transfer apps to just see my options. </p>
<p>What caliber of schools would it be realistic for me to transfer to? If I do transfer, it would be to a comparable school to Tulane, preferably maybe one better academically? Location wise I am thinking NYC,CT,MA,RI,NJ. I have considered applying to NYU (did not apply in HS) Boston College (applied; was accepted in HS) and possibly Brown (applied in HS; was rejected). Would Brown or something comparable be a reach for me? I just want to be realistic this time around <em>sigh</em></p>
<p>In my experience, colleges look primarily at how you did in high school (ACT, SAT, and GPA) and THEN look at how you did in college. The fact that you were accepted to BC in high school might mean that you don’t have to do the same paperwork. The only problem someone might have is if your undergrad GPA is poor. That isn’t the case here and I assume BC should not be a problem in terms of acceptance. I would contact their admissions directly. </p>
<p>The problem that you have is that Brown is going to do the same thing. You didn’t meet their criteria initially for whatever reason so it’s not going to be easy to convince them that somehow you are now better suited for the school and vice versa. </p>
<p>The good news is that you have done well in college thus far. I personally never had the problem but a lot of people, perhaps even the majority of kids, struggle with the adjustment from high school to college. It appears you haven’t had that problem either. The two big selling points for you in addition to your first semester GPA, are your being in the honors program and your equestrian team membership. Neither is looked at as merely a club but instead is going to be perceived as a challenge and commitment to a one’s own education and betterment. Unfortunately, I think you have a fair shot at Brown at best. Fair is still worth applying but not worth getting ones hopes up over. If you decide to transfer for sure, apply to BC, Brown, and NYU. NYU statistically is almost identical to Tulane. You should, and I stress ‘should’, have no problem gettting in.</p>
<p>I would give Tulane some time and continue to work hard and enjoy it while you’re there, whether you decide to transfer or not. Also, you mentioned that Tulane wasn’t the serious academic environment that you had envisioned. I’m not sure BC or NYU would be that different. If you want to get away from TU or the south for a while, consider studying abroad for a semester or year. I know TU has some great programs for that. Although if you’re really homesick and not just failing to enjoy being in the south, that may not solve anything. Again, best of luck!!</p>
<p>^BC does have a low transfer rate, however.</p>
<p>You have a 4.0 right now. You want to go to med school. You need a high GPA to go to med school, the school doesn’t really matter. You really like Tulane. Why do you want to transfer?</p>
<p>Benetode is right. For sophomore transfers, what you did in High School is weighted very heavily. </p>
<p>They fallback on your high school work because most freshmen first semester courses are very easy, and therefore they don’t offer a college that much information. </p>
<p>On another note, if you are thinking pre-med than brown is probably not the place to transfer too.</p>
<p>To Benetode or Knights09, for someone who did mediocre in high school and had a 3.0 GPA and decent/good SAT scores, would it be possible to have a successful shot at BC as a transfer if you do really well for a year at another college or university? I want to make sure that I get in as a Sophomore, not a Junior. It would be a big dissapointment if I missed my dream.</p>
<p>The OP seems like a very good student, but we can’t overlook the fact that he/she is a pre-med student. PLME at Brown accepts very few freshmen, let alone transfers. Just show them that YOU are the right person for the spot. As you can tell, it’s going to go beyond grades… I wish you the best of luck, fellow transfer.</p>
<p>I really don’t think that NYU and Tulane are statistically similar. NYU is much harder to get into. My son was awarded substantially merit aid from Tulane and rejected from NYU.</p>
<p>Hello5, i’m not going to get into a whole thing here or try to hijack the original intention of this thread but here are the admissions stats for NYU and Tulane respectively. They are virtually identical.</p>
<p>NYU
Test Name High Low Avg.
ACT Combined 31 28 29<br>
SAT Combined 1440 1250 1345
Acceptance 32.2%</p>
<p>Tulane University
Test Name High Low Avg.
ACT Combined 31 28 29
SAT Combined 1420 1260 1340
Acceptance 26.9%</p>
<p>Depending on where you son was within this range along with other factors including EC’s might explain the admissions decision for you son. Plus, Tulane is extremely generous with merit aid.</p>
<p>I’d also add that I stated earlier that the OP “should” have no problem getting into NYU since they had gotten into Tulane, not that I was sure they would have no problem. Statistically, NYU and Tulane ARE quite similar. In fact, technically Tulane is harder to get into. Louisiana residents are secured admission with a 28 ACT and a 3.5 GPA. It is also more difficult to get into TU for OOS due to this and Tulane already had the higher selectivity of 27% vs 32% (some of that is due to the Free application though.)</p>
<p>Well, as long as you can see the stats. You can take from these numbers what you will. I have no idea how you find them different but whatever, I was trying to provide a helpful basis for vitaebellaa. I’m not really going to go into it more than this. I’m just trying to show the OP the reality of the admissions parameters for the schools as a basis for knowing his/her options.</p>
<p>Wow, first off, congrats on those outstanding grades at Tulane.</p>
<p>Don’t worry. The weather will eventually become cooler, and you’ll get to go home for the break. </p>
<p>Best advice to give you is to keep up your grades, and wish you luck if you do decide to transfer.</p>
<p>Will warn you, if you think your peers aren’t serious about studying now, just wait until Mardi Gras. That’s when they’ll become real animals. That’s also when all your friends from up north will come down to visit you. Be warned. Tulane does charge your out of town guests during Mardi Gras.</p>
<p>Does it specify what % of those transfers were admitted initially versus first time (freshmen in college) applicants? I’m just curious because I would hope/bet that Seachai has a much better shot due to the initial acceptance. BC may not be transfer friendly to those not accepted initially in high school or those who had not even applied to BC while in high school but this isn’t either of those cases. A fair number of schools are more willing to accept someone in Seachai’s situation than the other cases. I’ve never worked in admissions but I have a few friends that did a couple years back and that was what they had told me. Things may have changed and none of those folks worked at BC in the first place so I’m not sure. Hopefully everything works out for the best.</p>