A Few Questions on Transferring

Transfer Students
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<p>I just graduated with a 3.2 HS GPA and am attending a community college here in California. because i have 21/60 of the credits done (through summer classes and ap exams), i am trying to transfer in a year which means i'm doing 19 units per semester (for fall, i'm taking 21). although UCLA is a semi-realistic choice for me, i am going to test my luck with "harder" schools (i mean, it doesnt hurt to aim higher, right?). those schools are Georgetown, Cornell, Columbia and John Hopkins. I'm majoring in Political Science and so far I have a 3.89 GPA. My SAT scores suck major. </p>

<p>My question is do I have a some-what realistic shot at transferring to any of the above schools? i think i am set on EC-wise since i write for the college newspaper, volunteer for the DNC/Obama campaign, work, am part of the honors program, volunteer on some weekends by judging at high school debate tournaments, and later on in the spring - coach my old high school badminton team. </p>

<p>I understand that my high school record is going to bite me in the butt in some form or way. But does that mean I will have absolutely no shot at getting into any of those schools as a junior transfer?</p>

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<p>Those schools place a lot less emphasis on your high school record if you've accumulated enough credits to transfer as junior standing. Your ECs are pretty impressive, so just keep up the GPA, write a good essay, apply, and hope for the best.</p>

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<p>so after the first week, I'm projecting that I can pull a 4.0 off. Assuming I can do it, my GPA will go up to a 3.92. Any better? lol </p>

<p>I mean, on Georgetown's website, they said the average was around a 3.7. Is that something that works in my favor?</p>

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<p>Unless they change policy, JHU does not require SAT scores for transfer. All you can do is try. Follow the advice in Transfer Admissions 101 sticky thread.</p>