Accepted! =)

Transfer Students
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<p>I am so ecstatic right now! I just received my acceptance to the University of Miami. I am currently in my second year of NJ Community College, I am graduating with a 3.6 gpa. I really believed I had no chance at all. My high school stats were embarrassing. I had a 2.5 gpa and basically no EC's except for varsity hockey captain. During my senior year I was diagnosed with a brain tumor, from that point on I set out to change my life and get on the right track. From there I volunteered assisting children that were deaf, I myself am partially, I improved my grades, retook my SAT's 1000 to 1300, worked a pt job, started the ice hockey club, invited to PTK, and a bunch of other EC's. I'm sorry to ramble on but I am so grateful my reach school accepted me on the person I am now. Also, a big thank you to everyone on CC which had a similar story like mine for the motivation. -John </p>

<p>So far also accepted to
Drexel
Rutgers</p>

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<p>Congrats!!!</p>

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<p>congratulations! all the best to you :)</p>

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<p>Just got my acceptance today too!! :) I am debating still between miami and CU-Boulder. Either way I am very excited and I didn't quite think i'd get in!</p>

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<p>why do i have to wait until mid-may for a similar feeling of relief?</p>

<p>anyway, congratulations!</p>

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<p>Wonderful wonderful.</p>

<p>What a great story, thank you for posting. We are all very happy for you. If you can find the thread where folks post about "can you succeed when you had a bad start?", it would be great to post there as well. Valuable info to others who did poorly in hs.</p>

<p>(I'll try to find the link).</p>

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<p>
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why do i have to wait until mid-may for a similar feeling of relief?

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Yes, that is so tough, celticsfan. And the wait seems so long for transfers (even longer than the 4/1 date most freshmen hear).</p>

<p>It is the beauty of applying to some rolling-type schools, though.</p>

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<p>I too am a student who did extremely poor in H.S, did a ton of drugs and alcohol ... had a 1.1 gpa my junior year and a 1.9 my senior year. You can honestly accomplish anything after high school if you just put your mind to work!</p>

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<p>Wow! Congrats! :)</p>

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<p>Congrats burgler09,Thank you so much everyone for the congratulations, and Andale I will try to find the link and post on that thread. I hope others can benefit from my experience like I have from so many others, please feel free to pm me with anything. Thanks again!</p>

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<p>Here is the thread I was thinking of; I hope you will both post there: <a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/transfer-students/383111-crappy-hs-record-w-great-college-record-stories.html?highlight=stories%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/transfer-students/383111-crappy-hs-record-w-great-college-record-stories.html?highlight=stories&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>My congratulations to you as well, burgler. Your stories are important ones, that will mean a lot to many who read this board.</p>

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<p>Congrat!! Best Luck!!!</p>

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<p>Way to go dude.</p>

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<p>Congrats to you buddy.</p>

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<p>woohoo! congrats! =)</p>

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<p>congratulations... i wish i culd feel that kind of happiness right now. lol hehe</p>