Advice for my transfer situation....Please

Transfer Students
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<p>So basically, I want to transfer out of the school I am currently enrolled in, but my situation is a bit complex, so bear with me haha….</p>

<p>I am currently at a state university (not state flagship), in part due to an unconventional high school experience. Throughout all of high school, I took the most demanding course load, in regards to classes and having little to no free periods at all—instead taking more. I ended up taking 9 AP courses at the #2 ranked HS in my state. Unfortunately, I ended up being out a lot (20-40+ days a semester), especially in the latter half of my high school career, and ended up not having the strongest GPA, and ended up not graduating and receiving my GED a semester after I was suppose to have graduated. I did not test well, but on the plus side, my extra curricular’s were and continue to be very strong, I would say top tier in comparison to others—but obviously this is not the most important factor. I started school during the second semester, decided to take 6 classes (18 credits), and will most likely finish off with a 3.7-3.9 GPA, depending on how my A-/A borderline classes end up. Right now, my major is Political Science, but I am very interested in doubling up on another, possibly History. What I had hoped to do, was transfer to another school for the fall semester, but decided against it as I wanted to have a full year of coursework to be judged, as opposed to a stronger emphasis on my high school record. My question and concern is, will that record serve as an anchor, almost, meaning weighing me down, even though I am academically succeeding now? And would it be wise to retake the SAT/ACT? Now I am definitely looking to transfer next year, hopefully for spring semester in 2015. The two groups of schools I am looking at are schools that I can be a top athlete at, and schools where I can be an athlete, but I will not make this important. </p>

<p>First group: NYU/Wesleyan/Hamilton</p>

<p>Second group: Georgetown/Cornell/GWU/BU/UCONN/Brown/Penn/Fordham</p>

<p>Now, I think it is safe to say that I won’t be applying to all of these places, and I may not ave the best chances, but any consultation or advice on what to do, or how to go about anything at all would be great, thanks!</p>

<p>***Just thought of another question—if I know that I want to transfer, and am more than likely to do so, would it be more prudent to register for my fall semester classes in courses that are higher level, and can dictate what I can handle, or comply with my current schools general requirements?</p>

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<p>bump</p>

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<p>bump please!!!</p>

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<p>Look at your school’s articulation agreements & the other schools’ transfer requirements. If a student gets a degree from a NYS community college and transfers to a school that has an articulation agreement (and I think NYU is one), then the transfer decision is based solely on the collegiate record. You have to have earned the assoc. degree though.</p>

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<p>You need to look at the websites of each of the places on your list, and see if they require the ACT/SAT for transfer applicants. If scores are required, contact the admissions offices and ask if scores taken after HS graduation (or in your case completion of the GED) are accepted. Many places only want scores from when you were in HS.</p>

<p>It really, truly is OK to ask the transfer admissions officers these kinds of questions. Answering them is their job.</p>

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<p>bump</p>

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<p>bump please! </p>

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<p>Maybe you should talk to your adviser and the admissions office at your current school. Also, look through the actual application process at a few schools. Some essays for transfers are basically giving you an opportunity to explain yourself. </p>