Any not ultra selective Liberal Arts and private schools?

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<p>Hello College Confidential, I am a rising Sophomore at the University of Connecticut looking to transfer out. Feel free to pm me if interested in the specific reasons. As of the end of my Freshman year I received a 3.75 with 30 credits as a political science major. I plan to transfer at the end of my sophomore year which would allow me to enter the new university my Junior Year. From reading about the transfer requirements for incoming juniors(60 units) most of the colleges do not require your SAT anymore and high school grades are not highly important. Either way here are my stats:</p>

<p>High school Gpa: 3.5uw, 3.7w with 3 APs and plenty of honors
Top 10 ranked NJ public school
SAT:1200/1600, 620cr, 580 math, 600 writing
ACT: 25
URM African American Male (If that matters)</p>

<p>Schools on my list so far:
UNC(looking at the stats this is going to be close to a match hopefully)
William and Mary(not private but perfect size and location)
Wake forest</p>

<p>None of the schools above require SAT or ACT for students applying as incoming juniors.</p>

<p>As far as finances go I would be able to afford about 30,000 grand tops and if I do not receive enough aid I will remain at my current institution. From the list I have so far the majority of them meet full need although i am unaware if that remains true for transfers. But i did make sure to check that fiancial aid is still available and offered for transfers.</p>

<p>I would really appreciate any advice or suggestions( I would prefer a smallish school and on the east coast). I plan to finish my sophomore year with at least 60 credits and with the potential to raise my gpa up to a 3.88 which i will try my hardest to do. Thank you so much to everyone taking the time to read this I really appreicate any input. </p>

<p>WOULD ALSO LOVE IF THE SCHOOL WASNT IN THE MIDDLE OF NO WHERE!</p>

<p>If it helps these are the schools I was accepted into as a Freshman applicant: University of Maryland CP, Drexel, Temple, UConn Storrs, Penn State UP, Hofstra, Pitt, Syracuse, James Madison, and Rutgers New Brunswick.(Thought I wanted a big name state school when applying boy I was wrong)</p>

<p>THANK YOU !!!! Super open to suggestions(only planning to add one more school to this list ideally).</p>

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<p>Tufts University and Boston College? Not sure about how hard it is to transfer in nor do I know how good their transfer aid is</p>

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<p>Thank you so much for responding to my thread. Yeah those were actually two schools I was looking at especially Tufts. From what I was looking at Boston College is pretty hard to get in as a transfer but they claim to meet full need which would be great. Unfortunately I was unable to find much info about transfers for Tufts I would highly be interested.</p>

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<p>Some of the LACs listed here are neither super selective nor super expensive (but they are not private):
[COPLAC</a> | Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges](<a href=“http://www.coplac.org/students/admissions.php]COPLAC”>http://www.coplac.org/students/admissions.php)</p>

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<p>^ Thank you so much ucbalumnus, there were a few schools on that list like New college in Florida that would appeal to me but I guess I am looking for slightly more selective than most of those school although I know my budget will inhibit me. I guess for liberal arts I was hoping for schools around the level of Holy cross, Franklin and Marshall, and Bucknell.</p>

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<p>Looks like USNews removed the option to see transfer students applied and accepted into schools (You have to pay to see it now)</p>

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<p>aww man just my luck!!! I have actually found the common data sets for each school to be helpful although it does not show anything about the grades or classes that the admitted students had. Also could not find the common data set for a few schools Tufts being one of them.</p>

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<p>Cost wise, you may want to check if any of the schools on this list are suitable (note that some of them are also in the COPLAC list like UMN-Morris, Truman State, UNC-Ashevillle, and SUNY-Geneseo):</p>

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parents-forum/1294383-less-expensive-list-price-less-obvious-schools-attract-good-students.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parents-forum/1294383-less-expensive-list-price-less-obvious-schools-attract-good-students.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>What about Rhodes College in Memphis? I visited recently and loved it! :)</p>

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<p>If you liked New College, take a look at Eckerd in St. Petersburg, Fl. Merit aid could be up to $11,000 per year for a transfer student. Study abroad opportunities during junior year winter term and spring break abroad service trips.</p>

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<p>The student stats for UNC are dominated by the in-state students. Stats for admitted OOS students are usually much higher.</p>

<p>The CTCL schools are not ultra-selective: [Colleges</a> That Change Lives | Changing Lives. One Student at a Time.](<a href=“http://www.ctcl.org%5DColleges”>http://www.ctcl.org)</p>

<p>If you have difficulty finding Common Data Set, look at collegedata.com - most of the useful information is available there in more accessible form. Example: [Tufts</a> University Admissions Information - CollegeData College Profile](<a href=“http://www.collegedata.com/cs/data/college/college_pg02_tmpl.jhtml?schoolId=155]Tufts”>Tufts University Acceptance Rate | CollegeData)</p>

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<p>That CollegeData profile on Tufts says that “Level of Applicant’s Interest” is “Not Considered” in admissions. So does that mean that Tufts no longer practices “Tufts syndrome”?</p>

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<p>I found this Tufts Fact Book at their Office of Institutional Research. I don’t know if it is the equivalent of the CDC or not, but it is loaded with facts.
<a href=“http://provost.tufts.edu/institutionalresearch/files/2011-2012-Fact-Book-for-Web.pdf[/url]”>http://provost.tufts.edu/institutionalresearch/files/2011-2012-Fact-Book-for-Web.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Tufts syndrome does not exist. <a href=“- YouTube”>- YouTube;
But people like to think that it does, so there isn’t any point in discussing it again…and again…If you want to indulge, just do a search. :-)</p>

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<p>Thank you so much!!! Do any of you happen to have any experience or knowledge on Hampshire college, Rhodes, and Reed?</p>

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<p>I just found the Tufts transfer info on collegeboard</p>

<p><a href=“BigFuture College Search”>BigFuture College Search;

<p>They accepted 18% of transfer students (177)</p>

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<p>oo boy 18 % :frowning: yeah i figured it would be something that low but thank you so much!!!</p>

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<p>“URM African American Male (If that matters)” it will put in the VIP line! whether it is moral or not is a another question.</p>

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<p>Tufts, UNC, William and Mary would be fairly difficult for an acceptance transfer with those stats. Have you checked the OOS SAT range for the latter two schools? Do so. Reed might be a bit far out as well.</p>

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<p>Some schools are “need aware” for transfer students.</p>

<p>Have you run the NPC calculators?</p>

<p>What is your FAFSA EFC?</p>

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<p>@kissmeimnotirish</p>

<p>All of those schools that you stated do not require SATs for junior transfers and Wake Forest is test optional so i am hoping that will help. UNC stated on its website it had an average gpa of a 3.45 for admitted junior transfers. I was emailing a William and Mary admissions officer and who claimed they look for 3.3 gpa averages to be competitive. William and Mary and UNC both have an acceptance rate around 40 percent and UNC also claims to not factor residency in transfer admissions.</p>

<p>@mom2collegekids
Yeah I noticed that some were need aware for transfers so I went emailing around and checking on the school’s website to find where will still meet full need for transfers but that I would still have the stats to have a chance of getting into. I know Wake Forest said that they will meet full need for transfers, as did UNC even for oos and william and mary said they usually only meet around 80 percent of need for oos students. I was thinking of maybe adding Boston college to the list since they will meet full need.</p>