<p>I am a University of Maryland-College Park business student who is looking for a more challenging undergraduate experience. I am not familiar with transfer standards and was wondering if anyone had any suggestions for me. Based on my academic record, where do you think I could realistically transfer?</p>
<p>High School:
UW GPA: ~3.6
This includes AP BC calc, AP Bio, AP statistics, AP us history, 2 AP English courses, AP European History. I had a 3.8 the last 4 semesters of high school however my 9th and 10th grades weren't as good.
Rank: 36/361
SAT: Math-650 Verbal-710 Writing-700</p>
<p>College:
University of Maryland
psychology B+
Engineering Physics B
Engineering Calculus B
Ancient History B
Scholars B+
Accounting A+
Business Stat A
Microeconomics A
Art History A
Scholars A
Accounting 2 A
Communication A
Macroeconomics A
Latin American History A
Webship (web design/programing class) A</p>
<p>EC: Phi Chi Theta Business Frat
Society for Women in business
Internship with Raymond James Financial</p>
<p>It seems like those are primarily intro level courses. So perhaps the issue is not so much the lack of challenge at your school, as it is the non-advanced nature of your coursework thus far. That said, there are a number of more demanding institutions with solid business programs where you may have a shot such as Emory or WashU. Both I and my friend got into both those schools and had similar stats (I had better college stats, he had better HS/SAT stats). </p>
<p>Of course, there are other criteria to consider when choosing where to transfer, so I would suggest first selecting a more exhaustive list of key factors, and then building a short of reasonable transfer list.</p>
<p>What is your college GPA? If it isn't <em>spectacular</em>, it may be hard to make a convincing argument that your school isn't "challenging enough."</p>
<p>Well I was more using this post to get a general idea of the type of school I could apply and realistically be accepted. Right now I know what my ideal schools would be but my chances of being accepted would be small. Those schools are UNC/University of Texas because I do like the big state school feel of Maryland, Georgetown because it is close to UMD so I would be able to maintain friendships I have made here and Boston College.</p>
<p>Question_quest,
I understand the argument you are making, you make a good point that my GPA is not spectacular. However, I have not received a B on anything except a handful of quizzes since my first semester. My first semester, I had a difficult time adjusting to college life for personal for reasons so a lot of the time i was apathetic about grades and it showed. Also it is not the only reason I want to transfer. I mentioned that specific reason because I don't see any reason to transfer to a school that is less academically respected. I want to transfer because A. I haven't been able too make many close friends, and no really close friends who are girls (I am a girl btw) B. I grow up in an urban area so I am feeling a little restless being on campus so much of the time. DC is close but ppl tend not to be interested in leaving campus very often. C. There seems to be a lot of grade inflation here (its curved so that 80% of my accounting class are going to get Bs or higher). Although, I have heard that the business school is going to create a policy that only allows 20% of students to get As in all business courses starting next fall. D. There doesn't seem to be as much school spirit here has I had hoped. F. I love following college sports and our sports currently suck and G. I am paying oos tuition so I feel as though I need to LOVE the school to make the added expense worth while</p>