<p>Hi, I'm senior in high school who's ready for the first year of the college.
Since I was very unsatisfied with my college selection and decisions due to
my low GPA, SAT scores, and little extracurricular activities, I would like to
try once again with trasferring in sophomore year.(I'm gonna apply in my freshman year)</p>
<p>My high school GPA is about 3.6/4.0
SAT score is about mid-1900.</p>
<p>If there's anyone who got accepted by Reed, I would like to ask you for sharing ur
stories or your scores, GPA, etc. I just wanna get info about how you did so that
I can get some sense of applying as transfer. I'd like to major psy.</p>
<p>I will really appreciate your help.</p>
<p>I applied this year and have been wait listed. My chances of being accepted now are about 1.4%, very slim unfortunately. I’ll obviously do what I can now to improve my chances but realistically, I almost need to move on. If I’m not accepted this year, I, like you, plan to re-apply next year in hopes of being admitted as a Transfer. Best of luck to you :)</p>
<p>You should certainly work hard, bring your grades up, and apply as a transfer if Reed is still where you want to be (Who knows? Maybe in a year you will have fallen in love with a different college). </p>
<p>However, if you had a not-so-great academic record in high school, you will only have one semester of college under your belt when you apply to transfer, which is not a lot of time to prove how much you have improved/grown/learned/etc. It seems like people are generally more successful transfer applicants to Reed after at least 1 full year of college. Still, it’s always worth a shot.</p>
<p>Vivacuba- your chances of getting off of the waitlist are usually better (if only slightly) if you don’t require financial aid. But you are right to think about moving on and looking at other options.</p>
<p>I was accepted and I basically groveled in my why Reed essay. Overall my essays were probably the strongest part of my application, so I’ve been told by a few colleges and by my college advisors. Ummm my GPA is about the same as yours, 30 ACT and 2050 SAT. </p>
<p>I feel like with Reed they really want someone who LOVES the school and who they feel could personally and academically fit in there. They really emphasize individualism and free thought an all that. I guess thats what your essays/ ECs should reflect, a personal love and dedication to what you do. If you feel really strongly about Reed in a year, you should definitely transfer!</p>
<p>ChickenLove, can I ask you what year of college did you transfer to Reed ?</p>
<p>Do you think my stats(I mean, my HS records) will be matter a lot if I apply
as sophomore yr, since I have only about a semester to cover up those ?</p>
<p>I will spend a lot of time on my essays and I really love to go Reed, but then…
their admissions are quite selective, don’t they ?</p>
<p>I was accepted, and I think ChickenLove is right in at least some cases. From what I’ve heard, Reed is known for its tendency to take those who show extreme interest in their school. I have about a 3.5 and a 32 ACT, but I wrote a six page Why Reed detailing some of the reasons why I wanted to attend XD I still had to cut it short!</p>
<p>I was accepted and carried around a 3.7 with a 32 ACT and a 2190 SAT (800 French SATII, 800 Literature SATII). I spent summers abroad in France and Lebanon doing community service / art history classes / political internships. junior year took 2 APs taking 4 this year, received 5s on every exam taken to date. I also am from the best school in Utah (an underrepresented state) I interviewed pretty well, I’d say an interview is key for a place like Reed because it shows your interest and allows you to leap off the page so to speak. Don’t think i’ll be attending though, good luck waitlistees!</p>
<p>As others have already said, it really is essential that you demonstrate a strong desire to attend Reed. I got in ED with a 3.5uw/4.0w GPA and a 2100 SAT. My extracurricular were nothing spectacular, either. I was an IB diploma candidate, though I’m not sure how much of an influence that had. I expect that my essays/interview played a large role in my acceptance. Numbers are important to some extent, obviously, but I think that yours are high enough that if you show initiative, you can get in. </p>
<p>Question - is it that you were rejected from Reed this year and want to reapply, or that you didn’t apply at all but want to next year?</p>
<p>@Gotransfer: “Do you think my stats(I mean, my HS records) will be matter a lot if I apply as sophomore yr, since I have only about a semester to cover up those ?”</p>
<p>I think your HS stats will still matter, but TALK TO ADMISSIONS! They are nice people and will help you figure all this out… it won’t reflect badly on you if you discuss your concerns about your “poor” HS academic record with an admissions officer, and they will probably give you better advice than I/we can provide.</p>