Applying to NYU, BU, Northwestern, and Cornell as a Sophomore Transfer

Transfer Students
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<p>Hi, I'm currently a freshman at St. John's University with a major in Biology. I want to know if its worth it to apply to these colleges or wait another year to transfer in as a junior.
College GPA:
1st Semester: 3.7 but dropped 1 class, so had 3 classes 12 credits combined
2nd Semester: Expecting a 3.8-4.0 from the looks of my midterm grades, 16 credits combined</p>

<p>Highschool GPA: 3.0 Unweighted, 3.5 Weighted. Graduating Class size over 900. Very competitive school.
I did very well throughout highschool until my senior year due to something that happened to me unfortunately which resulted in me failing a bunch of classes throughout the year, probably around 4-5 classes. Didn't graduate in time and had to take summer classes. My essay explaining the reasoning behind it should cover the jist of the situation.</p>

<p>SAT Scores:
English: 590
Math: 760
Writing: 650</p>

<p>AP Courses:
AP Chemistry - 4
AP Calculus AB - 5
AP courses were very difficult to take in my high school as you needed a 92-100 average to even be considered in taking an AP course.</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:
J/V Tennis Team
Over 400 community service hours in local hospitals/clinics, AIDS/HIV awareness associations
Worked at a local pharmacy as a translator for the old/non-linguistic Chinese customers
Key Club Member</p>

<p>So what do you guys think? Should I take my chances and still apply or wait until I finish another year of college and transfer as a junior? I know that if I stay I can continue to get great grades here but I'm also being pressured by my parents to transfer to these top tier schools. What I'm afraid of right now is that I did terrible in my last year of high school and that could bring down my chances significantly since I'm applying as a sophomore transfer. I'm also worried about the class that I dropped. Will it affect my application significantly? It was a core class called Discover New York that I wasn't really interested in and I thought that it would probably be worth nothing if I was to transfer.</p>

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<p>You missed Cornell’s deadline :/</p>

3

<p>Ahh damn maybe I’ll just submit it late. My chances to getting there are pretty low right now I think anyway.</p>

4

<p>You can just apply again next year if you get rejected, but I doubt you will get into any of them except BU.</p>

5

<p>Apps due March 1 can be submitted until 11:59PM on March 1, so in theory you could do that one today. It’s a long shot but possible.</p>

6

<p>It would be great if I get into BU. Hell, its a lot better than being in St. John’s. What do you think of my chances of getting into BU?</p>

7

<p>Not bad as long as you’re not looking for financial aid.</p>

8

<p>Yeah money isn’t a problem for me at all.</p>

9

<p>Why don’t you try for Penn? Their due date is March 15th… I think you would have a shot. Are those your only extracurriculars?</p>

10

<p>BTW, the average gpa for Penn transfers is 3.8-4. based on your stats, your chance for penn is 1%. You have a shot, but VERY LOW. BU is your only school that you may get in.</p>

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<p>I can’t remember any other extracurriculars from the top of my head but I wasn’t very involved school-wise back when I was in high school. Was a long time key club member but never held any positions.</p>

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<p>Penn, really?</p>

<p>As a soph transfer with:</p>

<p>3.0 HS gpa
3.7 college gpa w/a light load
590 CR</p>

<p>The others are unlikely, and Penn is a waste of money.</p>

13

<p>I’m probably only interested in NYU and BU at this point so you guys think I have a good shot at these two?</p>

14

<p>I’d wait and establish your standing as a college student a little better. Even if you decide to apply somewhere like, say, Penn now, you’ll be rushed and things won’t go as smoothly as they would had this been a month or two ago.</p>