<p>I just finished my freshman year in Boston University</p>
<p>First Semester GPA: 3.35
Second Semester GPA: 2.97 (got a C+ on a Science)</p>
<p>Total GPA: 3.16 </p>
<p>Am I doomed?</p>
<p>How can you be doomed? You’re already at BU which is a fine school. </p>
<p>Are you sure you WANT to transfer to a higher ranked school, which most likely will have an even more competitive cohort? Based on your first year grades, I’d be concerned about ending up with a sub 3 pt gpa at a tougher school.</p>
<p>Work hard, get that gpa up, and take advantage of all that BU has to offer!</p>
<p>Yes you are doomed, sorry.Try to do get all A’s this semester to bring it up and maybe you’ll get in.</p>
<p>I’m going to be completely honest; a 4.0 in your fall semester would put you at a 3.44 which is not competitive for top 30 schools. However, if you have stellar test scores, you may have a shot. Can you take summer classes to potentially increase your GPA?</p>
<p>i only have 5 in mind cornell, nyu, northwestern, virginia or emory</p>
<p>I think I read somewhere that top schools only accept a really small number of transfer students. But I could be wrong. Maybe if you write a really kick ass essay?</p>
<p>i think you’re aiming a bit too high with those schools mate…</p>
<p>if it’s not too late try to sign up for a couple summer courses at BU to raise your GPA (assuming you live near the area). next semester maybe try to take a few extra credits than usual, and try to get As in all of those classes, with that you may be able to get a 3.5+. its obviously going to be hard, but if you are motivated and really want to transfer, you will be able to do it</p>
<p>im in cornell right now taking two summer courses i got A in the first one and the second one hasn’t ended but around a B B+</p>
<p>Actually, transfer acceptance rates at a number of those aren’t too bad. Actually higher than freshman acceptance rates.</p>
<p>[Transfer</a> Acceptance Rates at US News Top 50 2009 & 2008 – The Transfer Book](<a href=“http://thetransferbook.com/stats/transfer-acceptance-rates/]Transfer”>Transfer Acceptance Rates at US News Top 50 - Transferweb)</p>
<p>As I’ve discovered, it isn’t necessarily the case that transfer acceptance rates are low at all highly ranked schools. It is certainly the case at some, but not all.</p>
<p>You could try University of Michigan–Ann Arbor.</p>
<p>Cornell is easy if you apply for argriculture.</p>
<p>in cornell i would apply for Applied Economics and Management which is in the Agricultural life scienes college</p>
<p>Well, do you have a good reason for your GPA in the second semester? Should such be the case, then say something about it. If you’ve had a major crisis (or several crises), then either get documentation or get your dean to mention them. I’m getting my dean to support me because this year has been full of occurrences that were absolutely ridiculous, and she (along with several other deans) believe that I handled the stress load extremely well. If you can get somebody to support you in the same way and keep up your grades, you should be fine.</p>
<p>i just made the stupid decision of getting 2 sciences with 2 lab requirements when i only needed 1 with lab and 1 with no lab and they could be taken in different semesters. I jsut wanted to get my requirements out of the way to focus on my major, but it backfired on me.</p>
<p>Well, is your major offered at Boston University? If the answer is no, you could talk about taking the two lab sciences as a means of trying to figure out what you wanted. Some schools (or so I have been told by admissions counselors) will take a look at out-of-place classes for specific majors and say “What the hell were they doing taking this class?”</p>
<p>im an econ and math major but 2 natural sciences were part of my requirement.</p>