<p>I am a cc student in IL getting around 3.3. I just started the fourth semester here and will transfer for fall 2006. Even though I am applying 13 schools(about half reach, and half match), I am not so sure even those half matches are really matching schools for me. What do you think?
U. of Maryland-CP
Ohio State
U. of Wisconsin-madison
UC irvine
boston u. (slightly reach, I think)
also what do you think about these schools? I know many of them are strech for me but I want to give it a try...
Emory
Vanderbilt
U of Michigan
U of NC chapel hill
U of texas
george washington
U of virginia
Northwestern</p>
<p>I know for a fact that you can get into the U. of Maryland and U. of Texas:)</p>
<p>3.3 is weak. you'll get into umaryland-cp and ohio state. i think you may have a shot for wisconsin and uc irvine, and i dont think you'll get into any of the other ones.</p>
<p>do some more research and save yourself some money by not applying to 13 schools.</p>
<p>yea listen to visionz. 80% of those schools are going to be extremely tough for you to get into. schools like northwestern and UVa are extreme reaches. like visionz said, save yourself some money and apply to the schools where you can fare a chance.</p>
<p>Err.. nah. I think you have a chance in other schools beside the few mentioned above. Give it your best. Most of us here are also going to get rejected by most if not all of the schools that we are applying to as well.</p>
<p>I am quite sure that you will get into George Washington. When I talked to an admission counslor there, I was told that if you have more than 30 credit hours and a 3.3 or up at your current institution, the chances of you getting in our extremely high. She said that most students that fall under this category are accepted.</p>
<p>I live in IL, and let say I got accepted to wisconsin, george washington, maryland, and texas. If I wanted to major in Economics, which school would be the best choice?
Also, is Texas worth of traveling all the way from IL over Wisconsin?</p>
<p>All four of them offer excellent economics programs, but which one is best for you depends on what you are looking for. What would you like to do with a degree in econimcs? Do you plan on using this degree to go into private industry, research (phd, think tanks, etc), law school, etc?</p>
<p>I also wanted to add that out of those four schools, Texas will probably be your biggest stretch. Texas only accepts, at the most, 10% of their transfer class from out of state. They give significant advantage to in-state students. It seems kind of like the UC system, but not quite to that extent.</p>
<p>I would suggest you call GW's admissions office... The gpa requirements are quite low for Columbian College (the liberal arts and sciences school) and much higher for the international affairs, engineering, and business schools.</p>
<p>I am not sure about BU. It is extremely easy to get into the general studies school as a freshman, but I believe all transfers have to transfer into one of the "real" schools.</p>
<p>I go to wisc and I'd say go there for econ. Supposedly the econ and sociology programs are pretty good.</p>
<p>I go to wisc and I'd say go there for econ. Supposedly the econ and sociology programs are pretty good. I hear that texas is pretty bad in general.</p>
<p>i remember calling GW and they told me that there is no difference in selectivity between Columbian College and Elliot School...im not sure though</p>
<p>Did you speak directly to an admission counselor? </p>
<p>Freshmen work-study applicants answer the phones (if you don't request to be transferred to a counselor), so they frequently give out incorrect or incomplete information (my former roommate, who happened to have been an econ major, worked at GW's admissions office for four years, from 2001-2005).</p>
<p>Once you're above a 3.0, you should be safe for Columbian College, though they really look at your interest in GW (this is <em>very</em> important at GW) and why you want to attend the school.</p>
<p>The school of international affairs is supposedly hard to get into, but we knew quite a few not-so-bright people there... I think they were fairly well off, though, so that may have been a factor.</p>
<p>Econ? If you really want an extreme reach, why not app UChi instead of Northwestern?</p>
<p>well actually it was an international adviser but for some reason i feel he was mistaken. anyways, what kind of gpa do you think is safe for a sophomore transfer with solid hs marks (top 5th percentile, A avg)</p>
<p>rjr286, I am trying to go to law school after college. So the school's national reputation counts. Also, I haven't considered U of Chicago for econ, because I heard that their courseload is very difficult (according to my friend who goes there, people hardly get A's). Since I want to raise my GPA as much as possible, Uchicago is not a good choice for me.</p>
<p>Vanderbilt with a 3.3.....</p>
<p>LMFAO....Yeah right son.</p>
<p>AznNerd, what are you trying to say here?
You should learn to respect others' opinion even though you don't agree with them.
Look what other's suggested. I have mentioned many of the schools I listed are stretch, but I have heard a number cases which many students with less than 3.3gpa getting accepted to top schools.</p>
<p>sunada777, be realistic man. Yes, we all know of people who got into top schools with a 3.3 gpa. BUT, these students are either athletes, have exceptional talents with state/national recognitions, or are Urms. I'm assuming the OP has none of these tipping factors as he didn't mention anything other than his medicore gpa. Sorry for being blunt, but I'm just trying to help others avoid the "clustering effect" whereby a student mostly applies to reach/super-reach schools as they may get quite the shock come April through June.</p>