<p>I am presently attending Earlham, and I have finally reached the point where I need to leave. I am thinking of several places, notably Cornell, Grinnell, maybe Columbia. I guess it might be helpful to give a rundown of credentials-so here here goes.
I am a Sophomore, 3.77 GPA from freshman year.
1490 on my SATs, my high school GPA was not so hot.
I have done a ton of ECs here, notably RAing (resident assistant), I am an editor for my college newspaper, as well as the head of our Arabic club and a few other things.
Any other information that might be helpful?</p>
<p>I think your stats are fine and should put you in good running, especially at Cornell (which is known to be a transfer friendly university). I'm not sure what Grinnell's transfers acceptance rate but you be very competitive there as well.</p>
<p>What are you looking for that Earlham couldn't provide? I find that answering that question usually helps to make the college search a lot easier.</p>
<p>It has been several things Scooby-I feel like I am very physically and intellectually self-disciplined and rigorous, and while there are many very very smart people here, a lot of them waste it in alchohal and many of the other tedious time wasters that seem to to be endemic in schools in small towns. I feel like I just need people to share a lot of what I am passionate about, and while I am active in many things nothing has truly clicked. What I am interested in is history or poli-sci/international studies. There are some amazing profs, but the departments as a whole are frustratingly weak in some respects. I would think I could transfer to Grinell, I got in from high school, but I wound up not going there because I didn't want to follow my father. Silly reason in retrospect.
I feel as though here I have emotionally matured a tremendous amount, but I just need more from my fellow students.</p>
<p>You seem to really have grown since high school. I think I feel the same way, and I hope I can use my application to reflect that, as I am looking to transfer as well. </p>
<p>ScoobyGurl, how transfer friendly is Cornell? I know the numbers, but they are skewed by the GT applicants. I did the research it's like 30 percent overall, and 50-60 percent for CALS, which I'm applying to as biology major, and I hear you are only considered against other applicants of the same major when you are applying to CALS. Nevertheless, I'm not sure if my GPA is high enough. My essay should be stellar, and my SAT scores were good but I'm applying as a junior. I know you're looking to transfer again as well. How are you finding the transfer process? Do you know what you want in an institution? I am fairly confident that Cornell is what I want in a university. The only way I can improve my chances is to do my best here at this school, which is fine academically, but living at home after being away for a year isn't what I was looking for, but also I'm not intellectually challenged except for my philosophy class which may go a bit overboard. Anyways, good luck with applying to both of you.</p>
<p>tekhna, your stats are great and I hope you get into wherever you want to go, and it looks you have a good chance to do so. I know what it's like not finding like-minded people to hang out with, and not feeling stimulated and motivated. A change in scenary can really help.</p>