<p>College GPA: 4.0/4.0
Hours after 1st year: 33-36</p>
<p>High School GPA: 3.215/4.0
SAT: Math=520, Reading=500, Writing=540
Rank: 213/623</p>
<p>Extra-Curriculars:
JV basketball, track, cross-country
Manager of a store
Head counselor for a camp in '05 and '06
Manager of computer resources for an organization
MSA member
DECA member
volunteer at a library
VP of a youth club</p>
<p>Majoring in Computer Science or Economics, but on application should I say something like middle-eastern studies or agriculture or something of that nature?</p>
<p>Applying for transfer admissions to:
NYU
USC
UNC-Chapel Hill
Vanderbilt
John Hopkins
Carnegie Mellon</p>
<p>Will the following schools focus heavily on the high school record if I have 30+ college hours?</p>
<p>I think you need to stay at your current institution for another year. With sophomore transfer, they still scrutinize your high school record quite a bit.</p>
<p>Yes, but you still have a chance. Apply this year, and if you get in somewhere, go. If you're rejected everywhere, apply again next year.</p>
<p>You have nothing to lose, and you never know: this year colleges could be particularly generous with their transfer admit rates while next year they might not be. This is very much a possibility it transfer admissions.</p>
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.after about 60 units a poor HS record becomes almost a non-issue.
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<p>This is simply not true. I guess you're accustomed to the UC system. For the majority of top 25 privates, the HS record still matters, and more than you would think.</p>
<p>"This is simply not true. I guess you're accustomed to the UC system. For the majority of top 25 privates, the HS record still matters, and more than you would think"</p>
<p>You're wrong, at least for USC (which I'm looking to transfer to, I wouldn't know the rest), your HS record is not heavily considered if you have complete 60+ units at the college level. Each school might be different but at least for USC, it's that way</p>
<p>" maybe raise your SAT 500 points"</p>
<p>don't do that either, HS record and Test scores become very unimportant when transferring with 60+ units, specially to USC. Besides your SAT score will be higher but they will also know when you took it, so it takes the purpose out of the test (to take it during the highschool years).</p>
<p>If you're a transfer student, transfer for Junior standing with THE BEST POSSIBLE GPA, that will maximize your chances of admission. Don't dwell on what you can't fix and what already happened, look forward and get the best grades from this point on, that's the only thing that will maximize your chances for admission.</p>
<p>If you keep that GPA up to a 4.0 and take a serious courseload, do some EC's and you have a good chance at USC. Remember though a 4.0 taking PE, music and art won't do much for you, take real classes and work your ass off until you finish your sophomore year... literally.</p>
<p>NYU - good chances for CAS
USC - good chances
UNC-Chapel Hill - good chances
Vanderbilt - not so good chances
John Hopkins - unlikely
Carnegie Mellon - very unlikely</p>
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You're wrong, at least for USC (which I'm looking to transfer to, I wouldn't know the rest), your HS record is not heavily considered if you have complete 60+ units at the college level. Each school might be different but at least for USC, it's that way
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<p>As much as USC students wish, USC is not a top 25 school.</p>
<p>Maybe we are forgetting as well the fact that SATs will matter since the OP is applying for sophomore admission. Sure, applying for the hell of it is fun, but your chances at several of those schools (which are top universities) are very low considering your SATs as well as your high school record. </p>
<p>You should apply if you want this year, but realize that you could do yourself a favor if you retook those SATs.</p>
<p>please do NOT be discouraged about your high school record. i myself had a 2.6 gpa and was just accepted into Cornell AEM as a sophomore spring transfer. it can be done, dont let anyone tell you otherwise. good luck.</p>
<p>Yes, a FULL years GPA and not just one semester. Some colleges do not let you retake the SAT once you have graduated high school and some schools don't even require that you send them an SAT score when you have the required amount of credits, such as USC and John Hopkins. </p>
<p>The classes I am taking right now and spring semester are:
Art History
History 2
Cal 1
Physical Geology
English 1
Intro. to ethics
Intro. to sociology
English 2
Philosophy: Intro. to mind
Microeconomics
Political science 1
political science 2
maybe history 1</p>
<p>Since im applying to these top colleges as a sophomore, isn't it better to apply to a rather easier major such as area studies or agriculture or something. My intended major is computer science or finance. I think its possible to do that and then do an internal transfer, but I think out of all those colleges NYU doesn't let you do that, atleast for business that is. It does not let you do an internal transfer into the business college. And as for that, any shot at NYU Stern?</p>
<p>The problem with applying for a random major is they actually want something to substantiate your pursuing that field. In HS, they don't care too much about majors because they KNOW students will change. But having spent some time at college, they expect you to have a firmer grasp of your future plans. If you want to major in area studies or agriculture, you'd need to have some type of area studies or agriculture course(s).</p>
<p>Dearsiryes, for my first year im just taking my basics. Math, science, govt, history, etc. So even if I do apply as an "easier" major it wouldn't make a difference, but do you or does anyone else think I have a shot at NYU-Stern?</p>
<p>I'd say you have good chances at CAS but probably not Stern. Maybe if you apply next year as a junior youll stand a good shot as long as you keep a solid gpa because your high school grades will still be a determining factor applying as a sophmore.</p>
<p>Nevermind, I just saw on the NYU website and it said:</p>
<p>"Students applying to the College of Arts and Science and to the Stern School of Business may indicate "Undecided" in the "Anticipated College Major" question on the application. However, students applying to The Steinhardt School of Education, the Tisch School of the Arts, or our School of Continuing and Professional Studies MUST indicate a major, and may not select “Undecided”. </p>
<p>So basically is it better to put "Undecided" or put something like "area studies" or something like that? Or do they give you a 1st and 2nd option for schools? My first 2 choices are NYU and UNC. Im not really worried about the business school or anything. My main concern is getting in and then I can always do an internal transfer. Do yall think my chances for either college is high, 50/50 chance, or unlikely?</p>