<p>hi i had a 2.0 in high school and had terrible grades, i am now in college and have taken some of the hardest classes possible to me at a community college such as calc 1 and 2, physics, chemistry, statistics, german 1,2,3,4 english 1 and 2, history, social sciences, etc...i currently have a 3.71 with 72 semester hours...i also took classes at the university of miami for a semester where i received a 3.3 in some upper level 300 and 400 level classes...ive never had worse than a b in any college class..what do you think my chances are for the following schools assuming i have excellent recomendations, extracurriculars, and reasons for transfering</p>
<p>1.) university of pennsylvania (arts and sciences)
2.) cornell university (cals)
3.) emory university (goizuetta business)
4.) university of notre dame (arts and science)
5.) johns hopkins (business)
6.) georgetown university (mcdonough business)
7.) vanderbilt university (arts and science)
8.) northwestern university (arts and sciences)
9.) wustl (arts and science)</p>
<p>do you think they will even care much about my hs grades considering how much college work ive completed with those grades and the rigor of classes?</p>
<p>yes i have a very good reason for having poor grades in high school. i also have excellent letters of reccomendations from college professors as well as the dean/president of umiami willing to write me a very strong letter of reccomendation because they know me personally and i had an unusual circumstance where i am having to transfer out</p>
<p>I think you have done enough college level work that you're high school grades won't matter, but it's not clear that your college grades are high enough for those top universities.</p>
<p>i only did 1 semester at a 4 year which was the university of miami i had a 3.3 with 300 and 400 level classes...everything else was at a community college but i had a rigorous curriculum...i had a VERY UNUSUAL circumstance to which the president and dean are going to be writing me a letter of reccomendation to whichever schools i apply, how much do you think that will influence my admission chances?</p>
<p>take off four universities and apply to 1 safety college.</p>
<p>Quit asking us. We have no solid answer. I've seen kids I've given a "definite" to get rejected while kids who've I've shunned with "eh..." get in. </p>
<p>gpa is a top factor, but an excellent rec can get you off the bubble. schools really differ in the amount of importance they place on recs, but coming from the school president and dean, it should look good. </p>
<p>i have two questions, though</p>
<p>1 - is the deans rec your referring to a "deans report"(theres a difference)?</p>
<p>2 - some schools require a rec from a professor who has had you in class - is the president rec your primary letter of rec?</p>
<p>I would highly suggest adding some transfer safeties to that list - you've shown that you dont belong at a community college.....</p>
<p>OP, I have no idea of the nature your circumstances, or whether you are an URM, but here is my opinion of your chances at the schools you listed based on the limited information you posted:</p>
<p>Try looking into some safer universities. A 2.0 hs/3.7 cc/3.3 university GPA probably won't cut it at those elite schools. Your hs stats will be regarded with much less emphasis, but I don't think they will be overlooked completely. You will be competing against kids who did well in high school--they will certainly be given priority.</p>
<p>no they are very strong personal letters from the dean and president supporting my transfer aspirations due to those special circumstances that happened.(i dont want to go into detail)the professor who is writing the letter of reccomendation from umiami is writing a very strong one since i got an A in her 400 level class...i have a very good reason for having a low hs gpa, and have amazing extracurricular activities, positions held, as well as reccomendations. you really doubt i'll get into any of those?</p>
<p>let me put the #1,#2 schools into perspective. </p>
<p>you need a 3.8+ in most cases transferring form a top50 school. transferring from a community college, you would need a 3.9+, even though the schools (cals, arts/sciences) are not as selective as others. save your money...</p>
<p>the rest are around the same in terms of selectivity, and there is a chance you would get into one or two of them if those EC's/recs catch the eye of the adcom. i think you'll be rejected from most of them, unfortunately...</p>
<p>Alipes that it not always true. I have seen people with a 3.5 get into top 50 schools (granted it was not from a CC). Also he would probably be trasferring in as a Junior so his highschool grades wont matter as much. </p>
<p>Longhorn how did you do on your SATs/ACTs? </p>
<p>All I have to say is two things, one you probably have 1 or 2 (depending on when you want to transfer) semesters to boost your gpa past 3.8, so I suggest your try your hardest to do it. Two: makes sure your transfer essay and your recommendations are top notch.</p>
<p>Obviously your still wont have the best chances to transfer to the ivys, the others you have a better chance. Like they stated add a safety or 2.... WHY DONT YOU APPLY TO UM??? I mean you already took classes there, im guessing you live in miami, so why not?</p>
<p>Some you named are transfer friendly, others not so much.....</p>
<p>Also most fin aid offices have nothing to do with the admissions office determining to accept you or not. Find out if the schools you apply are need blind or not.</p>
<p>longhorn111: I think with your grades, you should also consider UNC and UVA, both of which are supposed to be good for giving financial aid to OOSers. </p>
<p>For UNC, the average transfer GPA is 3.5-3.6, and state residency isn't taken into consideration for admissions. </p>
<p>For UVA, you'll probably need like a 3.6-3.7 (for CAS). I thnk it's unlikely that you could get into McIntire.</p>
<p>i actually don't really need financial aid, and was just wondering if i DID NOT apply for it if it would benefit me in the admissions process? what are my chances for ucla/berkeley and southern california?</p>
<p>You're wrong. I got accepted to an Ivy with a 3.8 from a community college. There are no rigid cutoffs as some people wish to believe. You just have to do really well. </p>
<p>As far as your question goes: If the college is need-blind it won't matter. If they are not, it will matter.</p>