C on the transcript, freshman in college. NYU/Midd/Tufts.

<p>Backstory:
I went to two high schools, one for 9th grade and another for 10th to 12th (07-08 school year).</p>

<p>I am currently at Bard College at Simon's Rock taking only college-level courses. Through an agreement with my high school, I can graduate in June 2008 (as I would have done had I stayed in high school proper), and I am considered both a senior at my high school and a matriculated freshman at Simon's Rock. I have confirmed with NYU/Midd/Tufts that I should be a freshman applicant. However, I am posting here in the transfers area because I want opinion from people who have college experience and who might have ideas about how top colleges consider college grades when admitting students. See the end of the post for my specific predicament concerning college grades.</p>

<p>SAT: 2130 (720CR, 680M, 730W)
SAT World Hist: 690
SAT Biology E: 620</p>

<p>No HS GPA or rank because I went to two high schools and either a combination or total disregard of different weighting practices was not acceptable to my HS guidance office. I do have an addendum being sent to all schools from my guidance counselor explaining this - it's really positive, and both that addendum and the actual guidance reccomendation are really good.</p>

<p>My HS grades are mostly As, with one C freshman year, and 1 or 2 Bs in sophomore and junior years.</p>

<p>ECs - Too long to list, as far as school clubs,and volunteer work go, it's basically stellar. I'm in a slight rush so I may come back later to list all of that. To be quick, I headed three in my last year where I was actually in high school (junior year), was a member in 3 more. Revamped the HS paper.</p>

<p>Now as a freshman at Simon's Rock, I'm Model UN treasurer, freshman rep in student government, and interning on and off for a presidential campaign.</p>

<p>Reccomendations: stellar, no further explanation really required.</p>

<p>PROBLEM: I'm in college (at Simon's Rock) instead of taking high school level courses, so when mid-year reports are required, they'll want my first semester transcript from Simon's Rock:
Intro to Anthropology: A
Calculus: B+
First Year Seminar (literature studies; Plato/Gilgamesh/Dante/Sophocles): B or B-
First Amendment Studies (half-semester long course on Church and State): A-
Economics (BAD GRADE, AKA THE PROBLEM): C or C+</p>

<p>Basically, my first semester GPA at Simon's Rock is gonna be between 3.1 and 3.23. Will this (esp having that one C or C+ sink me)? Overall, what are my chances of getting into NYU, Midd, and Tufts (ED) once they see this first semester college GPA that is less than 3.5 and see the C on the transcrip for microeconomics? (NYU actually doesn't see mid year reports, so I guess I'm really just asking about Middlebury and Tufts [ED]).</p>

<p>how's mike bergman doing</p>

<p>If I am not mistaken you are HS student taking college-level courses. And if so, you're wrong thinking of yourself as a transfer applicant. HS students, even if they are taking only college-level courses are regarded as freshman applicant and have to apply as so. </p>

<p>I think you have mistook that, so you better go check these schools' websites and maybe even get in contact with the admissions offices urgently. Otherwise, you may make it to John and Jane Doe University</p>

<p>scsazak, Simon's Rock is also known as Simon's Rock College of Bard, so it is a college. He will be able to transfer into some schools, but not all, since each school has their own policies.</p>

<p>Knifey, BIGO told that he will graduate in June 2008. This is, in many cases, enough to make him not qualify as a transfer applicant. I am quite certain that many schools will be snubbing him for applying transfer because by definition, he is not eligible for transfer. For transferring, you must have completed freshman year in college after HS. Dual courses don't qualify for many schools. </p>

<p>If I am still mistaken, please enlighten me.</p>

<p>Well you're mistaken in the sense that you do not need to complete freshman year to be considered a transfer. I am a first semester freshman who is transferring to the College of New Jersey for the spring 08 semester. Although some colleges do require a minimum number of credits and/or semesters.</p>

<p>I shall enlighten you. Simon's Rock or any early college for that matter does not have dual courses. I think you're speaking from assumptions. I too attend an early college and what happens is that in these schools, the first two years are basically accelerated classes, which would make it an equivalent to all 4 years of high school, then in the last two years, I would be taking college courses, making it an equivalent to freshman and sophomore college a.k.a I would earn my Associates Degree.
But for Simon's Rock specifically, high school students from their 10th to 11th grade come to that school to take REAL college courses from 1 to 3 years, earning their Associates OR Bachelors from Bard College; this would allow them to have a choice of applying as transfer students. Most state schools accept them; however, the question of whether or not a private school accepts these credits is a case by case issue.</p>

<p>NYU, for instance, will only accept 1 year of credits, if the courses match-I know this from actually speaking to them.</p>

<p>Same for Tufts. It's in their website.</p>

<p>In my original post: *I have confirmed with NYU/Midd/Tufts that I should be a freshman applicant. However, I am posting here in the transfers area because I want opinion from people who have college experience and who might have ideas about how top colleges consider college grades when admitting students. See the end of the post for my specific predicament concerning college grades.
*</p>

<p>I know I am a freshman applicant, but I am wondering how tufts and midd will react to my C in economics and my <3.0 to 3.2 gpa first semester.</p>

<p>BIGO999, did you like simon's rock? Do a lot of people use the 3/2 program?</p>

<p>Then you are in the wrong thread BIGO999 =). But still, if you are asking me I would say Tufts is quite safe with Midd being highly out of reach. </p>

<p>In those three, the most probable and probably the only probable one is Tufts in your case.</p>