California community college transfer chances! I'll chance back

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<p>Hey guys,</p>

<p>Really need some advice here, and I thank everyone in advance. I'll be sure to chance back (just link me to your thread so I can chance you)! I attend a community college in Southern California.</p>

<p>I'm currently a sophomore at a community college in California. I'm applying to all these universities to start as a Junior during the Fall of 2012. Keep in mind, my community college works on a QUARTER system.</p>

<p>College GPA: 3.8 - I have 2 courses remaining (I'll be taking this quarter), and I'm fairly certain I'll be able to keep a 3.8. Worst case, I might end up with a 3.75.</p>

<p>Major: Business</p>

<p>College Units (Quarter System): 83 Units - I have one "W", in a class completely unrelated to my major (Philosophy)</p>

<p>HS GPA: Hard to say..I lived in another country my freshman and sophomore year. They use a different grading system. Junior/Senior GPA: Roughly 3.46</p>

<p>SAT: Took it 3 years ago when I was in high school. Not going to submit that score though. Seems like quite a few schools don't require it for junior transfers. If they do, I'll take the SATs sometime before March (before the deadline for most of these colleges)</p>

<p>ECs/Other Experience: Not a lot; I don't like to make excuses, but moving in the middle of high school was extremely difficult and left me in a long slump. I'd go to school just to get it done and come home. I tried to get involved a bit in the last year or so, as I started to adjust to things. </p>

<ul>
<li>Honors Club</li>
<li>Freelance Web Design</li>
<li>Run a number of websites (for profit)</li>
<li>Run my own advertising firm that helps local businesses build an online presence</li>
</ul>

<p>My web stuff occupies a LOT of my time, and it's really a passion of mine. Been doing it for many years. Not sure if it really counts as an EC though. I'd be interested to hear what you guys think. But I certainly feel it is something that shows my interest for business, and makes me stand out.</p>

<p>These are the schools I'm applying to for sure:</p>

<p>University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
McGill University
University of Southern California
Emory University
Boston College</p>

<p>I'm considering applying to these as well, if you guys think I have a chance:</p>

<p>Carnegie Mellon University
Brown University
Colgate University
Columbia</p>

<p>So, what do you guys think my chances are? Any other schools you'd recommend, that I'd have a decent chance at and should apply too? I'm trying to keep my options open. Most of the schools I picked have very good financial aid, and that is quite important for me.</p>

<p>If you guys would like, I can post a list of all the courses I've taken in community college. Just let me know.</p>

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<p>Bump bump bump :)</p>

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<p>Bumppppp :slight_smile: I promise i’ll chance back guys</p>

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<p>I don’t do Chances, but I will make a few observations.</p>

<p>First, congrats on doing so well at CC! I attended LA Valley JC back in the day.</p>

<p>Which leads me to my first question, are you applying to any colleges in the CA public system? Seems like your CCC GC should know which ones you are likely to be accepted by and they could provide lower cost options than the privates you listed. </p>

<p>While these schools may provide good FA (I’m not familiar with the transfer FA policies of all of them), there are several things to keep in mind with need based FA:</p>

<ol>
<li>The school determines whether or not and how much FA you qualify for.</li>
<li>Most schools include loans in their FA packages.</li>
<li>Need based FA for transfers varies between schools, some are as generous as for fr admits, others are not.</li>
</ol>

<p>For instance, B states that it has limited FA for transfer students, AND they are need AWARE for transfer applicants. So, if you apply for FA, B will consider your transfer application separately from those applicants who don’t apply for FA. Some information from past applicants seems to support the fact that B prefers transfers that do not request FA:</p>

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/transfer-students/936056-brown-transfer-applicant-survey-fa-need-aware-admissions.html?highlight=need+aware[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/transfer-students/936056-brown-transfer-applicant-survey-fa-need-aware-admissions.html?highlight=need+aware&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Thanks entomom!</p>

<p>Well, my plan was primarily to get out of state for college. Also, I’m fairly certain I missed the deadline for public colleges in California (I know that the UC deadline has passed for sure).</p>

<p>Thank you for pointing that out; I was completely unaware of that. With that in mind, and some other research I’ve done, it looks like my list has been cut down to the following:</p>

<p>University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
University of Southern California
Emory University
Carnegie Mellon University
Colgate University
Cornell University</p>

<p>Most of these schools are quite expensive as they are mostly privates (as you mentioned). I think my best option on the list is UNC-CH, and that is the school I’m aiming for. Great financial aid, and meet full need even for OOS transfers.</p>

<p>I’ll try looking around a bit more to find out if there are any public colleges in California that are still accepting applications.</p>

<p>Thanks again! :)</p>

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<p>Yes, UVA and UNC-CH are the two publics that treat IS and OOS students the same for FA, however the downside is that they also have pretty strict limits on the number of OOS students they admit. </p>

<p>There should be old threads you can Search for here that give stats of past transfers admitted to UNC-CH.</p>

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<p>Yeah, I’ve also heard a lot about UVA.</p>

<p>Actually, I spoke to UNC admissions, and it turns out they don’t have a cap on OOS transfers (they only have a cap on incoming OOS freshmen). So things are looking good for me :smiley: I think my GPA is above the average (based on what their website cites for junior transfers).</p>

<p>Thanks again for your help. Much appreciated!</p>

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<p>Good to know! Glad to see you’re doing your homework, best of luck.</p>