Hello, I would like to know if anyone could tell me my chances of getting into Berkeley, Ucla, Michigan Ann Arbor (LSA), NYU, USC, (Some other backup schools like UCSD, Rice) as a transfer student
CC Student
Transferring for '16 Fall as a Junior
Major: Economics/ Business
2 years at CC
Current GPA: 3.8 (a lot of transferable Honors courses) (One NP class due to family reasons but retook for A)
GPA when applying: 3.85
HS GPA: Horrible
One year working experience after high school
EC’s: VP at Student Government, President of Entrepreneurship Club, Co-founder of a Fitness/Meal Customization Start-up Company, PTK, Student Ambassador, Circle K (volunteer club), Student Athlete (Football Team), Founder of an Inter-school Sports Tournament, Director of Communications at Economics Club, Co-founder of a Community Fundraising Organization, Experience with Stock Trading.
Personal Statement: 9.5/10 (I had several professors go through it)
Recommendation letters (if needed) from 3 professors
Personally, I believe getting rejected is quite possible for Berkeley and NYU due to my mediocre gpa as an Econ major
Thank you for taking the time to read this, and If you reply thank you for your input.
As someone who is transferring into Cal for the upcoming Fall semester, I would say that you have an extremely high chance of being accepted. Berkeley looks for students who are leaders and who go above and beyond what is generally expected of students; your list of extracurriculars is incredibly sufficient for that. Make sure that your personal statements are ones which can only be told by you- show your character and personality. The essay really is everything with Cal. Best of luck with the admissions process!
Oh, also, make sure that you complete all your major prerequisites.
How will you be funding this? That’s how I would approach where to get in: what I can/could afford?
Are you instate for California schools?
@“aunt bea” Hi, I’m an international student so tuition I believe isn’t a problem. My concern is that will a NP course but retaken for A hurt my chances, same with my gpa when I apply.
Also, I’m torn between political econ or econ for Cal, based on gpa when I apply
If you are currently at a CC in California, then your chances are good for UCSD. Cal and Berkeley are reaches. As long as you know that you will be full fee $55K per year then apply to the California schools. I don’t know what your chances are at the OOS schools.
Bump.
Just to add it in, my SAT I score was 2180. I will be retaking it on October and hoping to get a score in between 2300-2400.
Why do you need SAT scores for transfer? Especially you are a junior transfer. I think you have good chances at all UCs, I don’t think one NP is a problem. I’ve read it here that one student got 13Fs and 7Ws and still was accepted to Berkeley.
@DrGoogle Some private institutions such as NYU, Northwestern, and Williams take SAT scores in consideration for their transfer admission process. Actually, I think it is mandatory as stated on their transfer FAQ webpage.
Northwestern almost never takes junior transfers, however.
As a junior transfer with a high GPA and “impressive” extracurriculars who applied to Northwestern, I can attest to @PurpleTitan’ s comment.
How about the other private/oos institutions? Still reaches? Is there anything that can increase my competitiveness?
Post #8, but you are not applying to those schools right? It’s not on your thread title. It’s Michigan, Cal, UCLA, NYU and USC. Did I miss something?