<p>Good afternoon,</p>
<p>I am a student at Northern Virginia Community College and am looking to transfer to a four-year school this upcoming fall. I have already received my degree (Associate's Degree in Social Sciences, graduated w/ a 3.6) and am intent on majoring in English at my next potential institution.</p>
<p>I went to a fairly poor private Islamic high school in Maryland (my graduating class was 12 people) but I had a 3.75 - 3.8 GPA. My SAT is 1970/2400. My extracurriculars at that time were/are not very impressive; I was involved in several clubs and activities, and I did volunteer work with local libraries.</p>
<p>At NVCC (still enrolled), I currently have a 3.68 (on an upward trend - I did somewhat subpar during my first few semesters but have done well since then). I am a PTK member. I have done more volunteer work with Habitat for Humanity. I am also involved in the theatre program, and have worked in plays and short films. I also work part-time with some relatives in a self-employed business.</p>
<p>I am applying to in-state schools such as GMU (my safety valve) UVA and William & Mary, and am also looking at Georgetown. However, I am also aiming high and examining Cornell and Brown.</p>
<p>My questions to you, the readers, are whether or not my chances for the aforementioned schools are realistic, and some other schools that I should look into applying to. I am open to out-of-state options.</p>
<p>I thank you for reading and appreciate any help.</p>
<p>What data does the NVCC placement office have on the success of transfers into UVA, W&M, and the Ivies? The NoVA high schools have this data for their students.</p>
<p>With UVA and W&M, I am not entirely sure. However, the Virginia Community College System does have guaranteed admission agreements with both institutions. I have tried to apply under them, but UVA will not accept students who received a D in a course (for me, in Applied Calc. - retook the course and got a C), and W&M requires those applying under the agreement to send in a Letter of Intent a year prior to the intended matriculation time.</p>
<p>As far as the Ivies go, I have heard stories from counselors of students at my CC who have gone to Brown and Penn. I am not sure of the statistics for these schools either.</p>
<p>With a C on your transcript and only a ~3.7 overall, I think that Cornell, Brown, and Georgetown are not the most realistic choices. If you really want to go OOS, I think you should look elsewhere, but you should be fine for your in-state schools.</p>
<p>I appreciate the feedback. Do you have any suggestions for other OOS options?</p>
<p>I believe Cornell takes quite a few transfer students. Honestly, your GPA isn’t bad at all.</p>
<p>Not sure what the average GPA of transfer students to Cornell is though.</p>
<p>It depends on the school you apply to at Cornell. Their overall admit rate is deceiving, and there’s no easy-in because they can tell if you’re just applying to a given school within the university just for the sake of going to Cornell.</p>
<p>I don’t mean to imply that the OP’s GPA is bad at all. Keep in mind that that this is just my opinion, but I’m not trying to find fault with a good record. It’s just that I don’t think a 3.7 at a CC is competitive for ivies. But by all means, apply! I honestly don’t want to discourage anyone.</p>
<p>What kind of school are you looking for, OP?</p>
<p>I appreciate the encouragement - I do still intend on applying, too - aiming high, so to speak.</p>
<p>As far as other schools I would consider, ideally a well-respected one on the East Coast that does well in liberal arts (besides the obvious LACs and whatnot). Size, exact location, and atmosphere are not big considerations for me at this point, but a school somewhat close to a metropolis would be nice as well.</p>
<p>I apologize for irritating others with this bump, but some outside consultation would be very helpful.</p>
<p>I’m going to write a limerick to commemorate this bump.</p>
<p>There once was a student in need
Of advice, and so he did plead
To College Confidential
About his potential
And about other schools some could cede</p>