<p>Hi!</p>
<p>I am a community college sophomore and I am looking to transfer for the Fall of 2012. I went to a small private catholic high school before CC and I got TERRIBLE grades. I think I ended up graduating with a 2.2 GPA. It wasn't that I was dumb or anything but I really didn't care much. I got a 1650 combined on SATs. I went to CC and really got motivated.. I currently have a 3.6 and I am in the honors program. I am a nanny and have been for a year and a half. I work 30+ hours a long with a full time class schedule. I have also volunteered for 3 hours a week at my local YMCA for 2 years. I have great recommendations from my professors, and I know my GPA will be much higher by the end of my spring semester this year (3.75). I also plan on volunteering on a mission trip to New Orleans and Mississippi over Christmas break. What do you think my chances are for my choice schools: UCONN, Fairfield University, Sacred Heart University, Connecticut College, Boston University, UNC ch.</p>
<p>My number one is UCONN, if I get in I'm most likely going to attend. I have a few reaches in there, I know.. but if anyone has any advice for me or anything I'd love to hear it!</p>
<p>Your terrible HS grades and decent SAT scores won’t really affect your chances of admission. I would stay at the community college and earn at least 60 credits before transferring so you will a better chance for the few reach schools you listed above.</p>
<p>If you can maintain your current GPA I am positive you can get into University of Connecticut, Sacred Heart, and Connecticut college. UNC chapel hill and fairfield will probably admit you as well but it might be a bit tough for Boston University. Nonetheless, you stand a decent chance at all the schools you listed.</p>
<p>Thanks a lot for the advice bottlecap1990. Do you think Fairfield will be harder than Conn Coll?</p>
<p>I would say conn. college is harder to get into than fairfield. This is just based on their SAT scores, admission rate, and rank.</p>
<p>Bottlecap, what do you think would be a good bet for Conn College for college GPA? It’s also on my list of hopeful transfers. I think they said their average was a 3.6? I’m looking into there or Smith…fingers crossed! </p>
<p>Anyway, UConn should be fine, especially if you’re from a Connecticut CC. Fairfield and Sacred Heart should be fine, too. Not sure about BU or UNC Chapel Hill, but they might be a slight reach, depending on how grades go and the money that you have. </p>
<p>Out of curiosity, why UConn? A word of warning-if you like sleep, go home on weekends they’re having important basketball games. Sometimes I visit my boyfriend there, and people do NOT shut up. I haven’t stayed overnight at any other college, so I’m biased.</p>
<p>Well! I am not a connecticut resident… So that doesn’t help my case. My boyfriend goes to Conn Coll… He wants me to apply. I don’t really know if I will because the college life there isn’t what I’m looking for. I want a more well rounded school. I’ve stayed at a few schools… UNH, Conn Coll, and Fairfield… UNH was most comparable to Uconn… Very roudy, but I enjoy that type of stuff. Conn and Fairfield can be just as crazy. I’ve been woken up numerous times when I visit my boyfriend there, 3 and 4 AM seems to be the prime party time apparently… Lol. I’m all about studying but I can handle some partying here and there. I know a lot about Conn Coll if you have questions. I think the standard for transfers isn’t as high as the standard for incoming freshman. I read that conn coll accepted 3.2’s and 3.4’s… But its also all about your EC’s as well! They don’t take SATs (if you don’t want) which is a good option for a lot of people.</p>
<p>There are no safe GPA for any college. Especially a good school like Conn College. Obviously the higher your GPA, the higher the chances of you being admitted. It is safe to say however, if you have 60+ college credits and 3.5 GPA+, you stand a good chance at any public universities and maybe a few ivies as well(I am not familiar with LAC’s so you have to check on their requirement. If you have good SAT scores and HS GPA then your chances are even better.
Just wanna share something. I have 60+ credits with a good GPA and also am a member of PTK. I have been receiving lots of emails offering me scholarships and as well as encouraging me to apply. The schools I have gotten emails/scholarships from are maryland college park, seton hall, tulane, case western reserve, columbia(just an email lol), uni of rochester, cornell, lehigh, and many others.</p>
<p>good luck.</p>
<p>bottlecap,
i’m not OP but just a question - do you sign up for something to be emailed (like a college website) or do they just recruit you? i get crap recruits from ***** and scholarships that are pretty irrelevant to me lol.</p>
<p>I never personally signed up to any of the universities but I believe once I am a member of PTK, they sent out my information to colleges. Yeah, I did receive a lot of other offers from a No-Name universities and colleges as well.</p>
<p>So for Conn College, do you know if there are nice crowds that don’t party? What I consider a “party” is playing video games while eating Chinese food, maybe playing Apples to Apples (as you can tell, I’m very cool, hahaha). Are people friendly or cliquey?</p>
<p>Also, if you go to UConn DO NOT take Philosophy and Logic with Austin Clark. If you’re majoring in engineering/math/physics, I could at least throw out some names for professors. Also, North is apparently where the good dining hall is? Part of me wants to go to UConn, too, simply because it’ll be less of an adjustment issue for me. After all, I’d have 2 years to adjust, too…However, I think I’d be better at an LAC…</p>
<p>I find it funny, because my situation’s similar to yours, except I’m a CC freshman, and my high school GPA was higher (but still not good). So, best of luck to both of us! It’s good to hear community college success stories. : )</p>
<p>In my opinion, there are different types of people in EVERY college. There are the ones who just party 24/7 and drink alcohol like there is tomorrow. There are ones who only stay their rooms playing video games all day or study. You just need to hang around the ones that share similar personalities as you.</p>
<p>If cost is NOT an issue, then go to Conn. College. However, University of Connecticut s still a good school. You can save up some money paying in-state tuition.</p>
<p>I don’t live in Connecticut, if you were referring to me, so it wouldn’t be surprising if UConn ended up costing me more, despite Conn College’s price. My state university would be URI, unfortunately…I do know that I’m going to try my best NOT to go there…</p>