CC vs 4 year (transfer)

Transfer Students
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<p>Hey all, I am soon to be a student at a community college with an intention to transfer. While my gpa is completely hypothetical at this point, lets say I get a 3.75-3.9. If I do as I say, what are my chances of getting into a school like UMich or Northwestern? I've heard that a ~3.8 makes you competetive at either school, but from a 4 year university. What I am trying to ask is if a cc gpa is held with a different weight as compared to a 4 year when transfering. </p>

<p>Thanks</p>

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<p>Your GPA will be viewed in the context of your school. So if you go to Caltech, where a 4.0 is all but impossible, it’s a whole different thing than attending a school where 20% of grads have a 4.0.</p>

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<p>Thanks. More specifically though, If I had around a 3.8 from a cc, would I be competetive to transfer to a school like NW or would I need a higher gpa because I am tranfering from a cc?</p>

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<p>What I am about to do is completely wrong and immoral.</p>

5

<p>bump bump bump</p>

6

<p>bump, bump, pmub</p>

7

<p>bmp, bmp, bmp</p>

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<p>A 3.8 certainly shouldn’t keep you out, but we don’t know your SAT scores, quality of prof recs you can get, whether you took the hardest classes your CC offered, activities, etc.</p>