Chance a transfer, please?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Washington University in St. Louis
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<p>Hey all, I would really appreciate some input on my chances as a junior college transfer to Washington University. I have posted in the What Are My Chances thread and received ZERO responses, so something here would really help me out. </p>

<p>Ethnicity: Mexican</p>

<p>GPA: I have had a 4.0 all five semesters I have been attending junior college, and am positive I will be able to continue this trend my sixth semester.</p>

<p>Volunteer Work: I have volunteered at the same Humane Society for two years now, give blood frequently, donate my hair to Locks of Love, and am a volunteer TA for a history teacher. My TA responsibilities include grading quizzes and papers, lecturing, leading study groups, and occasionally running the class. I also watch my four younger siblings at least five hours a week, tutoring them, cooking for them, etc.</p>

<p>Letters of Rec: I think mine will be great. One is coming from a Princeton graduate who is the man I TA for. I got high A's in three of his classes, have dinner with him and his family semi-frequently, and would call him a friend. Another is from a professor who is a UC Berkeley PhD graduate and whose classes I have gotten A's in five times. The third is from a woman who I know all the way back from when I went to high school. She is good friends with my family and I got an A in her English class.</p>

<p>EC's: I play tons of musical instruments and am in multiple bands that tour and record, and I record and sound engineer for my own bands as well as others. I also create films and video shorts, have worked since I was a Junior in high school, am currently working two jobs, and participate in non varsity athletics.</p>

<p>Essays: I am confident my essays are strong</p>

<p>High School: My High School GPA is a mere 3.0, but I think that since I'm transferring that won't play a big role. I really turned my life around after graduating.</p>

<p>SAT's: 2160 -- 750 reading, 740 writing, 670 math. I'm hoping that although the math is only at the 25th percentile for the schools it won't hurt me much because I'm a history and religious studies double major, which has nothing to do with math. At least the reading and writing are above the sixtieth percentiles though?</p>

<p>If anyone has an idea where all this might put me I would really appreciate it, thanks so much!</p>

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<p>The only thing I know about the transfer process is simply knowing a few people at Wash U who did transfer. None of them transferred from a junior college (one is from NYU and one is from Georgetown), but that doesn’t mean that some aren’t here. I just think it’s probably a little atypical for junior college students to go to Wash U – and I am not at all trying to state or imply that junior colleges are lower quality, or that Wash U is too elite… I hope you know what I mean. </p>

<p>I would imagine the most important things would be your grades, the classes you’ve taken compared to the ones offered at Wash U, your intended majors, and reasons why you want to transfer. This is pure speculation, but I’d conjecture that the SAT isn’t terribly important. The SAT is supposed to predict how well you do in college to some degree, and you’ve already proven that you have done well in college. Your scores are respectable by all measures (probably average with respect to the Wash U applicant pool as a whole), but it probably makes more sense for your GPA and specific courses to matter a whole lot more. I’d say the quality of your professor recommendations would be a good boost considering where they are coming from. </p>

<p>Just googling Wash U transfer acceptance turns up the following result, which indicates that it is more selective to be accepted as a transfer student. [Transfer</a> Acceptance Rates at US News Top 50 2009 & 2008 – The Transfer Book](<a href=“http://thetransferbook.com/stats/]Transfer”>Transfer Acceptance Rates at US News Top 50 - Transferweb)</p>

<p>Hope that helps! Good luck :)</p>