Chance for UVA, Umich, UTaustin please!

Transfer Students
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<p>Hey guys,
I'm on route to applying this upcoming semester for a handful of Universities. I have a couple in mind and wanted to know what you guys think my chances are. Also, if you guys have any suggestions on what schools would best fit my criteria, by all means let me know!</p>

<p>-Age:21
-Location: Los Angeles, California
-Nationality: Armenian (considered white/Caucasian)
-Major: Economics
-GPA: 3.3 (Will be bumped up to about 3.5 during the next few semesters before x-fer)
-Bi-Lingual(English and Armenian) but currently taking Spanish Classes
-First Generation College Student coming from a low income family.</p>

<p>E.C.'s: I'm really not sure if High School ECs are important for a transfer but i'm going to list them anyways</p>

<p>Highschool
-Bridge Program (took college courses during high school)
-Drama Club (Was done in my native language/ Had a lead role in the major play)
-School Band(Saxophonist)
-Worked part-time (subway and liquor store)</p>

<p>Community College
-Economics Club (board member)
-Math Path (program allowing 2 calculus courses taken in 1 semester)
- Full Time/ Part Time work (Lenscrafters)
-ASA (Armenian Student Association)
-AYF( Armenian Youth Federation: Educates and partakes in events with the local youth)
-Basketball coach for 6th graders at my High School</p>

<p>There were a couple semesters where I didn't do as best as i could receiving a few Fs and Ws. It was partly due to my carelessness, full time job(Since money isn't abundant in my family), and the type of environment such as friends I hung around. Since those 3-4 semesters, I've gotten my act together and have received all As(Including retaking the Fs) for the following 3 semesters(About 25 units) since then. I plan to take about another 50 units until transferring and retaking 2 important classes: Econ 1A(A major requirement) and English 1A because i received Cs in them. I know it will not count towards my GPA but i just want to show myself that I'm not longer that idiot that f***ed up in school and is capable of getting As.
Also i have completed about 82 units of College Credits in which i believe most are transferable. So by the time around xfering comes i will be at about around 132 credits if not fewer. This is because i am going to take a couple more advanced math courses until i transfer.
So what do you guys think my chances are for those 3 schools?</p>

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<p>Well I’d like to know how you plan on paying for these schools. They are all ~50k/year for OOS.</p>

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<p>From the information I’ve gathered, I believe that UVA and UTaustin meet full need for financial aid. Otherwise, I will be pulling loans for the remainder of the expenses. I look at it this way, the education and potential for a greater ROI through a successful job opportunity are better at these schools than say from a lower tiered UC(having the greatest chance of getting into in my state).</p>

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<p>I am not confident that either school meets full need for transfers. You should call and check. </p>

<p>Borrowing ~60-85k for a degree at these schools makes them less attractive than a lower-tiered UC.</p>

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<p>Um, I’d say your chances are quite low. I think you should aim lower but good luck to you. I wish you the best</p>

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<p>From the responses I’ve been getting, it seems more likely that I will be leaning towards a UC than an OOS college. Ultimately, i will try to do my best at a UC and save the debt for the future when i apply for my masters/MBA.</p>