Chance me for transferring! ND and BC

Chance Me / Match Me!
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Hey, all!

I am currently a freshman at Holy Cross College, and I am extremely interested in transferring to Notre Dame and Boston College.

Because of severe illness and multiple traumatic family events, I did very poorly my junior and senior years, the most crucial time in high school. My ending GPA was a 3.1 and my SAT was 1500. However, I had multiple ECs: retreat leader/speaker, campus ministry leader, Latin club, German club, film club, prayer blanket ministry, a part time job, and volunteer work.

Now, at HC, I have a 4.00. I am retaking the SAT to hopefully bump my score up to 2100. I am the head volunteer at a branch of St. Vincent de Paul and the Catholic Worker Movement. I am also in campus ministry and psychology club, and still working part time. I know that this year I will continue to balance my academics as I do not plan on having any trauma or illness to set me back. I have also developed good relationships with professors (who are also closely affiliated with ND) who would write me recommendation letters.

What are my chances of being accepted as a transfer student for the Fall 2016 term for both schools?

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Why do you want to transfer? That is what ND and BC adcoms will want to know. If it is to be in a more prestigious college, that won’t work.

Also, you say you are a freshman at HC. You only started school a week ago. How do you have a 4.0 GPA?

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I agree with the above. Assuming that you reach the 2100+ SAT and the 4.0 freshman year along with amazing recommendations from professors, you still need to explain what ND and BC have that Holy Cross doesn’t.

However, I am pretty unqualified to give transfer advice because I have no experience in transferring and don’t know anyone (irl) who has transferred schools. Purely statistically, Notre Dame has around a 20% acceptance rate and Boston College is around 11% for transfers. Those are extremely selective colleges, so every part of your transfer application must be stellar in order to secure a spot on their acceptance list. Best of luck!

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Do you mean Holy Cross College in Indiana?