Chance me for UPenn, Northwestern, Notre Dame, UMichigan, and Cornell as a Transfer

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hello everyone. I"m currently at Rutgers University-Newark as a Freshman. I've been going here for a month or so, and I don't like it. My plan was, and still is, to go here for a year, and then try to transfer. I was going to ask you guys on how my chances look? </p>

<p>H.S GPA: 3.3 (I know, it sucks)
SAT/ACT: I'm going to retake both of these tests. The universities allow it, I asked
College GPA: Don't know yet, however I plan on getting 3.8+. I'm doing great in my classes so far.</p>

<p>The best part of my resume has to be my activities:
Clubs
· Newsletter Club (11th- Founder and President 12- President and Head Sports Editor)
· Helping Hands Club (12th- Founder and President)
· Intercultural Dialogue Club (10th, 11th, 12th)
· Film Club (11th- Treasurer 12th- President)
· Model United Nations (11th, 12th)
· Recycle Club (10th, 11th)
· Student Government Representative (10th, 11th,12th)
· Robotics Team (10th, 11th)
· Volleyball Club (9th, 10th, 11th)</p>

<p>Athletics
· Junior Varsity Soccer (9th, 10th, 11th)
· Varsity Basketball (10th- Captain, 11th- Captain, 12th- Captain)
· Junior Varsity Basketball (9th)
· Varsity Tennis (10th)
· Manager of the Varsity Tennis Team (11th)
· Head Coach of the 3rds Soccer Team (12th)
· Assistant Coach of the Junior Varsity Team (12th)
· Manager of the Varsity Soccer Team (12th)</p>

<p>Awards</p>

<p>Basketball
· Northeast Prep Basketball Tournament. (1st Place in 2013, 3rd Place in 2011)
· Doc Hurley Basketball Classic (1st Place in 2011, 2nd Place in 2012).
· 2nd Place in the 2012 National Prep Showcase at Albertus Magnus College.
· Hoop Mountain Prep Tournament. (1st Place in 2012, 2nd Place in 2011)
· 2nd Place in the 2013 National Prep School Invitational at Rhode Island College.
· Currently ranked 2nd Nationally as the best Prep School Team. I could post the link if you want.</p>

<p>Robotics
2012 FTC Connecticut State Championship
· Finalist Award
· Think Award
· Promote Award
2013 FTC Connecticut State Championship
· Inspire Award
2012 FTC New Hampshire Championship
· Inspire Award
2012 Champions Scrimmage
· Alliance Award
2012 FTC New York Championship
· Connect Award
· Winning Alliance Award
2012 Northern New York Championship
· Connect Award
Took part in the 2013 FTC World Championship held at the Edward Jones Dome in St. Louis, Missouri</p>

<p>Volunteer Work
· Bell Ringing for the Salvation Army (2010-2012) (Grades 9-10-11)
· Helped the 2012 Putnam Halloween Festival
· Distributed Noah’s Pudding in front of Wal-Mart to the public in Putnam, Connecticut
· Helped fixed the school’s library by selling old books and organizing the news ones that came.
· Set up the Book Fair everyday of the week for a week
· Judged at the 2012 FLL (First LEGO League) at Central Connecticut State University
· Helped collect money for the Helping Hands Relief Foundation 2011 (Japan Support)
· Took part in Robotics Outreach programs.
o Went to visit the Lisbon and Putnam Wheelabrator. They are our main sponsors for the Robotics Team.
o Visited different Elementary schools to show little children how the robot works during the 2012-2013
academic year.
· Volunteer at American Red Cross, South Jersey Region over the Summer of 2013
· Helped clean the Putnam Rotary Park in Putnam, Connecticut
· Tutored students who needed help in their English Class. (11th &12th)
· Rebuilding homes for a week with Helping Hands of New Jersey during August of 2013: 14 hours
· Ran a donation fund for children in Africa during the month of Ramadan during July 2013
· Volunteered in a Hospital in Turkey in June 2012: Around 40 hours
Volunteered at a Nursing Home in New Jersey in June of 2013: Around 50 hours</p>

<p>Thank you all for looking at my thread! I will appreciate all of the comments! Thank you </p>

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<p>Applying as an undeclared</p>

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<p>Male
White
From New Jersey
Yearly parents’ earnings: $85,000</p>

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<p>bump please?</p>

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<p>bump…</p>

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<p>bump</p>

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<p>OP, much of your chances are based on you college GPA. You don’t have one.</p>

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<p>That is true AnnieBeats. What if I get a 3.8+? What will my chances be then?</p>

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<p>bump???</p>

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<p>bump</p>

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<p>First of all, why didnt u applu to northwestwen and notre dame and etc. in high school!?</p>

<p>Second, I notice a lot of TEAM awards on your resume. (Unless they aren’t and are individual awards, in which case see my first sentence.)</p>

<p>Even though you are captain and etc. , team awards do have less potency than individual stuff so watch out for that. I have no idea for chances are for transfer students though so…bump ( I dunno what bump means just like saying it :))</p>

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<p>I thought that I wouldn’t get it, that’s why :neutral_face: But, hopefully I’ll get a 3.8+ this year! </p>

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<p>:)</p>

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<p>Bump, please?</p>

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<p>BUMP!</p>

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<p>bump</p>

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<p>I would say that overall if you’ve got your projected 3.8 you could put together a pretty good app! Unfortunately/fortunately, as far as I can tell High School accomplishments mean much less when you apply as a Rising Junior. If you do well in college the contrast between your high school grades will look impressive, and show that you’ve thrived in a college setting. But your High School EC’s won’t be as important (With the possible exception of the nationally acclaimed variety, which are eternally impressive). I’d say do some EC’s in college, maybe focus on a specific area so they get a real sense of what you can uniquely contribute to the school, and you can probably expect at least one on your list to take you!</p>

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<p>Thank you for the advice, Jeters! However, I want to apply this year, so I would be an incoming sophomore
:slight_smile: Sorry for not mentioning that </p>

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<p>@Jeters</p>

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<p>Like someone else mentioned, your EC’s are mostly team accomplishments which don’t mean as much as individual accomplishments. Additionally, you have A LOT of scattered community service which doesn’t add to your application, it actually could detract from it and appear as if you are “stuffing” your app. Why you want to transfer is the most important part of the app. Take some time to think about that. Colleges want to see that you’ve matured. </p>