Chance Me PLEASE

Transfer Students
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<p>Here's my story:
In high school I could not get motivated. I ended up with ~2.5 GPA and one horrific ACT score. I enrolled into a CC with a whole new outlook on education and now I'm in my second year. I have a 4.0GPA with 34 credits completed. I am taking 22 credits this semester and will probably keep my GPA at a 4.0 and I can get some great recommendations. I do as much volunteer work as time permits (the funnest being a mentor for Big Brother Big Sisters). Also, I might start a tutoring job at my CC in the subject that I want to major in (philosophy). In addition, I have a pretty interesting background. I am a Bosnian war refugee that moved to the US 11 years ago with my family at the age of 7.</p>

<p>My goal is to transfer to Amherst College and head off to the Peace Corps after that. I’ll also apply to a few ivys and some other top schools.</p>

<p>What do you guys think my chances are of getting into Amherst or an Ivy?
Is this unrealistic?</p>

<p>I greatly appreciate your input and thank you in advance.</p>

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<p>I know Amherst College has a special transfer program specifically for high performing community college students and your stats will give you an above-average chance of getting in. Their acceptance rate is 1 out of 6 students so around 17%, still very competitive. To answer your question, I’d say you do have a realistic chance of getting into Amherst, though when writing your essay.. don’t use words like “funnest.” ;)</p>

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<p>Thank you for the reply and I’ll make sure to use real words in the essay :-)</p>

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<p>Wow your background is indeed unique, you might even have a chance at some ivys (but the lower tier ones). Have you tried looking into other top tier unis like Northwestern or Chicago?</p>

<p>Surely your perfect GPA and unique background will give you a good shot</p>