<p>What are my chances at getting into/a scholarship as a transfer student from Stevens Institute of Technology to UMass Amherst?</p>
<p>Cumulative GPA 3.3
BUT, I've been doing better every semester look:</p>
<p>1st semester: 2.699
2nd semester:2.795<a href="originally%20was%20a%202.4%20but%20I%20repeated%20a%20course%20to%20replace%20the%20grade">/B</a>
**Summer of first year (1 course): 4.0
3rd semester:3.405
**Double co-op work term in spring and summer: 4.0 **in the one summer class i took
**4th semester: 3.593 <a href="might%20be%20getting%20an%20B%20changed%20to%20an%20A%20and%20thus%20it%20might%20go%20up%20to%20a%203.7%20instead%20along%20with%20my%20cumulative%20GPA%20coming%20up%20a%20few%20points">/B</a></p>
<p>I have some extracurriculars in college like,
Residence Hall Association, Inter mural Lacrosse, and my work experience at two 8 month periods of co-op in real engineering firms, I've also started my own business which sells mattresses (<a href="http://www.collegemattress.com)%5B/url%5D">www.collegemattress.com)</a>, I'm about to start training to become an EMT too. I also did some work as part of the Russian club in my school.</p>
<p>I had a 1480 SAT (the old test) in high school and was top 20% of my class (I think it was 58/270(?)), My high school GPA was fairly high,I don't remember it exactly but I'm going to get my high school transcripts soon. (maybe a 3.8 weighted). I also had excellent extracurriculars in high school. National Honors Society, Peer Mediation, Football all four years, Lacrosse two years, wrestling one year, A bunch (4 or 5) of AP classes, Key Club, and a bunch of other junk that I'm not thinking about right now.</p>
<p>So what do you think my chances at a scholarship are? I'd really want one and I don't know how much need based aid I'd get, probably only a little (even if i need it I know other people would probably need it more).</p>
<p>Thanks for all the help.</p>
<p>Your SAT is impressive, 1480... that's roughly 740 on each of the two sections back then!</p>
<p>I'd say your chances are pretty good, although I'm not too familiar with transfer admissions.</p>
<p>Anyone have any idea on my chances or a scholarship?</p>
<p>So does anyone have any more input on this. I would REALLY appreciate your help. THANKS in advance. :)</p>
<p>Personally, I think you'll get in with no problem. I know lots of people from my high school who went there with much lower grades than you. If you live in MA you probably already have a scholarship, relative to your grades you probably got advanced in math and english on the MCAS. If so, you have the Abigail Adams Scholarship.</p>
<p>Thanks man,</p>
<p>Unfortunately I'm not an MA resident. Think I can still can some scholarship money as a transfer?</p>
<p>Thanks.</p>
<p>So anyone else have any insight on my chances?</p>
<p>(Or a suguestion on a school that is the following:</p>
<p>Rural (or as much rural as possible)
Large (larger than 10K or 15K would be good but this is flexible)
In the Northeast
Close to a place he can snowboard (somewhere nice)
Has good academics or be at least comparable to Stevens
Somewhere that could be < or = 30K a year (after scholarships) but this is the MAX amount after scholarships and it would be very preferable to go somewhere that would be closer or less than 20K a year (FINAL cost)
Good male/female ratio (better than the 75/25 at Stevens, MUCH preferably at least 50/50 or close to it)
Not too crazy far from New Jersey (But most anywhere outside of Maine in the Northeast would probably be alright)</p>
<p>THANKS in advance I really appreciate all of everyone's help. :)</p>
<p>I think you still have a chance of getting a scholarship at UMass Amherst. But after seeing what you're looking for in a college, why not try University of Vermont? It has better academics but at little higher in cost; however, it's closer to better skiing/snowboarding =p</p>