<p>Hey guys! For those of you with more knowledge of the transfer admissions process...</p>
<p>I would like to transfer to Brown at the end of this, my first year at UCLA. I should have around a 3.5 at the end of this first quarter. With a weighted 4.2 out of high school (with an upward trend- 4.8 my last semester) and 1470 on the old SATs, will I be a competitive applicant? I did not apply to Brown as a freshman.</p>
<p>I think you would have had a shot as a freshman...</p>
<p>Well, I would certainly apply. A 3.5 after first quarter is great; getting it higher is even better.</p>
<p>Good luck...
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<p>What are your extracurriculars? recs? essays?</p>
<p>from what i have been hearing, a 3.5 makes you competitive anywhere. A 3.6-3.7 I think is another level though, but it is your first quarter.</p>
<p>My ecs from college are...
I am in Model United Nations, for which I am an intern on the School Relations Staff. I also chaired a committee at the MUN conference that we host for high school students and will be competing as a delegate at conferences at Harvard and in New York. </p>
<p>I am also involved with the Political Science Student Organization, the liason group between professors and students in the poli sci department. I am on the board of the Publications Committee, meaning I am one of the editors of the journal of political science research. </p>
<p>I am also involved with Campus Crusade for Christ (I host a weekly Bible Study) and the Bruin Bridge Club. (I hope to be on the team by the end of the winter quarter- they are ranked 4th in North America)</p>
<p>Btw my major is currently a double major in economics and political science. I am thinking about dropping the econ to a minor to allow me to take some history and literature classes, but at Brown I don't believe I would have to do so. </p>
<p>At least one of my letters of rec will be from a TA, but it should be quite strong. The other will hopefully be from my Chinese professor. I will have her again next quarter, so I should have enough of a relationship by the end of the next quarter to ask for a letter.</p>
<p>so... while on the topic of brown... does anyone know if they will still have you application if you applied as a high school senior? i applied last year, and was ultimatley waitlisted, so when evaluating my transfer app, would they know that?</p>
<p>i know a lot of schools do that. call them to find out for sure. </p>
<p>does anyone else have thoughts on my chances to transfer?</p>
<p>I think, in the case of Brown, it's really more random then other admissions. </p>
<p>I think you definitely have a reasonable chance, anything else I can't say.</p>
<p>hi pvbebe - just wondering why you want to transfer? i'm at uc berkeley right now and am wanting to transfer out as well, so we're pretty similar.. :]</p>
<p>How about transfer chances for Georgetown, specifically SFS? the International Political Economy major is such a perfect program of study for me, but I am having a tough time finding info on transfers to SFS, so I can't really judge my chances. </p>
<p>Thank you so much!</p>
<p>anyone know?</p>
<p>Georgetown accepts very few transfers into the SFS, and I am not sure that a 3.5 is competitive enough.</p>
<p>Will my second quarter grades be considered? The quarter ends near the end of March, and my GPA should go up now that I've gotten through that all-important transition term.</p>
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<p>I am not sure if it will be officially considered. I faxed my third quarter grades to Georgetown. If the grades are good, there is no harm in doing so, in my opinion.</p>
<p>awesome. thanks for all your help!</p>
<p>"from what i have been hearing, a 3.5 makes you competitive anywhere. A 3.6-3.7 I think is another level though, but it is your first quarter."</p>
<p>Wow! really? I have a 4.0 in college and so far it's looking like it's going to stay that way. But then again, I go to a party school where academics are not priority for the students.</p>
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<p>It depends on the school from which you are applying. Adcoms have told me, directly, that they will take the 3.6-3.7 from Duke over any 4.0 from the third tier.</p>
<p>how favorably do adcoms look at a transcript from UCLA? i know it is not an ivy, but is an honors student from UCLA given similar favor to, for example, students from top LACs?</p>