Chances at Transfer schools

Transfer Students
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<p>I am currently at the University of Miami as a pre-med bio major and I am hoping to transfer out of state. I am a freshman with 25 transfer credits from high school from dual-enrollment classes with a 3.87 transfer GPA and am currently taking 13 credits at UM and will get a 3.7 GPA. I was involved in many organizations and clubs in high school with a 3.7 high school GPA but my weakest part of my application is a 27 ACT score.</p>

<p>What are my chances at schools like:
Boston University
Penn State</p>

<p>and do I have any shot at schools like:
UNC (chapel hill)
University of Michigan
NYU</p>

<p>Are there any schools you would recommend adding to this list that I would have a good shot of getting into?</p>

<p>Also, I will be taking 17 credits next semester and hope to get a higher GPA so would it make more sense to apply as a spring transfer next year or should I have a decent shot at some of these schools? I'm really just looking to get out of Florida because I've lived here my entire life.</p>

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<p>Your ACT will matter less if you wait until next spring but then not all schools accept spring transfers. Your grades are good so you have a strong chance probably at places like UNC/UMich/NYU…You’d definitely get into GWU if that seems appealing…can probably add UVA/Wake Forest/USC to your list especially if you wait one more semester</p>

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<p>thanks for the opinion, I’ll check GWU out, any other inputs?
I feel like UNC/USC/Mich/NYU would all be reach schools for me. I was rejected from USC and NYU as a high school applicant.</p>

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<p>your college grades are good…you’d definitely get into GWU…do you want to go to a smaller liberal arts or something in a city and then what region? Lots of places like University of Richmond etc out there that are perfectly good schools in a different environment. Davidson? Oberlin? Tulane?</p>

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<p>You do have to keep in mind what percentage of transfers schools will take – Davidson, for instance, takes just a handful.</p>

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<p>I think you should be good for Penn State.</p>

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<p>fair enough…BU, GWU, Tulane, UC-Santa Barbara is beautiful if you wanna do the CA beach thing, Wisconsin/Penn St/U-Texas/U-Washington if you wanna do the traditional football/big state school.</p>

<p>Colby, Bates, Davidson, Richmond, etc. for smaller schools</p>