<p>I was wondering if you guys could help me decide if it's even worth it for me to apply to Rice and Cornell with my average stats. </p>
<p>I'll be a junior transfer applicant from Vanderbilt University with a GPA of 3.4-ish. It's only because my first semester's GPA was 2.7, and my other semesters were 3.6 and 3.9. I also did a semester abroad at University of Sydney. </p>
<p>Some volunteer. Some clubs. Female minority background. Major in political science and economics. Work at various jobs concentrating on tutoring and child development. Think I'll get average recommendations.</p>
<p>Went to public high school with a 3.97 GPA, ranked top 2%. SAT: 1310. </p>
<p>Reason for transferring: looking for diversity and more developed major. </p>
<p>Oh, also an immigrant and have been in the US for five years. I don't know if that'd help anything.</p>
<p>Thanks for giving me your advice!</p>