<p>Forgot to mention I want to transfer to liberal arts college</p>
<p>I am currently a 1st year student attending the University of South Dakota for the 2012 Fall Semester, and just recently graduated high school in May. However, I made the mistake of not letting myself do what I wanted because I was afraid to move too far from home and my family. I sincerely regret doing this and didn't apply to UofM, out of high school and would like to fully commit to it.</p>
<p>I currently hold 9 credits at my current University through AP Classes taken in high school, (AP American History, Government, and English Lang) which would easily transfer to 12 credits over at the U based on their AP policy. I am also taking 16 credits this year 10 of which are directly related to my Major Political Science and Minor Economics. The other 6 are general credits in Speech and Communications and Fine Arts. The classes related to my major are Microeconomics, American Political Issues, and Survey of Calculus.</p>
<p>I of course cannot get in on just one academic semester at USD, so they have to evaluate my High School grades.</p>
<p>Weighted GPA 3.6ish - Unweighted 3.44
Rank 178/600
ACT: 26
Extracurricular: Drama Club 4yrs, Baseball, 1yr Spanish Club 3yrs, Young Democrats 1yr and Volunteer Group 4yrs
I also worked while in school since my sophomore year, earning at least 5000 a year.
I took 6 AP Courses - On 3 I scored a 4. One is currently getting appealed but unknown status.</p>
<p>*My high school GPA doesn't correctly represent my abilities: Junior and Senior year I accumulated an average GPA of 3.6 unweighted and 3.8ish weighted. My sophmore year which was about a 3.0 is what kills me.</p>
<p>So far in college I have joined the Schools Newspaper Staff, Serve (community volunteering), Colleges Against Cancer, Habitat for Humanity, and College Democrats. Also, I'm apart of an intramural volleyball team. I also hope to obtain a 4.0 in college, but will at least get a 3.5.</p>
<p>I would also like to mention, during my sophomore year of high school. I went through a terrible depression due to the loss of some loved ones, and my grades faulted in a few classes. I however, overcame that and took up accelerated classes and AP courses, and am dedicated to being involved in the community and achieve my academic dreams.</p>
<p>The deadline for Application is October 1st. So they won't be able to look at my college GPA anyway.</p>