<p>3.76 college gpa is average for transfers, or so they say
SAT average
and your high school gpa is average, if not a little low</p>
<p>So you've got a shot. apply to all of those and you'll get into some</p>
<p>(i dont get the machine gun + moo)</p>
<p>thank you for the honesty. I appreciate it! Does anyone else have any thoughts on which schools are high reaches, reaches, low reaches, high matches, etc?</p>
<p>(The machine gun and moo are sound effects that Jim Cramer uses to represent how he views the market.)</p>
<p>Chanman, I don't buy that a 3.76 College GPA is low considering the applicant has a combined SAT pushing 2200. If he had lower board scores then he would NEED the 4.0. But because he has a nice testing record, he seems aight.</p>
<p>Unfortunately, strong test scores are not always enough to offset a GPA (although his is pretty good) once you apply to schools of that caliber. However, a perfect SAT is a different story. ;)</p>
<p>Once again, you've caught me plugging...for me =)</p>
<p>By the way, I await the next batch of things to read. I'll send two more by Monday.</p>
<p>Come spring, many of you will be surprised at who gets in where. It's really quite the "nonplusser."</p>
<p>the nonplusser?</p>
<p>any other thoughts on admission chances??</p>
<p>dearsir: i shall send you some stuff soon enough. i'm a bit lazy...sorry. haven't even gotten to your two new ones yet.</p>
<p>latituded: i think he means admissions is puzzling.</p>
<p>I agree with nspeds. Based on people's recounts AFTER decisions (rather than speculating beforehand) I would say that 1400/2100+ SAT scores and 3.7+ GPA puts you in the proverbial running. From there however, it seems like the people who get accepted to top schools for transfer admission are the ones who have demonstrated the best REASONS FOR TRANSFER. And, just a guess here, academics probably are the most compelling reasons for a student to transfer, followed by social scene, proximity to home, etc.</p>
<p>I've also heard from a student who transferred to Harvard, right here on CC, that most people who were accepted to that school didn't have a 4.0/1600. He said it was more ~3.7/1400s and a compelling academic need.</p>
<p>And one more thing: it is absolutely ridiculous to say that anyone has a certain percentage chance of getting in to a school. If college admissions were purely a lottery and the number of raffle tickets that could be purchased were proportional to your GPA and SAT scores, I would be inclined to agree. But it isn't. It's subjective as hell, and even more so in the transfer game. So my advice to you, monsieur, is that you should come up with the best damn reasons you can for transferring and write an essay that would eclipse most of the Western Canon. Good luck to you!</p>
<p>Wow! Thats great advice laneb! Thanks! :)</p>
<p>Does anyone else have any thoughts on my chances?</p>