<p>My family is moving across the country (literally - from Texas to Illinois) and so I'll be transferring to a different high school for my senior year. How will this affect how my GPA/rank/transcript/classes are looked at by colleges? Or will they even know that I've moved? </p>
<p>I'm concerned about this for several reasons. My rank at my old school was 4/565, but I don't think my new school (with 300-something students) calculates rank for junior/senior transfers. Also, my new school doesn't offer as many APs as my old school does, and requires me to take certain non-honors electives (like Consumer Ed) that are required by the state and school district instead. I don't know how (or if) my GPA is recalculated, what my transcript will look like now, or how state exams will be considered.</p>
<p>Will the move really affect me a lot, as far as college admissions goes? If so, what can I do about it? Thanks!</p>
<p>I wish someone would answer your question . . . </p>
<p>I can’t actually offer any real answer because I’m going through the exact same thing. My family moved out of the country after my freshman year and my parents sent me to a local school that taught in the country’s national language (a language I didn’t speak) so I barely passed my sophmore year classes. Anyway, I transferred to an english school for junior year and although the school taught in english, it was a horrible experience.
Now I’m a senior and I’ve changed schools yet again. I have no idea how colleges will look at my situation-or your own for that matter- but I’m sure the transition will have a somewhat negative effect.</p>
<p>Like I said, I wish someone with info would answer your question.</p>
<p>Jennie, you’re fine. You’ll have the 3 full years at one school and your rank will come from there. Just sign up for the most rigorous classes you can at the new school and do as well as you can as colleges will look at rigor and first term grades.</p>