<p>University Attending: State Flagship
GPA: ~3.9
ACT: 33
Major: I am thinking something along the lines of International Studies. I want to go to medical school as well.
I just feel like I have so much more potential than what my school offers me. I was initially going to go to a LAC, but I am going to my state flagship practically free. I still wish to attend somewhere else, but I will see where my freshman year leads me. I am going to keep an open mind about transferring/staying here. I would save a ton of money here.
I would really like to transfer to Dartmouth or Brown, or possibly NYU (but probably not happening because of costs). Cornell and USC are also favorite schools of mine.
I just feel bad that I didn’t at least apply to these schools during my senior year of high school. I did very well in high school and took many challenging courses (8 AP, and courses at University like Linear Algebra, Calculus 3).
I will wait and see!</p>
<p>^ you look like definitely someone with a good chance at transferring. Best of luck!</p>
<p>Mind if I ask what flagship state it is? Umass by any chance?</p>
<p>going to a CC [SMC]
had a 3.6 HS GPA
1570 SAT
22 ACT</p>
<p>hoping to transfer into Cornell</p>
<p>^ You should retake the ACT’s or SAT’s. Cornell’s average ACT score is around a 31. To have a better chance, raise your score by 9 points. It’s not too hard.</p>
<p>can i take them even though i will be in college? </p>
<p>would they even care?</p>
<p>Yes, you certainly can take them in college, just do it as early as possible.</p>
<p>University Attending: NYU
GPA: ~3.6
SAT: 2220 Super-Scored
Major: I’d like to do International Relations
College Looking To Transfer To: Harvard, Penn, Georgetown</p>
<p>I’m obviously not expecting much. I realize transferring into these schools is near impossible. However, I would just like a second chance at attending the colleges of my dreams. I am not a big fan of NYC (I prefer the smaller cities such as Boston or DC where I have room to breathe) and I feel as though I should strive for even high academic opportunities (no offense to NYU).</p>
<p>Does anybody think I should actually retake my SATs? Will colleges even care that much?</p>
<p>And to think I feel guilty for wanting to transfer out of my lowly state school. Seriously, some of you guys are transferring out of pretty awesome places. </p>
<p>Don’t bother with SATs anymore. Unless you totally bombed them in high school, they don’t matter all that much for transfers. For example, I noticed on the Amherst college transfer profile the average SAT scores are in the 600s. Generally if they’re over 2100 at this point you should be fine. However, your high school GPA seems a little on the low end for Georgetown, Penn, and Harvard. I think all you need to worry about is ECs and getting a GPA < 3.8 your first semester next year. Since you’re thinking of being a sophomore transfer I would hope your high school senior grades are good as well.</p>
<p>Well, I have gotten all As (90-100) my junior and senior year. I was just foolish my first two years. You can in my progressing class rank (out of 424) from all 4 years:</p>
<p>Class Rank After Freshman Year: 76
Class Rank After Sophomore Year: 72
Class Rank After Junior Year: 33
Class Rank After Senior Year: 18</p>
<p>I’m hoping to get at least a 3.9 at NYU. I realize NYU’s an excellent school, but I’m still hung up on “what if.”</p>
<p>Oh yeah, My third year and maybe my second year to some extent were my foolish years. Caught right in the middle of the stupidity of high school. My rank went from 108/~700 at the end of my junior year to 42/~700 by the end of my senior year. I had all A’s second semester this year except for calc BC (GAH AN 89!!) so, it really begs the question, what if? If I hadn’t barely passed two classes my junior year and had gotten the same grades then as I have now I could have probably made it to the top 20 in my high school if not even the to 10 if I really pushed it.</p>
<p>My rank is weighted, which makes it even worse. I took 6 AP weighted classes this year (2 of them dual enrollment), so I feel like my 42/700 is really inflated. My high school doesn’t give non-weighted GPAs and I find that to be bothersome. Just my weighted, which is 4.207. It just seems so impossible with some of my grades from junior year!</p>
<p>So, here’s the list of schools I will apply for transfer to. I doubt this list will change.</p>
<p>Georgetown
George Washington University
University of Virginia
College of William and Mary
New York University
Johns Hopkins</p>
<p>My overall GPA sucks, but my senior year GPA is a 3.94. I doubt one year of decent academic performance will increase my chances much.</p>
<p>3.94 with what sort of course load? I assume it’s non-weighted? </p>
<p>That’s a constant theme with potential sophomore transfers. We’re all worried if one semester of college is enough to prove we’re ready. It would be nice if we actually had someone who’s actually applied as a sophomore transfer give us some feedback on that issue.</p>
<p>Here’s my course load…
AP Literature
AP US History
AP Statistics
AP German
Modern European History Honors
Sociology Honors
Chemistry
Gym</p>
<p>I think you can check the transfer decisions thread to see what it takes to transfer successfully. <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/transfer-students/1244599-official-2012-transfer-decisions.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/transfer-students/1244599-official-2012-transfer-decisions.html</a></p>
<p>The 3.94 is not official yet, it may be lower after finding out my grades for this marking period, and final exams.</p>
<p>Anyone have a plan on how to approach this transfer thing? Like courses you’re going to take, EC’s you want to do, etc.?</p>
<p>I don’t know yet which programs I’ll try to transfer into. I need to do specific research, however, I shouldn’t have much trouble since I’m mainly looking at liberal arts courses, and general more advanced hard science and math courses like calc 3 and organic chem. Avoid anything too specialized and compare course catalogs between colleges. Often they take credits for a class that has a similar syllabus to one of their own. </p>
<p>For ECs, I’ll just do what I love. I’ll try to continue doing theater. I’m likely diving into studio art with little experience (I think I definitely have potential in that area), and I might do some orchestra (I play violin and piano, but I have horrible stage fright when it comes to piano solos). I’m rather artsy for a “hard” science major, but regardless of what else I do, I definitely need to get in some undergrad research and I doubt that could happen right away unless I wow my professors early on. </p>
<p>I also heard colleges really love to see consistent volunteering in a resume. I’m not super enthusiastic about volunteering myself, but I’ll try to find opportunities that are meaningful to me in that area.</p>
<p>Ok, here’s the thing, i am an indian student.I currently passed out out from my high school with 89% (Board exam marks). but didnt quite do well in my competitive exams so ill be settling down with a mediocre college here in india.
I have a keen interest in computers (94% in boards) and Physics (96% in boards) …and hence i wish to do either comp sci or mechanical engineering.I am yet to give my SATs and TOEFL (necessary for foreign transfer as stated on the MIT admin website) as well.
I have decent ECs
I was the vice head boy (deputy of the student council ) in my junior year
I am good at indian classical music, and have been learning since the age of 3.
I am athletic with certificates in local competitions for swimming and basketball.</p>
<p>I need realistic answers.please tell me what else is needed to transfer to colleges like MIT, Stanford, Harvard , Caltech.
I am ready to take all the efforts as it is my dream to attend a top notch college :)</p>
<p>I don’t think anything else is really “needed” as long as you submit required material that constitutes your application as defined by their admissions website. Unfortunately there are no set cutoffs in scores or GPAs for admission to highly selective private schools in the US. Even a spotless transcript from with perfect SATs won’t guarantee you admission. The best way to prepare is just working really hard and hoping the admissions offices like what they see. That said, focus on getting both a perfect GPA at the college you’ll be attending along with doing scientific research or possibly even inventing something. Regardless of whether or not you can invent something or make any breakthroughs, make sure you write excellent essays and look for good recommendations from professors. Essays, and recs are what make the difference. Admissions officers love to talk about how they look for passionate applicants who are either well rounded or focused on a certain area they love and essays are a way of showing them what makes you tick. </p>
<p>Harvard’s transfer rate, is ridiculously low ( around 2% I think) as well as MIT’s (around 3%), however, I’ve heard from a teacher that they are somewhat more favorable towards international students specifically during the transfer process. Don’t quote me on that though. I’m not sure how credible that claim is. </p>
<p>Unlike undergraduate admissions it seems like the transfer admissions process is much murkier.</p>
<p>Current School: University of Delaware Honors
HS GPA: 103.63 weighted (after pulling of a 109.7 senior year)
Class Rank: 10 out of 210
SAT: 2160 (800 CR, 640 M, 720 W)
Big EC’s: Captain of Cross Country, President for 9th grade, Nationals for small business presentation for Business Professionals of America</p>
<p>Plan’s: I was given a guaranteed transfer to the ILR school at Cornell as long as I get a 3.3 this year but I think I may still apply to other places as well.</p>
<p>Applying to: Cornell (GT), Georgetown, Brown, Columbia, Upenn, and maybe Duke</p>
<p>I would do Political Science at all the other schools save for CU where I would be doing Industrial and Labor Relations. What are my chances at these other schools, assuming I make good grades of course?</p>
<p>^ I think your chances hinge on the quality of your college EC’s and recs, as well as how compelling your reasons are. If you were rejected from those schools as a freshman applicant, it is unlikely that you will get in with a good college GPA alone. Do you have any plans on what you want to do in college?</p>
<p>Though…interestingly enough, the most recent Common Data Set for UPenn shows that the transfer rate was actually slightly higher than the freshman acceptance rate.</p>
<p>Also, note that Brown is need-aware for transfers, so that may damage your chances if you require financial aid.</p>