Columbia U Xfer Fall '07 Question

Transfer Students
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<p>Hi. I am new to this forum and need some help tranferring. I am currently at a CC in California and am thinking about transferring to CAL, UCLA or Columbia (or at least I would like to). The only problem is that I will only have appx 30 college credits by the end of the spring semester '07 (with AP it will be about 42-46 depending on college). This excludes me from applying to CAL (and it think UCLA) until next year for fall '08. I would be more than happy to go to Columbia but I would like to know what my chances are (thanks in advance for any input):</p>

<p>H.S GPA 3.3 (unweighted)
3.4 (weighted)</p>

<p>7 AP courses</p>

<p>SAT I 1380 (670 R, 710 M)
II Math 2c 700
Physics 710
Writing 650</p>

<p>College GPA
(@Illinois Institute of Tech) 3.6 (3.7 if only the xferrable courses to Columbia
(@Berkeley CC) 4.0</p>

<p>Intended Major: Physics / Mathematics
Both my H.S and College grades in Science and Math are very strong (math/sci H.S GPA is appx. 4.1 and 3.8 for college) but my H.S english grades suck [[ I got passing d's in AP English Lit during my Sr. year!!]], though my college english is also quite strong. </p>

<p>Since I began H.S I have been working to support myself and am currently a Physics Teaching Assistant at the local H.S. </p>

<p>I like to do non-competitive boxing and tennis, and I have been doing yoga for the past two years. as for EC's, I helped to start up a philosophy club at IIT and tutored AP Calc in H.S. I was also a computer technician for my H.S.</p>

<p>One of the questions on the xfer application for Columbia asks to explain why my present school in not meeting my needs; I have decided to explain that the CC I am enrolled in is not rigorous/challenging enough to satisfy my academic appetite (very typical, I know), and that I it is because of financial reasons (I have not had any financial support) that I am at a CC, but that I now have the academic, work and life experience to succeed inside and outside of Columbia U. I am open to any suggestions.</p>

<p>If anyone has any comments or has an idea of my chances for fall '07 please let me know. Thanks very much!!</p>

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<p>Hi again. I was also wondering if anyone knew if Columbia U considers all of your application or just certain parts of it. I know that for CAL they look directly at your grades and either accept or reject you or consider you borderline, and if you are borderline they look at the rest of your app. Is CU the same or is every part of the application (specifically the essays and EC's) important when considering acceptance. </p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

<p>Also - I forgot to add that I was on the Dean's List and recieved a Heald and Campus Scholarship @ IIT, if that helps my chances.</p>

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<p>Sorry for posting so many times but I was wondering If I should retake the SAT's. Will it make a big difference if I did? Also, If I for some reason do worse in one section, will I still be able to combine my best section scores even if one might be from the new SAT and the others from the old SAT? When should I take them if I want to apply for fall '07 xfer admission (deadline march 15)?</p>

<p>Thanks, again.</p>