Community College Transfer

<p>Hi all!</p>

<p>I'm currently starting my last semester at community college and hope to transfer in the fall. I've already picked out a few regional colleges to apply to, and I think I would be happy at those colleges. However, I'd like to know what you intelligent people out there think my chances are of getting into a nationally respected school. I'm not talking Ivy Leagues, since they're next to impossible to get into unless you happen to have saved the entire continent of Africa from a giant robot or something. But I'd like to see where else I may be able to get into. I'm going to apply to Vanderbilt since I live in Memphis, but where else might be a good match? I'm planning to major in biology.</p>

<p>My stats:
High School -
3.96 GPA
28 ACT, 33 English, 21 Math, 31 Reading, 25 Science
Valedictorian (very small graduating class, not a very good high school, honestly)
I volunteered at the local public library and nature center throughout junior & senior years.
My school was a private school extension program, and it did not have any extracurriculars.</p>

<p>College -
4.0 GPA
Enhanced Member of Honor Society Phi Theta Kappa
Member of the Honors Academy, graduating with an honors degree
Volunteer with an animal rescue society, the library, Race for the Cure, Indie Memphis Film Festival, World Book Night, and church.</p>

<p>Continuous part-time employment since I started college as a receptionist, and now a medical records clerk at a heart clinic.</p>

<p>Also, I have an EFC of 0 and a screwed up family (mother, father, and sister in and out of drugs and jail) if that helps. Not sure how to work that into my college essay!</p>

<p>Thanks in advance for any help, I REALLY appreciate it.</p>

<p>You have a good shot at any large university. Off the top of my head USC, Michigan, NYU, etc. If you brought up those tests scores and have a good essay I think you would have a good shot of going to some of the larger privates like Duke or Notre Dame. I mean it really depends on where you want to go.</p>