I just wanted to create a thread for Community College transfers who are planning to transfer in the fall of 2019. Please feel free to post your CC stats, your major and where you plan to apply to.
School: CCC
Major: Political Science
GPA: 3.50
Major GPA: 4
AA-T in Political Science (done in spring 19’)
EC: Law Pathway Program, Phi Theta Kappa Member, Scholars Program, Young Democratic Socialist of America Member
Applying to: USC, UCLA, UCB, UCI, UCSB(Tag), Loyola Marymount, Chapman, NYU, Connecticut College, Skidmore College, Union College, George Washington U, American U, Syracuse, Fordham
School: LaGuardia
Major: International Studies
GPA: 3.78
Major GPA: 3.9
EC: Peer Health Exchange Peer Educator, AmeriCorps, Phi Theta Kappa Leader, National Model UN Head Delegate, Research Assistant, Coordinator at a CBO
Applying to: Wellesley, Smith, Mount Holyoke, Spellman, Brown, Pomona, Stanford, Georgetown, Berea, Hunter, Lehman, Queens
I’m feeling really anxious about this whole process myself. I forgot to add that I work two jobs 35+ hours per week. I wish everyone luck in the transfer process. I’ll keep you all posted with any success
@Ethereal101 Finally someone in a similar position as me. I Have been trying to find someone who plans on transferring from CC to a Liberal Arts college/Private!
California community college student
White / Female
Major: English
GPA: 3.9
Extracurriculars: YouTube and freelance writing/editing
Job/Work Experience: part-time teacher
Volunteer/Community service: 5 years for hospice care, 2 years for food banks, 3 years tutoring, 1 year teacher’s assist
Oh and my schools: USC, UCLA, UCSD, UCB, UCSB, UCD, UMich, NYU, Northeastern, UNC Chapel Hill, NC State, UVA
@hillarydufflebag Yes, there are lots of us out there In many ways transferring to small private liberal arts colleges can be cheaper because of the bigger endowments which = more financial aid! Good luck and keep your chin up!
School: LaGuardia
Major: Political Science
GPA: 3.85
Major GPA: 3.9
EC: Student Government: Governor of Political Awareness, Phi Theta Kappa Member, President Society, P.S Alumni Mentor for HS students, Interned at the NYC Comptrollers Office and got legislative and policy reasearch published, member of the University Student Senate (coalition of all City of New York Univeristies) and sits on a CUNY board of trustees committee, creating a transfer guide to be used by future community college students, honor classes, volunteer and organizer for volunteer projects, Malave Leadership Academy, Scholarship receiptent, and founded and was president of my own club at school. A ton of big events and projects and got published in the honors journal.
Applying to: Wellesley, Tufts, Vanderbilt, USC, Yale, Vassar, Duke, George Washington Univeristy, UPenn, Princeton (last year a kid from my school got in as a transfer), Brown, Pomona, Stanford, Georgetown, American, Washington U St. Louis, John Hopkins, NYU, Boston College and University, Barnard, U of Virgina, Cornell, Bryn Mawr, Emory, Dartmouth and Columbia.
I am applying to CUNY’a and a SUNY but did not include but they are more of my safety schools.
Wish I saw this sooner before I made a whole post about me.
Major: Sociology
GPA: 3.3
Transferring to CSU (I am a California Resident)
I got into CSU East Bay but according to this website its a lower tier school. I didn’t know that but it explains why that school sends me two emails a week.
School: AACC
Major: Economics
GPA: Currently a 3.8 but will be closer to a 3.9 by the end of Spring semester.
EC: Social Media Manager for an anti-corruption organization, interned on the Hogan campaign, worked 18+ hours a week for the majority of my time in college. In the honors program and will most likely try to free up time for a club this semester. Deans list, if that’s relevant.
HS: I only had like a 3.6 roughly in high school and my SAT is not that good either which is making me a bit hesitant to apply to some top tier schools.
Applying to: George Washington University, UVA, NYU, University of MD, and a few almost guaranteed safeties as well as some top tiers that im 99% positive my high school grades will keep me out of haha.
School: San Diego Mesa College
Major: Statistics
GPA: 3.92
Major GPA: 4.0
EC: 25 hours of volunteering, 4 academic awards from high school, 5 part-time job experience, Dean’s list
Applying to: UCB, UCLA, UCSD, UCSB, UCI
@contenttill311 I took the ACT in high school, but I’m not submitting it because I don’t think it will help my application (it’s a 27, if it was above a 30 I might have submitted it).
