Desperately need to know(Chance Thread)

Transfer Students
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<p>My High school GPA was 3.0
My ACT 18
I took average classes, 2 yrs of foreign language, 3 yr of math, 4/5 English, 4/5 Social studies and 3 yr of science. </p>

<p>I screwed up really bad my freshman year simply because i wasn't serious about school which is the reason why i have such a bad GPA. Suffered with binge eating disorder which left me depressed and i screwed up on my ACTS. My hs transcript does show a pattern of me improving since 9th grade. </p>

<p>So i decided to go to a community college and transfer out after my first year of college.
Now my question is if i can maintain a 4.0(or anything close to that) and take 15 or more credits per semester, will i be in good standing to transfer to any of these schools?</p>

<p>University of Michigan
Michigan State
Penn state(university park)
UCLA
University of Miami
Duke</p>

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<p>yes. and if not, stay another year.</p>

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<p>Thanks for the help
I’m really hoping to get in this year though
When do you recommend i start applying? I know the deadline for transfer students for most schools is March 15</p>

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<p>Duke will still want appropriate scores but most of the state schools won’t require them. If you are in state for the UCs they are a good bet.</p>

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<p>BUMP
Any more opinions, advice?</p>

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<p>My biggest concern is me transferring so early. Most of the people who did terrible in hs transferred after two or more years(from what i’ve seen on here). I will only have 15 college credits by the time i apply.</p>

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<p>All I know is that for Penn State - University Park, you’ll need 60 credit hours (junior) to transfer there. That’s what an adcom told me, and it states so on the university’s website.</p>

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<p>I don’t think that’s right. Its says 18 or more credits on their website.
[Information</a> for Future Students - Penn State Undergraduate Admissions](<a href=“http://admissions.psu.edu/info/future/]Information”>Information for Future Students Applying to Penn State - Undergraduate Admissions)</p>

<p>For business school, which is what i want to major in, the requirement is to have 2 semesters.
[Transfer</a> Requirements - Penn State Undergraduate Admissions](<a href=“http://admissions.psu.edu/academics/majors/requirements/transfer/]Transfer”>http://admissions.psu.edu/academics/majors/requirements/transfer/)</p>

<p>I’ll have 15 by the time i apply and will be taking 15+ the semester after.</p>

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<p>When I called them, they told me that it was 18 hours for any of the branch campuses, but 60 hours for University Park. Maybe it reqs differ per major, but I didn’t bring that up, and was told 60 hours is needed to transfer to the main campus.</p>

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<p>Good chance after two years with most. Might get into Miami after one year.</p>

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<p>I wouldn’t recommend UCLA if you’re OOS, and Duke is an extreme reach as a soph transfer from a CC. Remember, as a soph transfer, you will be evaluated mostly on your HS record and test scores.</p>

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<p>I have narrowed it down to
Michigan State
Penn State
University of Miami</p>

<p>Are those still a far reach?</p>

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<p>Those are still reaches because you will still be judged on your high school transcript. Maybe you could retake the ACTs/SATs? Also, focus on your CC because you need to do as well as you possibly can.</p>

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<p>I didn’t know we could re-take the Tests.
I should probably do that. Would you recommend i take the SAT test since i haven’t taken it yet or just take the ACT again?</p>