Disappointing Semester

Transfer Students
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<p>I am an international relations major freshman at USC (southern california). I just got my grades today and was sort of bummed with my 3.27. I'm hoping to apply to transfer somewhere for next fall but is that even possible with these low grades? I have other things going for me, I am in the honors program, I have a leadership position in an organization here and I did two volunteer programs. I had a 3.9 in HS with AP & IB. I got a 33 on ACT, had internships, worked, volunteered and participated in student organizations and was the president for one of them. So, with that said, do I at all have a chance at getting into the following schools:</p>

<p>Johns Hopkins
American
Georgetown
Tufts
U of Chicago</p>

<p>Obviously Brown, Princeton, and Cornell have good programs but I suppose my grades put me out of the running.</p>

<p>I am also looking at liberal arts schools but I am not sure if they are a disadvantage as far as post grad jobs</p>

<p>Claremont McKenna
College of William and Mary
Pomona</p>

<p>Please chance me/tell me other schools that I might have a real chance at. Thanks!</p>

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<p>I’m not sure about most of those schools, but transferring to Pomona is very difficult. They have a very high freshman retention rate so there is often not room for transfers. Good luck!</p>

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<p>Why exactly do you want to transfer if you don’t mind me asking?</p>

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<p>I am not an expert, but it does look like 3.27 is not going to help you transfer (assuming it’s out of 4.0 scale)</p>

<p>U of Chicago and Johns Hopkins are not Ivy Leagues, but they are still very competitive.</p>

<p>The universities seem to look more closely at your college gpa, so do not expect too much from your high school gpa/extracurricular activities.</p>

<p>That being said, your ACT score/high school grade should have made you a strong candidate when you were still applying to colleges … ?</p>

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<p>MissJay </p>

<p>I don’t like the social life at USC (I feel like people are very vain and into themselves, and I am more low key) and I hate the city. </p>

<p>yssul1027</p>

<p>My grades were 2 A- in my honors classes, B in an upper level international relations class (I was the only freshman, I’ll prob get that professor to write me a rec), and a B- in Spanish (the class was utter BS, but that’s another story…)</p>

<p>As for my freshman applications the only schools I applied to on the list were American (I got in w/ half ride), claremont mckenna (rejected), and tufts (waitlist)</p>

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<p>Yssul, do you think it would be less of a hindrance if an A average was maintained in the next two semesters before transferring? Obviously, it’s not ideal, but at the same time, the first semester freshman year is not ideal, period. Some schools even offer solely credit/no credit first semesters because the transition phase can be quite difficult.</p>