<p>Currently I am a student at a not so well known university, it is not ranked on the US World News and Report top 100 and it is classified as a "tier 4" school according to them. I am a freshman student with a 4.0 GPA here. My major is biochemistry.</p>
<p>I did not really finish high school strong either, I graduated with a 3.4 GPA and decided to attend this university because my parents wanted me to be closer to them and they thought I was not ready to handle the world out there. Also they thought that me commuting would help me keep a strong GPA in college so I ended up at this university. </p>
<p>Now the plan is to transfer to a public university which is tier 1, my professors tell me that I would be a lock for our state flagship university but I was wondering. Why not take a chance at maybe some of the top 30 schools, plus I was looking to maybe go to a new state for my final two years of college.</p>
<p>I heard that the top colleges ONLY accept students who would have been able to make it in as freshman applicants. Others tell me that a good college record will outweight a poor high school record. </p>
<p>If I do maintain my 4.0 GPA, should I take a shot at some of the top schools like the Ivies and Georgetown?</p>
<p>Not true, but it is reasonable to say that it is partly effectively true. There is no policy whereby you are judged in some preliminary stage as a freshman applicant and then only considered if you are competitive. But obviously if you have a good high school record you have a better chance of getting in. What are your ECs? Those are likely the deciding factor. If you do not have significant ECs, I would not bother applying.</p>
<p>90 volunteer hours for red cross (only counting college hours, I did about 200 in high school so 290 total)
I am an active member of the politics club and people are telling me that by my second year I will be the vice president.
About 110 hours volunteering at a local Animal Shelter.
I did the alternative spring break program where we tutor kids and help do some community service.
Member of the World cultures club at my university.
Won about 2 essay competitions at my university
and I am an active member of the health care society at my university which has helped me gain some volunteer hours at various medical sites.
I was also on Dean’s List and a member of the student government.</p>
<p>Not too impressive but I am sure that during the summer I can buff up on them.</p>
<p>But, when people say that the top schools only accept transfer students who would have made it in as freshman applicants, are there any colleges that stick strictly to that rule?</p>
<p>If so, can you please list them so I don’t make the mistake of applying to them.</p>
<p>Some “top schools” I am looking to apply to include:</p>
<p>Washington University in St Louis
Cornell University
Brown University
Georgetown University
Duke University
Columbia University
Penn
Vanderbilt
University of Rochester
and Johns Hopkins</p>
<p>I did come across this site in my research </p>
<p>Which schools should I take off my list right now because my high school record will stop me from being competitive for them? I am going to narrow that list down to 5 schools and apply to some safeties as well.</p>
<p>With a 4.0 cGPA, you have a reasonable chance at getting into any school. Keep in mind transfer to schools like Brown/Columbia/Penn are extremely competitive and many people with perfect GPAs have been rejected.</p>
<p>It’s reasonable to try for some of those schools since you’re applying as a jr transfer. The statement about colleges not accepting students that were not competitive applicants as fr is mainly true for soph transfers due to the very short college record they have when the application is due.</p>
<p>Well if I do apply to UC Berkeley and UCLA, it would be as an out of state student so my chances are basically zero.
As for my SAT scores, I took the SAT about two times. I made a 1790 and then a 1970 respectively. I am looking to retake the SAT in June, aiming for a 2200 SAT score.</p>
<p>If I do get the 2200, can anyone on here tell me some good colleges that would be glad to give a student like me a chance?</p>
<p>to answer you question: yes, colleges will.</p>
<p>My high school record was just good enough to fit in a nice Texas state school. I went to community college instead, retook my act two years later and scored 4 points higher, and was accepted to Rice as a transfer.</p>
<p>write good essays and take time to prepare you app well, and it’s certainly possible.</p>
<p>look at UNC Chapel Hill
they’re top 25
and have a great medical program
(pre-med, biology, biochem)
look into UNC</p>
<p>my high school GPA was worst than yours
and im out of state
and in college I maintained a 4.0
and i got in with political science
so anything can happen</p>
<p>I don’t really look forward to attending a division 1 ACC school. Are there any good division 3 schools out there that have a good reputation and good science programs?</p>