<p>I am a freshman at DePaul University in the honors program. I am really not liking it here. I understand it has only been a month, yet I feel very very strongly towards transferring out after this year, and I am definitely not the only one. First of all, I feel very isolated here at this college. People here are not friendly at all, and the social life is very stifling. There is no sense of community here. I have made some good friends here, but the social life is not what I’m looking for in a college. I also feel that the intellectual levels of the students here are too spread out. I am looking for a college that chooses its students for the person they are, and the character they have, and I dont feel that DePaul does this. I would prefer to also go back to the east coast, because I am missing it too much. I am at this university mainly because I had many issues at home that I had to deal with in high school, and I had graduated with around a 3.2 or 3.3 GPA (1 AP, 18 honors classes). I am also biracial (half African American, and half white). So basically I came to Chicago (I am originally from Boston), because I needed to get away from my home life that was suppressing my ability to achieve an adequate academic performance. </p>
<p>I did not do that great that semester. I got a 2.5. I went through my first break-up last semester and I was so emotionally distraught from it. But I have gotten over it.</p>
<p>Another big reason that I would like to transfer is that I am a poly sci major, however I really wish I could be an international relations major but DePaul does not offer this as a major. I hope to go into a career in international law. Brandies is clearly a social justice school.</p>
<p>In terms of extracurricular activities, I started a chapter of an organization here at DePaul that I was president of in high school for two years (as well as being on the national student leadership team senior year of high school as well as a mentor) and that I also have two national positions with currently.(one of the positions is being the national fundraising coordinator for the organization, and the other position is a regional organizer in charge of Pennsylvania, Connecticut and Illinois and all the high school and college chapters of the organization in these states such as at Northwestern, Swarthmore, Yale, ect. I get flown into DC a few times a year to attend global anti genocide summits and lobby events on congress) This organization relates a lot to the career I want to have in international law. My ACT is very low at a 26, (32 reading, 27 writing, and 23 math and science). I can definitely retake this for a higher score. (For this ACT test anyway I was not even trying my hardest. I kind of lost focus and motivation after the second section) I am planning my own national conference here in Chicago, and I have started an education initiative within the chicago public schools. I was also really involved in orchestra in high school (i played violin for 10 years), and i was in 3 orchestras in high school. (I dont play currently in college, because you have to be in the music school to be in the orchestra)</p>
<p>I did poorly last semester. (it was all gen ed courses basically) Now I am taking all higher level classes. (300 level poly sci class, 200 level foreign policy class, ect) I am doing very well. </p>
<p>I expect my gpa to be about a 3.5 by the end of the year. Is this really too low for Wellesley? </p>
<p>I definitely want to have an interview. I am not sure whether I should apply this march for september admission, or wait til next november to apply for jan 2013?</p>
<p>In any case, do I seem like a viable candidate at all? </p>
<p>My dad also used to work for Brandeis for many years and my aunt graduated here. Some of the notable science professors are family friends that worked with my dad and wrote him recommendations. My family is really connected to this school</p>