<p>Okay I did bad in high school. My gpa was a 2.05 and my SAT score was only a 1680.</p>
<p>I went to CUNY City Tech as a result and I turned my grades around. I’ve got 48 credits and my gpa is 3.91 including A’s in Calc 1, 2, 3, Chemistry and Physics.</p>
<p>I studied hard for the SAT all over again and this time got a 2240: 750 M, 790 W and 700 R.</p>
<p>I joined the Math club here and am the treasurer.</p>
<p>I’m going for Mechanical Engineering. </p>
<p>I’m applying to Columbia, Brown, Cornell, NYU, Upenn, URoch and USouthCalifornia. Do I have a shot at any of these?</p>
<p>My fail safe is Stony Brook which is pretty much a guarantee.</p>
<p>THanks</p>
<p>P.S If you have any advice on how to improve my chances, that would be greatly appreciated.</p>
<p>I, like yourself did horrible in high school and have turned my grades around for the best at community college this past semester. Although I may be under different circumstances (transferring as an RUE student) I would suggest you do some volunteering to bolster your extracurricular activities. Mention a part time job or something because I think you are lacking in your ECs for the Ivy League but thats just my opion.</p>
<p>Your stats would give you a chance if you were a first-year applicant but realize that the spots available to transfers at schools like Brown is very slim. Very few students transfer or drop out of the Ivy League colleges so there won’t be many slots available. Therefore, the acceptance rates for transfers is even lower than what it is for first-year students. You do have a solid chance at NYU, URoch, USouthCalifornia, and Stony Brook but don’t get your hopes up too high for Columbia, Brown, Cornell, and UPenn.</p>
<p>Go for it. Your numbers show a dramatic turn around, so you should make the numbers cut. You need an essay that conveys: (1) what you want to do; (2) what you have already done in pursuit of that desire; and (3) specifically how the school will enable your achievement of that pursuit, including some general outline of how you will spend your time there. Study the school websites so, in responding to point (3) you can refer to specific course work, use of the location, extra-curricular organizations, etc. Also present yourself as their kind of student. Good luck.</p>