Do I have to apply as transfer?

Transfer Students
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<p>At my second year of "college" at the Air Force Academy. I'm getting an Honorable Discharge. My GPA here is a 2.8 and I'm in my third semester of college. 2.8 GPA is about the average here at the academy given the rigorous life of a service academy cadet. My high school stats were a little better. Had a 93% overall and scored alright on the SAT: 590 Verbal, 750 Math, 540 writing. (English is my second language and I'm fluent in Chinese.) AP Tests: 4 on AP Euro, 4 on AP Stats, 3 on AP World History.</p>

<p>bottom line, do i have to apply as a transfer student if i don't finish this semester?</p>

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<p>While the definition of a transfer varies with the school, if you have completed a year of full time college, you will be considered a transfer applicant at all schools.</p>

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<p>Thank you for the feedback. What do you think my chances are? Since i’ll be transferring from a service academy, would other colleges be more understanding about my lower than usual GPA compare to other schools? Also, we take about 20 credits a semester on top of a military and an athletic schedule to follow.</p>

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<p>I wish I could help you with Chances, but we get so few people transferring from the Service Academies, I honestly don’t know how schools will evaluate your gpa within that context. </p>

<p>My main advice would be to also apply to schools you are more likely to be accepted to, including your In-state public colleges.</p>

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<p>Thank you for your feedback. Do you know if colleges normally put a high emphasis on High School stats for the applicants that transfer after freshman year?</p>

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<p>thanks for the feedback pandemonium1. Any other advice would be greatly appreciated.</p>