Does anyone think I have a shot?

Transfer Students
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<p>Hey everyone, </p>

<p>I was just wondering if any of you think I have a shot at transferring colleges. I'm currently a sophomore at UConn and I am looking to transfer to my dream school - Wellesley College. I applied ED to Wellesley in high school, but I was deferred and later denied RD (I blame it on lack of keeping in contact with the school). </p>

<p>So... here's a little bit of information about me: </p>

<p>High School
GPA: 3.95 (unweighted)
Rank: 3/96
SAT/ACT: I'd rather not post, let's just say that they didn't correspond with my grades..
Other: Attended high school on full merit scholarship, proctor (prefect), volleyball, drama club, jazz ensemble, chamber ensemble, NHS (Secretary), National Society of High School Scholars, tour guide, peer tutor </p>

<p>College
GPA: 3.8 (Overall)
Major: Mathematics<br>
Other: math tutor, Golden Key Honor Society</p>

<p>One of my concerns is that while the rest of my grades are A's, I received a B- in one class this past semester. I was coping with the untimely loss of a high school friend which is demonstrated by this decline. This course was not within my major. Does anyone know if this would soften how the college would look at it? </p>

<p>Also, I already had an interview at Wellesley and I think it went really well. I have an alumna who is writing a recommendation for me. My other recommendations are from an english professor and one of my math professors. I got to see the one from my english professor and he did a really great job of stating that my SAT was not an accurate indicator of my abilities. </p>

<p>Thanks for any and all advice! =)</p>

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<p>Im having a hard time believing you didnt getnin last year because you didn’t keep in touch. Are you sure it wasnt the scores? If your scores were an issue before, they will be one this year too. Have you considered a retake?</p>

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<p>I have considered a retake. However, because I am applying to transfer for the fall of my junior year I was hoping that my test scores might not be weighed that heavily in their decision. The only test score that wasn’t on par with Wellesley was my critical reading score. In the recommendation that my english professor wrote he made sure to emphasize that my score was not an accurate representation of my abilities at the college level. Do you believe this will help? I didn’t know if it would look silly if I were to retake the SAT/ACT when I’m already almost halfway through college. </p>

<p>Thanks again for your posts! I really appreciate it.</p>

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<p>CR is the most critical (pun intended) score to a LAC. What was yours?</p>

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<p>If you are applying to transfer as a junior, your SAT score will be given less weight than it was when you applied as a freshman. Your performance in college is much more important, and your college GPA is excellent. Just make sure to take the transfer application seriously and write a strong essay. There are a lot of helpful resources on CC that you can take a look at.</p>