<p>This may have already been discussed somewhere, but if it was I couldn't find anything. Anyway, how important is the current university when applying to top schools for transfer admission? I was accepted to several top 25 schools out of high school but couldn't attend because of a sticky financial situation. So now I'm in the honors program at UMass Amherst. Will I have less of a chance, even with competitive stats, because I don't attend a top name school? I've applied to Wharton, Duke, Dartmouth, and UVa by the way. Any thoughts would be appreciated...</p>
<p>People may disagree with me on this but I don't think it matters to much. I would say though that your gpa should be high no matter what school you are at in order to be competitive.</p>
<p>I agree with Sweetny, however, it seems as though students coming from higher-ranked schools are given some leeway compared to those from lower-ranked institutions.</p>
<p>For example, another CCer recently posted that they were accepted into UNC with a 3.4 GPA, although the poster was applying from Wake Forest.</p>
<p>b238 - I'm in the exact same situation as you - same school, same honors program - so I really hope it doesn't matter... but I have heard it does in some cases.</p>
<p>ru kidding</p>
<p>u think a 3.5 from a school ranked 100 by Us News is the same as a 3.5 from a school ranked 15 by us news, highly doubt it</p>
<p>UMASS amherst isn't bad, i don't think you should worry, but if one went to the 100th and got a 3.5, that is not the same as a 3.5 from the 15th like bball said, b/c the 15th school has a much more competitive student body. BEST OF LUCK :D</p>
<p>how about a 3.94 GPA with 7 classes (21 credits) both semesters?</p>
<p>how about a 3.15 from william & mary</p>