<p>This was originally posted in the CC transfer forum, but it was suggested I'd look for advice here. I need help deciding if transfering is worth it or if I shouldn't risk how it will affect my med school application and just stick it out. </p>
<p>I am currently a sophomore at Tulane who is considering transferring for fall 2011 (my junior year). I don't want to get into a long sob story about why I want to transfer back up to the North East, but it's not the right fit. In high school I was extremely active (extracurricularly and socially) and motivated but I have been miserable here and as a result I have lost all of that. I feel as if I was happy and not so miserable all the time I'd have some motivation to actually study and do better in school.</p>
<p>Here are my main concerns with transferring: I am pre-med and don't want transferring to inhibit my application to medical school. I will have all of my pre-reqs completed by the end of this spring semester (I doubled up both years). I have done some research and have found that transferring is only an issue with LORs/committee letters and it raises a huge red flag if you transfer "down." So, my options are basically limited to schools on par with or better than Tulane. Also: I am concerned about how many of my credits will transfer, as with most transfer students. </p>
<p>Because everyone at CC loves stats, here are mine:
Cum. GPA: 3.717
Major: Neuroscience
Honors prog.
1st semester Freshman Year: B Gen Chem I
A Gen Chem Lab
A- English 101 Honors
A- Calculus
A Intro to Research
A Intro to Psych</p>
<p>2nd Semester Freshman Year:
A- Cell Biology
A Ecology (Yes... I did Gen Bio I and II in the same semester)
A- Ecology Lab
B Gen Chem II
A- Gen Chem Lab
A Sociology
A- Medical Ethics</p>
<p>1st Semester Sophomore Year:
A- Organic Chemistry I
A- Organic Chemistry Lab
A- General Physics with Calculus Honors
A Gen Physics Lab
A Latin
A Behavioral Neuroscience </p>
<p>Will my improvement in grades give me an advantage? I know its not a huge jump (I went from a 3.68 to a 3.85 from freshman to sophomore year) but I worked my tuchus off last semester with a pretty difficult workload IMO</p>
<p>Extracurricular wise is nothing stellar. I am on an intercollegiate sports team which takes up most of my free time. I am in about 5 honor societies (which require no participation so they probably aren't worth mentioning)
I've done about 200 hours of hospital community service. I had two different internships: one in the OR and the other in the ER at two hospitals back at home. I've done about 40 hours community service at a therapeutic horseback riding clinic and this semester am teaching an after school chemistry program for high school students in the area (should be around 30 hours)</p>
<p>If high school stuff matters I have a 4.2/4.0 GPA (5 /100 in my class) and 31 ACT and A LOT of leadership, sports, all that fun stuff. </p>
<p>I keep going back and forth between transferring and sticking it out. I have been trying to like it more but I like it less and less every semester it seems. Any advice on what to do? I was thinking about going abroad to get away from here but it can only be for a semester as I am planning to apply to med school next spring. </p>
<p>I think as of right now I might send out a few transfer apps, see what happens, and then proceed from there. I love NYC, Boston, Philly, DC and would prefer an urban environment but I wouldn't mind a more rural/suburban school in NY,NJ,MA,CT,RI (I am originally from NY).Any ideas on schools that are transfer friendly? I have no idea where to apply and the thought of applying "up" scares me. I know its silly but I am still burned from applying to college the first time around and I want to be realistic. </p>
<p>I really appreciate any advice! Thank you!</p>