<p>...but...I do want to know if I have any shot at all...</p>
<p>My HS grades were pretty bad...a 3.5. SAT was an 1850, ACT was a 29.
I just finished my first semester at a community college with a 4.0. I took Biology I with lab, Chem I with lab, English Composition, American Government, and Art History.</p>
<p>A lot of college says "Average transfer gpa of 3.5" ect...but I know that coming from a community college, things are different. A 4.0 from a CC is barely worth anything...</p>
<p>So given these facts..do I still have a chance to transfer somewhere that will offer full financial need? I"m kind of stuck in a paradox here...I don't have the stats to go to a top college, but only top colleges will offer my full financial need. I have an EFC of 0 and cannot pay a thing for college, for sure.</p>
<p>Is there any hope of finding a school where I would be happy, and have my full financial meed met, AND have a good chance of being accepted? My major is biology, I plan to be a doctor (if I can ever find a college to go too...).</p>
<p>Any suggestions? Thanks so much!</p>
<p>Thats not a bad HS gpa/record at all. Thats decent and it could have gotten you accepted at any flagship state school.</p>
<p>Maybe you should consider emory university; they have a good pre-med program and anyone below 50,000 gets in the no loan program.</p>
<p>You definitely have a great chance at getting into schools who will fill your full financial need with a 4.0 as a transfer. Whoever tells you that a 4.0 at a CC isn't anything special gave you bad information. </p>
<p>The University of Virginia, for example, has a transfer agreement with community colleges in the state of Virginia so that anyone with a 3.4 and the completed classes will be accepted. Virginia also meets 100% of need for all applicants.</p>
<p>University of North Carolina is similar, guaranteeing 100% of need and similar in selectivity. </p>
<p>Northwestern
WashU
Georgetown
Chicago
Cornell
Rice
USC
Vanderbilt
Emory
Notre Dame
Virginia
UNC</p>
<p>There are a list of schools that accept 25%+ of applicants that meet 100% of need (if not, they are very close to doing so). You have a great shot at all of the schools.</p>
<p>Wow, thank you guys so much. You really think I have a shot at schools like that?</p>
<p>Cornell has bad financial aid. If your efc is 0, expect to pay 8 thousand in loans. They force each student to contribute to their education, so thats about 4 thousand in loans. Then the parent contribution is another 4 thousand in loans, plus work study which is 2,000. USC also has bad financial aid. I was accepted there along time ago and they gave me 10 thousand in loans. My federal and institutional efc is 0.</p>
<p>UVA, UNC and Emory = good financial aid.</p>
<p>Thanks donjuan, but UVA and UNC would be hard out of state, wouldn't they? Not only that...but Emory is a top school, do I stand a chance of admission there?</p>
<p>You do stand a chance. UVA and UNC only give you good financial aid if your income falls between the poverty line up to 200% of the poverty line (37,000)</p>
<p>UVA does slightly discriminate in-state vs. out-of-state, but you can still get in. UNC as freshman it is very difficult to get in OOS. However, residency isn't even considered for transfers. Nearly every school will expect you to assume some loans, don't let that deter you from applying to any school you want to.</p>