<p>I am a freshman at Saint Mary's College of Maryland (recently ranked in the top 100 liberal arts schools by US News and Weekly). Unfortunately, Saint Mary's was never one of my top choices. I have been recently been considering applying for transfer to schools like the University of Chicago, Clark University, Northwestern, Colorado College, and American University, and was wondering if such thoughts were reasonable, taking into account my past school record.</p>
<p>GPA for freshman through junior years was a 2.56 (un-weighted).</p>
<p>Senior year I took 3 APs (Calc BC, Euro History, Physics), and Honors English. In the past I had also typically taken the toughest courses available.</p>
<p>Finally got serious about school my senior year, achieving a 3.86 the first three quarters, and a 3.5 the fourth.</p>
<p>I took the SATs twice, got a 1250 the first time and a 1390 the second (690 Verbal, 700 Math)</p>
<p>I got a 4 on the American History and Calculus AB AP test, and 3's on the European History and Calculus BC tests.</p>
<p>Highschool activities included:
Marching/Symphonic Band for 4 years
Jazz Ensemble for 1 year
J/V Soccer for 1 year
Indoor Track for 1 year
Guitar lessons for 2 years
Clarinet lessons for 2 years
Gymnastics for 1 year
Garage Band for 2 years</p>
<p>Worked as the apprentice to a master carpenter over the summer during my junior year, and volunteered with a friend's church group fixing houses over the summer of my senior year.</p>
<p>In college, I have continued my uptrend. I am taking all intro classes this semester (Intro to Computer Science, Intro to Ethics, Intro to Psychology, and English Comp), but am doing well in all of them. I anticipate achieving low A's in all of my courses. I expect that I can get favorable reccomendations from all of my teachers. In addition to this, I am a DJ on the college radio station and am a member of the rock climbing club. I also play the guitar and the clarinet, although, as of right now, I am not involved in any ensemble.</p>
<p>Are the schools that I listed reasonable places for me consider tranferring to (especially as a sophomore)? I am terrible at calculating my chances of acceptance, so any opinions or advice would be greatly appreciated.</p>
<p>PS. If it is in fact the case that these schools are NOT good goals for me, does anyone have suggestions for schools that I might be better suited for? I am interested in attending a smaller school (5,000 students or less, prefferably) with good academics, and within reasonable proximity to a city or large town. I'm also interested in psychology and neurobiology/psychology, and would like to attend medical school in the future.</p>
<p>Thanks in advance for your responses! I truly appreciate it.</p>