<p>Okay so I used to attend a high selective university in MA. On US News and World Report it was ranked in the 30's. I did horrible freshman year, a 1.2 gpa, so I transferred to a CUNY. Since then I took spring, summer and fall classes. Since transferring my gpa has not been lower than a 3.7 each semester. I want to know what would be my chances transferring to USC, UCLA, or Pepperdine for the spriing? Help me! Also if you can suggest any other schools in Cali that I can transfer too that would be helpful too! Thank you!</p>
<p>Your GPA is really low (counting the 1.2 your first year you have like 2.5-3.0), so I don’t think you’ve got much of a chance unless you have great ECs and are able to write a good essay about transferring. You likely don’t know how important those credentials are since I see you didn’t mention them.</p>
<p>If you transferred schools, your first year grades aren’t factored into your GPA, so that’s fine, but if you’ve only taken a couple semesters of classes since then, make sure you’re standing out in other ways (ECs, essays).</p>
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Yes they are. You have to put down what classes you’ve taken and what colleges you’ve attended. Colleges consider everything from the start. You cannot leave anything out either.</p>
<p>I know you said you transfered but were you acadmically dismissed from your 1st school?</p>
<p>As crazy stated, combined you are not going to have more than a 3.0 cumulative which is gonna make it near impossible to get into usc/ucla. I’m not sure about pepperdine but I don’t think it is as hard to get into as the other two.</p>
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<p>I still don’t understand, everything in your posting history shows that you just started as a fr last fall.</p>
<p>Brishe is right; each school’s GPA is accounted for separately. They look at a cumulative GPA for each college because it wouldn’t be fair to lump them all together when each school has a different academic quality.</p>
<p>I know for a fact that this is true because I just transfered schools for the third time.</p>
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His or her statement makes no sense. It is cumulative in the sense that both GPAs are considered in the admissions process, and that’s it . . . If one is low and one is high, then your GPA is neither good nor bad.</p>
<p>it isnt factored into your gpa, but it is obviously considered lol.</p>
<p>@crazybandit</p>
<p>I don’t know what you have against brishe, but that is obviously what he/she meant. Of course they look at all of your GPAs, but they are looked at separately. A college would never take his/her 1.2 and combine it with the 3.7. They would see a GPA of 1.2 at one college and then look at the fact that bri1291991 got a 3.7 at the next college which demonstrates that he/she is capable of college work. End of story.</p>
<p>The three California schools seem like long shots, even with your 3.7 – but as long as you are aware they are reaches and can afford the application fees, go for it. </p>
<p>Why do you want to be in California? Does it need to be a top-top private? Do you need significant financial aid or can you pay full sticker price? That makes a difference as no private is truly “need-blind” no matter what they say.</p>
<p>Take a look at the second tier or so of private schools - Mills, St. Mary’s, Loyola Marymount, University of SF, etc. If you wow them with your essays showing them maturity PLUS really targeting each school about why THEY are an academic/social/passionate fit - you may be attractive as a transfer student, especially if you are an east coast native. I know Mills and USF are pretty keen on feeling like they are your number #1 choice, so anything you can do to really hype that up (phone calls, actual visits, targeted essay, etc)… In particular, USF doesn’t like to sense that they are a “backup” choice.</p>
<p>Just saw these replies! I did not mean to say that the GPA from your first school is not considered, I’m having my own issues with a bad first year haunting me! But those grades will not bring your current GPA down.</p>