help desperately needed..

Transfer Students
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<p>Hi, I am an international student and I studied for a year
in Suny- Binghamton.
I took a semester off because my mother passed away.
My first year in college was painful and Im glad I chose to
take this semester off because I was able to be with my mom during her last moments. </p>

<p>I graduated from an international high school in one of the South American countries. I lived there for about 9 years, and I am fluent in Spanish, English, and Korean.
I had a 3.9 GPA in HS and a 1940 SAT (660 M 640 for both CR and WR).
I interpreted for 4 years at a local church for about 7-9 hrs per wk.
I also interpreted in several conferences and retreats (some of them as big as 300 people). </p>

<p>I was given admission from Northeastern(some schlarship), Emory, Hofstra (basically full-ride), and Suny-Binghamton. </p>

<p>I really wanted to go to Emory, but I chose Binghamton due to financial reasons (hospitals are not cheap..). </p>

<p>My college Gpa is 3.3
I received above 3.5 during my first semester, so I grabbed some confidence and took
20 credits for my second semester with 3 upper level courses because I wanted to graduate early.
That was a complete mistake and I got 2 Cs on intro level courses (general phyc and intro to elementery logic)but did well on my upper level ones. </p>

<p>During the time that I was taking a semester off, I worked for 2 months in a company that was seeking to build nuclear power plants in South America and now Im working for a company that will become a governmental body for a south american country (Cant write the details as things are confidential for now.. but I interpreted in a meeting with the president and the vice president of a south american country)</p>

<p>I feel like my mom will be happier if I continue in life instead of being depressed. So now I want to transfer to one of the top schools but Im worried that my college GPA is too low..
Now I wont have to worry about providing for my tuition if I can make it to the top schools(I really want tufts..). </p>

<p>I will appreciate any comments, advices, or even criticisms.<br>
Thank u.</p>

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<p>btw, I really love Binghamton, but I want to experience a bigger world… Bing is in NY but its just so far away from everything…</p>

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<p>If you’re looking to transfer now, then colleges will probably still be looking at your high school record as much as your college record. Your high school record is solid and your college record may not be the best but as you have stated, you took upper-level classes. Please keep your hopes up. You’re brilliant. :)</p>

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<p>Thank u… but I just feel like my Sat is too low for the top schools… I dont have any sat IIs…</p>

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<p>Your college GPA and SAT are too low for top 30 schools so I would just stay at Bing (since you like it) and if you really need to transfer raise your GPA and consider transferring junior year.</p>

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<p>thx heywatchitbuddy… I guess I will have to work hard during my soph year and transfer for my junior year than…</p>

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<p>but is it worth a try…?</p>