<p>I'm a sophomore at the University of Notre Dame. I'm spending next fall in Washington, DC but by spring, I would like to attend another university. I'd like to transfer to a college that is:</p>
<p>1) More tolerant and accepting of LGBT students
2) Closer to my home in Connecticut
3) Academically rigorous </p>
<p>Does anyone know of any colleges in New England or even on the East Coast that could fit my profile? I am NOT looking to go to an Ivy League school. I know where the super competitive schools are, but I need to learn of excellent schools that accept relatively more transfer students.</p>
<p>Some schools I had in mind were UConn or Rutgers, but please tell me more.</p>
<p>My stats are as follows:</p>
<p>H.S. GPA: 4.0
SAT: 800R, 750M, 630W (2180)
College GPA: 3.2, expecting a 3.3</p>
<p>Please tell me some colleges that I would have a good chance being admitted.</p>
<p>Are you transferring twice??</p>
<p>You can try George Washington University. It’s pretty accepting of the relatively large LGBT community. However, I don’t feel that it’s that rigorous in academics. I think you would feel the same way given your stats. GW also accepts a lot of transfers.</p>
<p>There’s also NYU and they’re definitely very accepting of the LGBT community. Plus it’s closer to your home. I don’t know about their academics though. I’m not sure how many transfers it accepts, but it’s definitely less than GW.</p>
<p>Hey esthetique, thanks for the quick response.</p>
<p>I’ve been enrolled at Notre Dame since 2009. Last year, I tried transferring to some selective schools where I had been admitted as a senior like Georgetown but did not get admitted. I decided to stick it out another year, but I think I would thrive in a different environment.</p>
<p>NYU and GW are some schools I haven’t investigated that closely. My only hesitation would be the relatively high tuition at GW and even at NYU. I’m on a scholarship at Notre Dame. I fear that was my downfall the last time I tried to transfer out. I was told straight up by an admissions officer at Colby that I was a great candidate that would otherwise be accepted, but due to a limited amount of financial aid for transfers, admission did not look likely.</p>
<p>Yes, it’s unfortunate that NYU and GW are so expensive. However, GW is really great with aid where as NYU is terrible. I’m at GW right now because of the financial aid they gave me. GW does admit a lot of transfers, but I don’t know about the financial aid for them. BU might be another school to consider. I believe that they have a lot of scholarships to offer.</p>
<p>Financial aid isn’t very kind to transfers, so I doubt the situation would be any better at NYU or GWU. Why not look at Carnegie Mellon? Or Hunter and some other CUNYs? Without a potential major, it’s hard to tell.</p>
<p>Smorgasbord, I’m a political science and history major. Does that help? I always thought of Carnegie Mellon as an engineering school, but I’ll look into it as well as the others.</p>
<p>EDIT: Also, I plan to transfer and enroll in Spring 2013.</p>
<p>It does! In that case, GW is not where you want to be; UMD - CP’s history program is far better. Gettysburg is a win for US History. Hampshire isn’t a bad school, either. </p>
<p>For poli sci, UT Austin is an excellent program (I know it’s not on the East Coast, but it’s super). Cornell and Johns Hopkins are solid, too. Again, UMD - CP. Tufts. I’ve heard good things about Michigan and URochester, too (apparently, they own in the graduate rankings). </p>
<p>CMU is more of an engineering school, you’re right, but I hear the business program isn’t bad, and their CFA is pretty good, so I’d imagine humanities aren’t terrible there. People are very accepting, though.</p>
<p>Apply to UMichigan-Ann Arbor. Great History school depending on what branch you want to study, and great political science school. Also very understanding, just check out the student affairs website here: [Welcome</a> | Spectrum Center](<a href=“http://spectrumcenter.umich.edu/]Welcome”>http://spectrumcenter.umich.edu/)</p>
<p>Its slightly closer to Conn then South Bend, but not a lot. </p>
<p>Also its rigorous.</p>
<p>Lastly, Michigan has some good transfer scholarships and grants</p>