Currently a Community College Student
GPA (unweighted):3.83 after 30 credits
Highschool Stats:
GPA: around 3.5 (unweighted)
SAT: (awful) 1630
Applying for transfer in to a major in physics (astrophysics) @
Cornell (dream)
Johns Hopkins University
Boston College
Boston University
UMass Amherst (safety)
Any suggestions, advice, and/or comments are welcome!
Thank you in advance!
Anybody have any suggestions or comments? Please help!
Retake the SAT. If you can bring up your SAT you’ll have a better chance at these schools. Right now with your SAT score, it’s not looking good for these schools with the exception of UMass. Also, consider the ACT-- you might like it better.
Additionally, depending on what school you apply to within Cornell, your admission chances might be higher.
Money no object? Any constraints or criteria we should know about?
@eternaldream Thank you for the reply! I know JHU and BU don’t require the SATs as a transfer student, but it may be a good idea to retake it for the other schools. What would be a good SAT score to get? How does one prepare for the SAT? I’m applying to the college of arts and science at Cornell.
@N’s Mom Money is a concern, surely. However, I want the best education and opportunities I can get. After a year at community college, I care less about money and more about what I can do at a university. My current location is completely lacking of interesting opportunities. As for constraints or criteria, I am looking for a place that offers excellent chances for undergraduates to partake in research and a well established club or community that has the same level of enthusiasm for Physics.
The SAT is a test intended for HS students to gauge college readiness. Please email and ask the college if they will use a test taken by a college student before you go through that. Some may, some may not.Let us know if it is a yes.
For these schools, it’s a definite must that you retake it. I’d try to ballpark your score around what the school’s admitted freshman SAT scores are. So you’re definitely looking at 2000+ for some of the above schools. Practice tests are what you need to take to get better.
That school is (as far as I’m aware) the hardest college at Cornell to transfer into. Good luck!
Here’s an old thread you might find interesting. Ignore the reachy schools and focus on some of the others: