<p>Hope it's okay for me to post this again in a different place - I just know that this forum gets more traffic, and hopefully, more people can help me than on the school's page. I apologize if that is against the rules - I didn't see anything saying that I couldn't, however, I may have overlooked something.</p>
<p>Anyway:</p>
<p>I am currently in my sophomore year at a local CC, and I am looking to transfer to UMass Amherst for the Spring. My freshman year, I spent my first semester at a tiny liberal arts college, and I was absolutely miserable. I am already prone to anxiety, and with all of the pressure at the school there, I went into a deep depression and my GPA ended up being absolutely abysmal at 1.1. I ended up transferring midyear to the CC I am currently at, and managed to improve somewhat, ending last semester with a 2.85 GPA. </p>
<p>This Fall, I am taking 16 credits, and at the moment, I am projecting my GPA to be somewhere around 3.4-3.7 midterm (should be all A's and B's). After speaking with an admissions counselor, I was told that having somewhere around a 3.5 GPA when they ask for my midterm grades would be about what they are looking for; however, I am incredibly worried still. I have heard that it is harder to transfer in the Spring, and when I see the other people I am competing with, I get extremely nervous. That is not to even mention that I will be considered behind students who are doing the MassTransfer. Would the upward trend in my GPA be enough for me to be seriously considered? I know that I messed up very badly last year. Also, I had pretty good grades in high school, and I scored 2120 on my SATs. Would they even look at those anymore? Or is mid-sophomore year too late to matter?</p>
<p>I already submitted my application last month, so now I am anxiously waiting to hear back from the college. There were some issues with the CommonApp this year, and I was told that they would be getting around to sending out emails at some point this week. I guess that is another one of my questions - has anyone else who is transferring heard back from them yet?</p>
<p>Sorry for this wall of text. If anyone takes the time to read all this, I greatly appreciate it. Also, if it means anything, I am considering either English or Anthropology as a major.</p>