Hey guys, I am a transfer student with 38 credits with a 3.49 GPA. A- Calculus A- English 102 A- Macro Economics. I am in Phi Theta Kappa and have been on the Deans list consecutively. I applied to Pre engineering into the UW Madison. Do you think I will get in?
Well, first off, if accepted, only 24 of your credits are allowed to carry over: https://www.admissions.wisc.edu/assets/pdfs/UW_Transfer_Admissions_Flyer.pdf
Secondly, while UW Madison’s Common Data Set does not list accepted transfer student’s GPA’s, they do list the GPA of accepted freshman applicants. Ten percent of accepted freshman applicants have your GPA: https://apir.wisc.edu/publisherssurvey/CDS_2013-2014.pdf
My guess is that UW Madison looks for transfer applicants who have similar or better College GPA’s. So, all things being equal, your chances are not going to be as good as a student who has a 3.75 GPA or better. Beyond that, it’s really anyone’s guess as how you will actually do in the applications process. Best of luck to you!