<p>I was just accepted as a transfer applicant, and I thought maybe I could help give you some hope. In high school, I was a marginally above average student. I was involved in a lot of clubs, and on student council and a couple sports teams, but my grades par at best. Upon graduating, I was ranked in the ~44th percentile, 32/71. I applied for columbia as a freshman and didn’t get in. However, I applied again my freshman year of college with a 3.28 GPA and was accepted - so it can happen, even with below-average grades.</p>