<p>I'm at a top 25 LAC (one of the Seven Sisters) and despise it. Because my high school grades were so awful, I need a realistic idea of where I can and can't get it. Here are my stats:</p>
<p>High School
3.12 GPA at a prep school (WEIGHTED, it's horrid but placed me around the middle of my class)
1980 SAT (720 CR/590 M/670 W)
APs: 5s on US History and English Literature
I was in Model UN, a varsity swimmer, and had an internship at a radio station</p>
<p>College
3.83 GPA after one semester (two As, two A-s)
I participate in Model UN and at the radio station. I also have a campus job, and am a Student Government Association rep.
All of my classes were 100 levels this semester, but I plan on taking three 200 levels and two 100 levels next semester (I can handle it)</p>
<p>I'm desperate to leave, so I'd like reaches, safeties, and matches. What do you guys think of my chances at Bard, NYU, Wesleyan, Oberlin, Tufts, and Vassar? Are there similar schools I should consider? Would it be a waste of time for me to apply to an Ivy? Would me being a legacy at Penn change things? Should I retake the SAT? Let's be real here.</p>
<p>If you can keep that GPA up, I’d apply to Penn as a junior transfer. The score won’t keep you out at that point.</p>
<p>Hey – I too am at a Seven Sister and wanting to leave.I’m actually in the opposite situation…my HS stats are pretty impressive, but have gone down in college.</p>
<p>Anyway, If you don’t want your HS stats to count, you should transfer as a 2nd semester sophomore or a junior.</p>
<p>starcrossed: good luck! all-women’s college is certainly an experience…</p>
<p>I’m positive that I am going to transfer for Fall 2011, and therefore my high school grades will play a role in my apps. I know I would have a solid chance at an Ivy if I stayed a few more semesters, but I can sacrifice prestige for happiness. Where do you think I can go for this fall? thanks :)</p>
<p>Are you transferring because there are no guys there? :)</p>
<p>I think that you have a decent chance of being admitted to all the schools you listed.</p>
<p>No need to retake the SAT if you are already in college.
You must be rich to be applying to expensive schools like them.</p>
<p>@bottlecap1990: well, I guess (in a way) I’m transferring because of no guys. Women’s colleges attract a LOT of very, very shy and sheltered people, which hurts both my classroom and social experiences. I’m already outgoing and comfortable expressing myself, so I feel like there’s no benefit for me sacrificing fun to be there.</p>
<p>Also, I actually have a considerable amount of need, which is another huge issue…</p>
<p>The colleges that you have listed are for sure among the most expensive colleges in the country </p>
<p>Anyway It’s funny because I am a guy and I recently got an offer from Sarah Lawrence college :)</p>
<p>I would definitely go there if it wasn’t the most expensive college in the US.</p>
<p>The college board lists the acceptance numbers for transfers. </p>
<p>NYU won’t give you (or anyone else) any aid. Vassar accepts very few transfers. Oberlin is not need blind. In general, East Coast Liberal Arts Colleges have low transfer acceptance rates. Vassar, for instance, has an acceptance rate of 8%. </p>
<p>As a sophomore level transfer, you only have one maybe one point five semesters to “balance out” your high school record. When you are applying as a transfer student you are competing not only with students who have had an upward trend in college, but also students who had “nearly perfect” high school records. </p>
<p>I transferred a few years ago (when the endowment crisis hit), and I strongly got the impression that colleges were looking for full pay transfers. </p>
<p>If you don’t mind going south, check out Vanderbilt and Emory.</p>